Mike Goh, PE

Mike Goh, PE is a California Professional Engineer (PE) with more than thirty years of diverse experience across environmental, remediation, construction, water, transportation, food and beverage, and manufacturing industries. He began in the retail petroleum industry, where he supported high-volume and fast-paced remediation projects, gaining hands-on experience and building a strong technical foundation. He later expanded his expertise in mechanical, chemical, electrical, and instrumentation and control in the food and beverage and manufacturing industries. Returning to the environmental industry, he has since led multimillion-dollar projects and directed multi-disciplined teams of staff and subcontractors in solving complex environmental groundwater issues and mitigating soil-impacted sites for brownfield redevelopment—establishing him as a subject matter expert and earning the trust of both his companies and his clients. His technical expertise includes scope-of-work development, remedial investigations (RI) and feasibility studies (FS), remedial design, regulatory approval and permitting, cost estimating, bid specifications, contract negotiations, remedial construction, system installation, operations & maintenance (O&M), and closures.

• Groundwater PFAS Mitigation and Drinking Water Treatment, City of Fountain, Colorado. In 2015, the City of Fountain shut down its drinking water wells after Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) were detected in their drinking water supply, which serves approximately 5 million gallons per day. The contamination was discovered to have originated from Peterson Air Force Base, located upstream. Mr. Goh served as the Engineer-of-Record on behalf of the US Air Force and led the design and construction of a 1,500-gpm system to mitigate PFAS-contaminated groundwater downstream of Peterson AFB, ensuring the delivery of safe drinking water to 30,000 residents. The design process underwent formal review by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE). The construction included the installation of pipelines in city streets via horizontal directional drilling, installation of 20K- and 40K-gallon storage tanks, high-efficiency 50HP and 75HP booster pumps, particulate filtration, two 2000-lb ion exchange vessels, sodium hypochlorite injection, serpentine piping for 4 log disinfection, and integrated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) controls. Mr. Goh secured the necessary permits from CDPHE for plant operation. The plant received final approval and began operation in the spring of 2023.
• Soil Vapor Extraction, Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. The existing building overlies a floating free-product plume that includes petroleum hydrocarbons as well as chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Levels of VOCs in the sub-slab soil gas were over 5,000,000 µg/m3. Indoor air levels exceeded acceptable levels, prompting a Time Critical Removal Action (TCRA) consisting of crack sealing and soil vapor extraction (SVE) to mitigate the vapor intrusion issue. Mr. Goh implemented a 500-scfm SVE system to mitigate vapor intrusion (VI) issues associated with extremely elevated VOCs in the sub-slab soil gas beneath the existing warehouse building, coupled with steam injection into the light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) zone to enhance volatilization and facilitate plume source reduction. The treatment technology used a cryogenic/compression/condensation process, recycling high concentrations into liquids.
• Former Cal Compact Landfill, Carson, California. Mr. Goh served as the Resident Engineer and Project Manager for ongoing O&M operations of an existing 157-acre parcel of a former Carson landfill site, tasked with facilitating the development of a fashion mall. He managed a team of engineers, operators, and contractors for the management of current O&M of active systems, including Collection Control System (GCCS) of 64 landfill gas wells; two landfill gas flares at 750 scfm total; Groundwater Extraction and Treatment System (GETS) of 29 groundwater extraction pumps; a water treatment system using air stripper and granulated activated carbon adsorbers; Groundwater Monitoring (GWM); and Perimeter Air Monitoring System (PAMS) of 14 perimeter air, dust, and VOC monitoring stations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. He collaborated with the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal EPA), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), California
  South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and local agencies.
• Wastewater Treatment, Optimization and Capital Improvement, California. Since the startup of a major oil company production facility in 1993, the performance of the Aeration Basin system has gradually decreased, primarily due to the combination of calcium from the offshore formation and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the biological reactors, which caused severe scaling and the accumulation of scale. Mr. Goh supported the plant by conducting feasibility studies and optimizing the existing water treatment system to enhance oil production efficiency. As part of this effort, he led the design and execution of an $8 million capital improvement project focused on upgrading the plant’s two-train biological aeration process, each rated at 910 GPM involving the replacement of new fine bubble diffuser system inside two existing aeration basins. The improvement yielded more than 40% increased throughput and a return on investment in a few months. Mr. Goh served as the resident engineer during construction and led the startup and commissioning of the system. He collaborated with the County of Santa Barbara during the design and inspection in strict conformance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B31.3 Process Piping, and site-specific specifications.
• Major Oil Corporation, Downstream Petroleum, Various Sites throughout California and Neighboring States. Mr. Goh has completed high-volume and fast-paced soil and groundwater remediation projects from conception to closure, requiring streamlined engineering approaches and economical solutions while minimizing disruption to ongoing site operations. Mr. Goh was responsible for RI/FS, workplans, design, permitting, reporting, construction, implementation, monitoring, commissioning, and O&M treatment systems.

• A. McGuire, M. Borovska, M. Goh, Alternative Design for a Vapor Intrusion Mitigation System for a Large Warehouse. Overcoming a Barrier to Redevelopment, AEHS, 2026

• G. Greaning, M. Goh, A. Wilson, 1,2,3-Trichloropropane Regulatory Compliance Strategies and Treatment Design Consideration, Battelle, 2018.