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1 RESUME DR. TERRY FORREST YOUNG 6114 La Salle Ave #328 Oakland, CA Education 1983 Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California B.A. in Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Professional Experience 1983 present Environmental Science Consultant. Provide advice regarding ecological risk assessment, water quality, and science policy to the nonprofit and commercial sectors. Major clients include Environmental Defense, for whom Dr. Young manages projects that use economic and legal incentives to decrease agricultural pollution and protect endangered species present Board member, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Region. Implement the federal Clean Water Act, California s Porter-Cologne Act, and other statutes in the nine Bay Area Counties. Appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger present Member, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board. and Chair, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee; Member, Executive Committee and Board; and 2004-present. Review EPA s scientific reports and protocols and provide strategic advice for science programs present Steering committees, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment project for The State of the Nation s Ecosystems, Washington, D. C. Develop indicators to track the health of the nation s ecosystems for federal elected and executive officials Member, National Research Council s Committee Evaluating the Efficiency of Research and Development Programs at the Environmental Protection Agency. Develop metrics to evaluate environmental research Member, National Research Council s Committee to Review EPA s Research Grants Program. 1

2 Reviewed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) extramural research grant program Acting Executive Director, Aquatic Habitat Institute (currently the San Francisco Estuary Institute), Richmond, California. Managed the non-profit consortium of government, discharger and environmental entities; the institute provides research, analysis and monitoring designs for the San Francisco Estuary Research Assistant and graduate student, Department of Plant and Soil Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California. Performed research on heavy metal toxicity and iron nutrition in plants Lecturer, Department of Conservation and Resources Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California. Developed curriculum and taught Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Environmentalist, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Toxic Substances in Washington, D.C. and Regional Office, San Francisco. Developed programs for the protection of drinking water quality and resources in the Pacific Islands. Honorary Appointments and Public Service 2005-present Environment Committee, Key National Indicators Initiative, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C present Board of Advisors, Center for International Environmental Law, Washington, D.C present Board of Directors, Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration, Oakland, CA Advisory Committee, University of California Salinity/Drainage Program, CA Advisory Board, University of California Joint Policy Council on Agriculture and Higher Education, CA Board of Directors, Aquatic Habitat Institute (currently the San Francisco and Estuary Institute), Oakland, CA Governing Board of Directors, East Bay Symphony, Oakland, CA Advisor, State Water Resources Control Board Technical Committee on Agricultural Drainage, Sacramento, CA Advisory Council, Water Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2

3 Board of Directors, Berkeley Law Foundation, Berkeley, CA Publications Levy, K., T.F. Young, and R. Fujita A conceptual framework for choosing indicators of ecological integrity: Case study of the San Francisco Bay-Delta-River system. In Managing For Healthy Ecosystems, Rapport. D.J. et al., eds. Lewis Publishers: Boca Raton, FL Young, T.F. and S. Sanzone, eds A Framework for Assessing and Reporting on Ecological Condition: An SAB Report. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. June Young, T.F. and J. Karkoski Green evolution: are economic incentives the next step in nonpoint source pollution control? Water Policy 2(2000): Harwell, M.A., V. Myers, T. Young, A. Bartuska, N. Gassman, J. Gentile, C. Harwell, S. Appelbaum, J. Barko, B. Causey, C. Johnson, A. McLean, R. Smola, P. Templet, and S. Tosini A framework for an ecosystem integrity report card. BioScience 49(7): Golich, V.L. and T.F. Young "Power, debt, and the environment." In Teaching International Affairs with Cases, Mingst, K.A. and K. Mori, eds. Westview Press: Levy, K., T.F. Young, R.M. Fujita and W. Alevizon Restoration of the San Francisco Bay-Delta-River ecosystem: Choosing indicators of ecological integrity. U.C. Berkeley Center for Sustainable Resource Development: Berkeley, California. Young, T.F Two benefits for the price of one: Optimizing water conservation and pollution control. Irrigation Water Conservation -- Opportunities and Limitations, U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage and Bureau of Reclamation. Proceedings. Sacramento, CA. October 5-6, Congdon, C., T.F. Young and B. Gray Economic incentives and nonpoint source pollution: A case study of California s Grasslands region. Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 2(3): Congdon, C. and T.F. Young Agricultural water pollution and market solutions: Designing a pollution-control program for California s Central Valley. California Water Law and Policy Reporter 5(3): Young, T.F. and C. Congdon Plowing New Ground: Using Economic Incentives to Control Water Pollution from Agriculture. Environmental Defense Fund, Oakland, California. Karkoski, J., T.F. Young, C. Congdon and D. Haith Development of a selenium TMDL for the San Joaquin River. Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems. American Society of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Park City, Utah. July 21-23, pp Young, T.F. and V.L. Golich Debt-for-Nature swaps: Win-win solution or environmental imperialism. A Case Study in International Negotiation for The Pew Initiative in Diplomatic Training. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3

4 Golich, V. L. and T. F. Young Resolution of the United States - Canadian conflict over acid rain controls. Journal of Environment and Development 2(1): Golich, V. L. and T. F. Young United States - Canadian negotiations for acid rain controls. A Case Study in International Negotiation for The Pew Initiative in Diplomatic Training. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Young, T. F. and N. Terry Transport of iron into leaves following iron resupply to ironstressed sugar beets. Journal of Plant Nutrition 5(11): Young, T. F. and N. Terry Kinetics of iron transport into the leaf symplast during recovery from iron stress. Can. J. Bot. 61: Publications Major Contributor National Research Council The Measure of STAR: Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants Program. National Academies Press: Washington, D.C. April U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board Review of the Southeastern Ecological Framework: An EPA Science Advisory Board Report. EPA- SAB-EPEC-LTR Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. June, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board Planning for Ecological Risk Assessment: Developing Management Objectives. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. February, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Water and Watersheds Grants Program: An EPA Science Advisory Board Review. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. November, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board An SAB Report: Review of the Biotic Ligand Model of the Acute Toxicity of Metals. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. February U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board An SAB Report: Review of an Integrated Approach to Metals Assessment in Surface Waters and Sediments. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. February U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board An SAB Report: Review of the Index of Watershed Indicators. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. July U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board An SAB Report: Review of a Methodology for Establishing Human Health and Ecologically Based Exit Criteria for the Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR). EPA-SAB-EC Science 4

5 Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. January U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board An SAB Report: Review of the Agency s Approach for Developing Sediment Criteria for Five Metals. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. September U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Advisory Board An SAB Report: Ecosystem Management. EPA-SAB-EPEC Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. March Expert Testimony Senior author and witness for the Environmental Defense Fund s testimony in the following hearings: 1999 United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Resources. Agricultural Drainage Issues in the Central Valley of California. August 31, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basin for the Regulation of Agricultural Subsurface Drainage Discharges. August, April, California State Water Resources Control Board. Hearings on Review of Adoption of Waste Discharge Requirements and Certification of Environmental Impact Reports by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board for 14 Tulare Lake Basin Agricultural Drainage Discharges. April - June, United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Natural Resources. Agricultural Drainage Issues in the Central Valley, California. October 26, California State Water Resources Control Board. Consideration of Interim Water Rights Actions pursuant to Water Code Sections 100 and 275 and the Public Trust Doctrine to Protect the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. July California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region. Proposed Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan, San Francisco Bay Region: Mass Emission Reduction Strategy for Selenium. November 18, California State Water Resources Control Board. Draft Statewide Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California. December April California State Water Resources Control Board. Pollutant Policy Document Hearing. December 11,

6 1988 California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. Program of Implementation for the Control of Subsurface Drainage Discharges in the San Joaquin Basin (5c). April - September California State Water Resources Control Board. Hearings in the Matter of the Petition of Robert James Claus for Review of Inaction of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. (Kesterson Reservoir Closure and Clean-up) California State Water Resources Control Board. Bay/Delta Hearings Phase I, Pollutants in the Bay/Delta Estuary. November,

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