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Brownfield Assessments and Remediation Oversight Environmental Due Diligence (Phase I, II and III) Hydrogeologic Site Assessments Remedial Design and Implementation Wetlands Assessments and Delineation Studies
Given the wide spread use of asbestos in building materials in the 20th
century, the management and abatement of asbestos-containing building
material (ACM) has become an important part of real estate management
and redevelopment. Accurate delineation, abatement planning and
oversight, and reporting are necessary to satisfy not only the requirements
of lending institutes, but the law.
WESTECH Environmental Solutions assists property owners, real estate
developers and financial institutes in identifying and managing ACM. Proper
management of asbestos can result in considerable savings to the client.
WESTECH provides the following asbestos services:
Brownfield Assessments and Remediation Oversight
Many states have adopted "Brownfield" remediation programs through
which private parties are offered financial incentives or regulatory immunity
to undertake clean-up of contaminated property on a voluntary basis; that
is, without the burden of regulatory enforcement actions by the state
agency. WESTECH Environmental Solutions state-certified professionals
are qualified to assist clients in working through state-specific voluntary
action programs.
WESTECH offers the following Brownfield remediation services:
Environmental Due Diligence (Phase I, II and III)
Over the past two decades, awareness of what constitutes an environmental
hazard forces owners, developers, and lending institutions to examine past
land use practices to determine whether a potential hazard exists.
WESTECH Environmental Solutions help sellers, purchasers, and lenders
estimate the extent of their possible exposure by performing an
environmental site assessment (ESA) prior to conveyance. The purpose of
the assessment is to evaluate the potential for environmental contamination
at the site. Conducting an ESA early in the planning process can help to
eliminate unpleasant surprises and unexpected costs.
WESTECH approaches ESAs in three phases; each phase is dependent upon
the information gathered in the previous phase.
Phase I - Sites that are found to be clean after preliminary
investigation need not go beyond Phase I. Others may
require the more detailed study and sampling that is part of
a Phase II investigation.
Phase II - Testing is often called for sites with a history of improper
waste management practices or where contaminants may
have migrated to the soil, groundwater, or surface water.
Phase III - Site Remediation--Depending on the type of contamination,
many types of corrective actions can be utilized to bring a
property into useable compliance.
Hydrogeologic Site Assessments
Assessing the extent of chemical contamination in the subsurface soil and
groundwater is often a critical and defining step in the process of property
inspection. WESTECH Environmental Solutions geologists and
environmental scientists provide the field experience and technical expertise
needed to investigate the extent of contamination problems.
WESTECH offers the following hydrogeologic site assessment services:
Indoor air quality issues, including mold, have the potential to effect the
health of building occupants or inhibit the sale of a property. Indoor air
quality can be reduced/affected by a number of particulate, chemical and
biological elements. WESTECH Environmental Solutions industrial
hygienists and technicians have knowledge and experience that enable
them to identified potential concerns and, if needed, develop sampling
schemes, conduct the sampling and interpret the results. By addressing
indoor air quality.
Indoor air quality issues that are encountered include:
Lead-based paint is often found in homes and multi-unit residential
buildings built before 1978. Paint chips and lead dust can both contribute
to adverse health effects in children and adults. Lead-based paint that is in
good condition, does not typically represent a hazard. Proper management
of lead-based paint can result in considerable savings to the client.
Services provided by WESTECH Environmental Solutions to assist clients
in managing lead based paint includes:
Lead contamination can also be found in drinking water or soil. WESTECH
has been involved in multiple projects in which the soil was evaluated for
lead content as the result of a shooting range, industrial activities or
contamination from the exterior of a building painted with lead-based paint.
WESTECH assists property owners, real estate developers and financial
institutes in identifying and managing lead-based paint and lead
contamination of soil.
Remedial Design and Implementation
The process of property remediation involves designing, installing, and
sometimes, maintaining clean-up or remediation programs for
contaminated soil, groundwater, or surface water.
WESTECH Environmental Solutions knows that each site is unique and
that many factors, including the intended use of the property and prevailing
laws and regulations, must be considered before settling on the most
appropriate remedial action.
WESTECH offers a variety of skills and services to address this complex
problem:
Federal regulations require that owners of underground storage tanks (UST)
comply with the December 22, 1998 deadline for upgrading UST systems to
incorporate leak detection devices, among other requirements.
WESTECH Environmental Solutions can assist an owner/operator with
development of a tank management program to address USTs not in
compliance with federal regulations. In addition, WESTECH can assist a
developer or purchaser in making a determination as to whether USTs were
abandoned on a property and if the operation of these USTs has adversely
impacted the property.
WESTECH offers the following storage tank closure services:
Wetlands Assessments and Delineation Studies
Federal and state regulations addressing the protection of natural resources
affect new land developments or the expansion of an existing one. Section
404 of the Clean Water Act requires assessment of properties for the
presence of wetlands prior to initiation of land-disturbing activities.
If wetlands are present at a site, this can have a profound effect on the
viability of the development project. The accurate determination and, if
present, delineation of wetlands is an essential and critical part of the
development process.
To comply with these regulations, WESTECH Environmental Solutions
ecologists can perform the following wetland assessment services:
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