Engineer R Public Interest Environmental Witness
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/17#Engineer_R_Public_Interest_Environmental_Witness
Definition
Licensed PE in State I who testifies at the county drainage board public hearing as a member of the public, raising concerns about fill material, underground fuel tank proximity to the creek, and leaking tank statistics from the state environmental database. Subsequently observes that tank locations were not changed after construction begins.
Properties
Instance of
PublicInterestEnvironmentalWitnessEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PublicInterestEnvironmentalWitnessEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer, State I |
| specialty | Environmental regulation |
| role_basis | Voluntary public testimony, no formal engagement with project |
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | public_interest_advocate_for |
| target | Waterway and Creek Affected Community |
| type | public_witness_to |
| target | County Drainage Board Regulatory Authority |
| type | technical_challenger_of |
| target | Engineer H Out-of-State Licensed Design Presentation Engineer |
Role category
public_responsibility
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer R testifies as a member of the public about concerns with fill material and its characteristics, potential of underground tanks to leak, and the proximity of tanks to the creek
Text references
After construction begins, R observes the tank locations were not changed
Engineer R testifies as a member of the public about concerns with fill material and its characteristics, potential of underground tanks to leak, and the proximity of tanks to the creek
R also learns that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, but is licensed in State O
R also points out that analysis of State I's Department of Environmental Management Leaking Underground Storage Tank Database shows that 6% of the underground tanks installed in the previous 5 years experienced a reportable leak or spill
acknowledges that in its present condition, the site technically complies with floodplain requirements, but requests the Drainage Board and ZZZ's design firm take into consideration the site history
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer R Public Interest Environmental Witness" ;
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proeth:caseinvolvement "Licensed PE in State I who testifies at the county drainage board public hearing as a member of the public, raising concerns about fill material, underground fuel tank proximity to the creek, and leaking tank statistics from the state environmental database. Subsequently observes that tank locations were not changed after construction begins." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "17" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T12:53:55.900752+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "17" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T12:53:55.900752+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'public_interest_advocate_for', 'target': 'Waterway and Creek Affected Community'}",
"{'type': 'public_witness_to', 'target': 'County Drainage Board Regulatory Authority'}",
"{'type': 'technical_challenger_of', 'target': 'Engineer H Out-of-State Licensed Design Presentation Engineer'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "Public Interest Environmental Witness Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer R testifies as a member of the public about concerns with fill material and its characteristics, potential of underground tanks to leak, and the proximity of tanks to the creek" ;
proeth:textreferences "After construction begins, R observes the tank locations were not changed",
"Engineer R testifies as a member of the public about concerns with fill material and its characteristics, potential of underground tanks to leak, and the proximity of tanks to the creek",
"R also learns that Engineer H is not licensed in State I, but is licensed in State O",
"R also points out that analysis of State I's Department of Environmental Management Leaking Underground Storage Tank Database shows that 6% of the underground tanks installed in the previous 5 years experienced a reportable leak or spill",
"acknowledges that in its present condition, the site technically complies with floodplain requirements, but requests the Drainage Board and ZZZ's design firm take into consideration the site history" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 17 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T13:30:32.840049"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 17 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
17
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-25T12:53:55.900752+00:00
First case
17
Generated
2026-02-25T12:53:55.900752+00:00
Attributed to
Case 17 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T13:30:32.840049
Generated by
ProEthica Case 17 Extraction