Maria D. Watt, PE is a senior program manager at CDM Smith in Edison, NJ and has worked at CDM Smith since 2004. She has worked in the environmental field since 1985 and has extensive experience in managing multi-tasked, multi-disciplined programs requiring interoffice coordination as well as agency negotiation. Her background contains a unique blend of chemical engineering combined with groundwater and surface water hydrology providing exceptional skills for designing and optimizing remediation systems. Maria has managed major Brownfields, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) contracts and projects for private, state and federal clients within New York and New Jersey These contracts/projects include Brownfield Redevelopment, Hazard Ranking System (HRS) scoring; Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies (RI/FSs); RCRA Facility Investigations/Corrective Measures Studies (RFI/CMS), Remedial Designs (RDs); and Remedial Actions (RAs). She is an active member of the Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) team developing the ITRC GSR Technical/Regulatory Guidance document and the ASTM International Subcommittee E50.04 developing Green and Sustainable Cleanup Standards. Maria earned her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey in 1985 and is registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey.