Paul Freedman

About Paul Freedman

Mr. Freedman is co-founder, President and CEO of LimnoTech, a science and engineering consulting firm specializing in water issues for over 4 decades. Mr. Freedman has provided oversight for thousands of projects throughout the US and around the globe for clients including state/provincial and Federal agencies, municipalities, industries, research agencies, and NGOs. He has taught, presented, and lectured extensively in the U.S. and several countries on modeling, watershed management, wet weather issues, stream and lake restoration, and sustainability as examples He has over 250 presentations and papers. Mr. Freedman has chaired numerous conferences, professional task forces, committees, expert panels, and work groups affecting national and global policy issues. In the last several years, Mr. Freedman has been involved in helping develop, critically analyze, and apply new protocols for quantifying and improving water use practices and developing stewardship programs that enhance sustainability for companies and the environment. Mr. Freedman has over a dozen significant state and national awards. He is also Past President of the Water Environment Federation representing over approximately individual water professionals and 75 member associations world-wide. Mr. Freedman is a Licensed Professional Engineer, A Board Certified Environmental Enginee, a Fellow of ASCE and WEF, and a Member of the NASEM National Academy of Engineering.Specialties: water pollution and water qualitywater sustainabilitywatershed managementcomputer modelingremediation and restorationeutrohicationtoxics fate, transport and remediation

Experience

1. President & CEO

   Limnotech

   Jan 1975 — Present

   Consulting, engineering and scientfic research for industries, cities, utilities, governmental agencies, and nonprofits, working to find ways to solve their most challenging water and evnironemntal problems. Services include topics related to regulations/legal issues, remediation and restoration, resource managment and sustainability, risk reduction and research.

Education

• University of Michigan

  BSEng./ MSEng

  1968 — 1973

Skills

• Sustainability
• Water Resources
• Water
• Environmental Consulting
• Environmental Awareness
• Watershed Management
• Water Quality
• Environmental Compliance
• Remediation
• Stormwater Management
• Simulations
• Npdes
• Civil Engineering
• Hydrology
• Environmental Policy
• Wastewater Treatment
• Simulation
• Stormwater
• Environmental Engineering