TERRA FIRMA - Key Persons
A Wellington Nova Scotia septic system consultant, Ken Burrows, came up with idea of the flow balancer to solve the problem. He took it to the Environmental Innovations Branch of Nova Scotia Environment and Labour.
Jeff Burrows is a Qualified Person (QP) licensed by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment since 2007. Prior to joining the team at Terra Firma Consultants that same year, Jeff earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
During his time with Terra Firma Consultants, he has earned accreditations through the Department of Environment to perform wetland delineations as well as watercourse alterations. Jeff works extensively with developers and government officials to develop subdivision master plans in the regions of HRM and East Hants. The master plans include the sizing of building lots along with house and on-site well and septic placement for each lot within a new subdivision.
He performs large wetland delineations for developers to identify and protect prior to development and works with home builders and individuals to obtain septic approvals. With his background in Business Administration and his advanced training in the environmental field, Jeff acts a common sense bridge between the developers' desires and the government's rules and regulations.
Ken has been licensed as a Qualified Person (QP) by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment since 2000. Since that time he has been involved with the selection and inspection of thousands of on-site sewage disposal systems. Other areas of experience include watercourse alterations and lot subdivision approval. Ken is currently an on-site Advisory Board member for the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and a member of Waste Water Nova Scotia.
Ken's background includes graduating with Bachelor degrees from both Saint Mary's University and Mount Saint Vincent University. Although he has worked in many industries including food and beverage, tourism, and education, the on-site services industry has always appealed to him.
It is always Ken's goal to provide the best possible service to his clients while keeping current with frequently changing regulations. As there are more options than ever before to service properties, Ken recognizes his role in making sure homeowners, builders and developers know these important advantages.
Ken Burrows, environmental consultant and inventor, smiles with pride at the suggestion; however, he becomes more serious when discussion turns to his Nova Scotia invention that will make domestic septic systems safer and more reliable.
Ken is a ‘Qualified Person' (QP) licensed by the Department of Environment in Nova Scotia since 1998. He has extensive experience in wetland delineations and wetland alterations and is certified to perform these activities. He has received some of his formal wetland training from Humboldt College in Steuben Maine, was formally on New Brunswick's list of Wetland Alteration Specialists and is recognized by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.
Ken has a Master of Arts from Saint Mary's University and a PhD (abd) from Dalhousie University, concentrating on environmental legislation in Nova Scotia. These degrees primarily focus on environmental topics including the form and function of wetlands.
Ken's Master's thesis, entitled ‘The Aero Tech Park as a Model for Industrial Development from an Environmental Perspective', was adopted by the Nova Scotia government as a model for large-scale development from an environmental perspective.