Peter G. Fant, P.E.
President/Senior Engineer | Manager of the Santa Fe Office
Education:
- M.S.—Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1990
- M.B.A.—Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
1987
- B.S.—Chemical Engineering (Geology Minor), University of California, Santa
Barbara, California, 1983
Registration:
- Professional Engineer—New Mexico (#12203), Arizona (#25053), and Wisconsin
Employment History:
- 1992—Present Souder, Miller & Associates, Santa Fe, NM
- 1991—1993 Miller Engineers & Scientists, Sheboygan, WI
- 1989—1991 U.S. Public Health Service, Gallup, NM
- 1983—1989 Intel Corporation, Rio Rancho, NM
Professional Affiliations:
- National Water Well Association
- American Water Works Association
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Areas of Specialty:
- Oversight of Soil and Ground Water Investigation
- Design of Ground Water Remediation Systems
- Solid Waste Management
- Water and Wastewater System Management
- Water Rights Negotiation
- Regional Planning Assistance
Experience:
Mr. Fant is the president of Souder, Miller & Associates and the senior engineer
and operations manager of the Santa Fe office. He has more than 18 years of experience in
civil and environmental engineering.
Mr. Fant has worked with numerous small communities, assisting them with solid
waste management issues, including design and permitting of new landfills, closure of old
landfills, remediation of contaminated sites, design and permitting of solid waste
transfer stations and convenience centers, and design of recycling centers. Mr. Fant
provided senior project management for the landfill site design, the waste cell design,
and the solid waste facility permit for the Northeastern New Mexico Regional Landfill
(NENMRLF). His efforts to minimize financial liability for the NENMRLF resulted in
significant reductions to the short- and long-term project costs. Mr. Fant managed a broad
range of services for the North Central New Mexico Solid Waste Authority, which serves the
members of Rio Arriba County, the City of Española, the Santa Clara Pueblo, and the San
Juan Pueblo. He provided senior management in the evaluation of existing solid waste
disposal conditions, assistance with solid waste regulatory compliance issues (including
the development of closure/post-closure care plans), and design and construction oversight
for a number of convenience centers and a transfer station.
Mr. Fant provides senior project management for water resource planning projects
involving the design and construction of numerous small community water and wastewater
systems and emergency water supply systems throughout the southwest. These projects
include water resource development, water rights negotiation, water well design, and
regional planning assistance. He has worked for the U.S. Public Health Service, where he
designed and built small community water and wastewater systems on the Navajo Indian
Reservation in northwest New Mexico. As senior engineer for the Agua Sana project, Mr.
Fant is in the process of developing a comprehensive water system for 10 New Mexican
communities along US Highway 84 from the city limits of Española to the intersection with
Highway 554. The project is broken into 13 phases and will be completed over the next 15
years. When completed, the system will serve approximately 1,500 homes and will consist of
five water supply wells each in excess of 1,000 feet deep, providing more than 2,000,000
gallons of storage capacity.
He is familiar with the interpretation of various state environmental regulations and
permitting requirements. His experience with government agencies includes the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the New Mexico Environment Department, and various
funding agencies such as the Rural Utilities Service, the Rural Community Assistance
Corporation, and the New Mexico Finance Authority.
Mr. Fant is involved in numerous soil and ground water remediation projects and is
responsible for evaluation of treatment options and system design. He provides senior
engineer review on Underground Storage Tank projects, providing quality assurance and
quality control for all aspects of remediation. His responsibilities in this area include
interaction with regulatory agencies; budget and workplan preparation; design of
monitoring plans and monitoring well networks; design of remediation systems; and review
system operational data.
As a facilities engineer for Intel Corporation, he was responsible for the design,
construction, and operation of a 320 GPM Reverse Osmosis/Deionization (RO/DI) water supply
system, two wastewater neutralization systems, a high-purity bulk gas system, and an HF
treatment plant. As analytical lab manager for Intel Corporation, Mr. Fant oversaw and
developed product failure analysis techniques using numerous surface and bulk chemistry
analysis methods.
