by Joe Heaney | Apr 19, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Treatability investigation helps identify whether a proposed technology is well-suited to meet remedial goals set out in the Superfund site’s Record of Decision, based on site-specific conditions. Ideally, initial site scoping should indicate whether treatability...
by Joe Heaney | Apr 12, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Time is money, especially if you’re functioning in a dynamic industry like environmental consulting. Anything you can introduce into your workplace that helps your team perform more accurately and more efficiently is a move in the right direction. You need...
by Joe Heaney | Apr 11, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Digital technology has established itself as essential for effective business management, especially for data-driven organizations dealing with high volumes of detailed information on a daily basis. For environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, geologists and their...
by Joe Heaney | Apr 5, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Determining the best way to clean up each Superfund site follows an established process. Following initial scoping, theremedial investigation expands to provide a more in-depth understanding of the site and the sources and extent of contamination, so as to begin...
by Joe Heaney | Apr 2, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
To clean up a Superfund site, remedial investigations and feasibility studies (RI/FS) provide an officially-mandated process that reflects each specific situation. Scoping is the preliminary planning step that outlines how remedial investigation and analysis will...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 29, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Remedial Investigation (RI) is the first of a two-part process designed to produce an in-depth understanding of the problems and possible repair for properties throughout the country that are contaminated with hazardous waste substances and therefore seriously...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 27, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
An Environmental Feasibility Study (FS) uses information gathered and analyzed during the Remedial Investigation phase to design and then evaluate potential remediation alternatives for listed Superfund sites. The goal is to find the most effective option, preferably...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 20, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 and subsequent amendments outline federal response options for the remediation of pollutants, contaminants and hazardous substances, via the US Environmental Protection Agency...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 16, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Here at Walden we use EQuIS as our environmental database management system (EDMS). EQuIS is an EDMS created by Earthsoft, Inc. I know what you are thinking. “Yeah, that’s great, but what is an environmental database management system?” To answer that question, let’s...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 15, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
You want to do everything you can to avoid being named one of the “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs) for an EPA Superfund site. And if you are identified as a PRP, you should immediately seek professional help — not just legal counsel but environmental...
