M.E.M., Environmental Management, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 2000
B.S., Biology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1998
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-Hour Certification (2001; annual refreshers through 2015)
Hazardous Waste Operations Management and Supervisor 8 Hour Certification (2008)
First Aid and CPR Certified (2001)
Annual attendance at Sediment Management Annual Review Meetings, Seattle, Washington (since 2007)
Northwest Environmental Business Coalition Annual Environmental Conference, Portland, Oregon (2011, 2012) Washington Public Ports Association Annual Environmental Seminar (2011, 2021)
Various Environmental Law Education Center, Environmental Law Institute, and NEBC events, Seattle, Washington (2015–2019)
Sediment Management Work Group Fall Forums (2018, 2022)
Women in Environment webinars and mentoring (2019–2022)
Nicole Ott Principal, Hydrology, Geosciences, and Chemistry (206) 957-0345 Seattle, WA nott@integral-corp.com
Ms. Nicole Ott is an environmental scientist with more than 20 years of consulting experience, working with attorneys, industrial clients, and municipalities. Her clients rely on her focused delivery of sediment characterization, remediation, and allocation/source identification outcomes. Critical to much of this work is synthesizing historical industrial practices to develop allocation strategies and to understand contaminant sources and pathways. Working closely with counsel, she leads teams to weave together forensic evaluations, sediment transport studies, and historical research, taking a science-based approach to seek novel solutions, regardless of popular perceptions. Collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams, Ms. Ott consistently delivers high-quality reports and presentations her clients can understand and use. These communications lead to an amenable path forward among clients, regulators, and other stakeholders.
Settling Natural Resource Damage Responsibilities for Steel Mill Operations
Case Study
December 15 2023Untangling Superfund Liability for Current and Historical Steel Mill Facilities at the Portland Harbor NPL Site
Case Study
December 15 2023- Litigation Support
- Sediment Investigation
- Project Management
- Feasibility Studies
- Site Investigation
- Remedial Design
- Planning and Permitting
Litigation Support
Sediment Investigation
Project Management
Feasibility Studies
Site Investigation
Remedial Design
Planning and Permitting
Kieser, M., A.F. Fang, J.A. Spolestra, and N.C. Ott. 2004. Integrating quality of life benefits with urban stormwater management: A successful case study for a Phase II community. pp. 1744–1758. In: Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. Session 16: Agriculture and Urban BMPs. January. Available at: https://www.accesswater.org/?id=-291424&fromsearch=true#iosfirsthighlight
Ott, N. 2000. Permeable reactive barriers for inorganics. Available at http://www.cluin.org/s.focus/c/pub/i/599/. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Technology Innovation Office, Washington, DC. July.
Ridolfi, K., N. Ott, L. Baker, M. Edwards, E. Pendleton, and D. Silva. 2023. Demonstrating sediment recovery in Portland Harbor through PCB temporal trends. Platform presentation at the Eleventh International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments, Austin, TX. January 9–12.
Ott, N., and B. DeShields. 2018. Examining fish tissue target levels relative to market basket PCB intake. Sediment Management Work Group Fall Sponsor Forum, Nashville, TN. October 3–4.