Sarah Bortz

Senior Scientist

USA


Biography

Sarah is based out of the Irvine, California office and has been with SLR for over 15 years. She has experience in environmental chemistry, remedial investigation, risk assessment, geochemistry, and environmental fate and transport analysis for hazardous waste and mining sites. Her areas of technical expertise include data management and analysis; long term cost modeling; groundwater modeling; evaluation of water and soil gas chemistry and impacts; development and management of sampling, analysis, monitoring, and reporting programs; regulatory compliance; and environmental decision making using a risk-based approach. Her work has been conducted for projects including groundwater supply, treatment, and blending systems; planned, active, and closed mine sites, quarries, and landfills; former military bases; public utilities; commercial and industrial properties; and the private sector.

Sarah holds an MS in Earth System Science from the University of California – Irvine.

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Certifications

  • Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP)

  • Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)


Latest posts by Sarah Bortz

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  • Insight

    07 June 2024

    6 minutes read

    Understanding the new global sustainability reporting standard for the mining sector

    by Laura Burroughs, Sarah Bortz , Tom Patterson


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