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Design to Build – Townhome-style Apartment Complex in Baton Rouge Mold Abatement

EE&G was hired to complete a Design to Build Project – Townhome-style Apartment Complex in Baton Rouge Mold Abatement. Project: conduct a preliminary site inspection for mold impacted materials at a townhome-style apartment complex in the City of Baton Rouge. A preliminary site inspection for mold impacted materials at a townhome-style apartment complex in the City of Baton Rouge was successfully completed.

EE&G drafted a remediation protocol to address the presence of mold growth on the surface of wood framing components with the intent of the cleaning procedure to remove the surface mold and restore the wood to a condition it would have been prior to having the growth.

After wood framing components were cleaned, EE&G’s supervisor/hygienist conducted visual inspections and preliminary surface diaper testing to verify that wood surfaces were cleaned. Mold abatement need? Give us a call.

Periodic laboratory testing was performed to validate the visual inspections and use of the “diaper test” method for determining when a surface is clean. Testing was performed at the discretion of a 3rd party hygienist. Mold testing and Mold abatement available 24/7. If testing determined that an area did not pass, that area was re-cleaned.

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EE&G Was Retained by The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company

EE&G was retained by The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, LLC to conduct an initial Site Assessment, which was used to better design the expanded soil excavation event needed to address the source of the free-floating product (FFP) observed in a tank excavation area.

Approximately 4,000-gallon steel UST was discovered at the eastern portion of the property, reportedly under former shuffleboard courts. The UST was found to be rusted and pitted & was partially filled with oily water. The UST was removed and position adjacent to the excavation by the onsite construction crew, and then covered with visqueen. EE&G visited the site and observed the open UST excavation, and stained soils were observed at the surface of the excavation. The location of the removed UST was reported to be in the area of the future underground pool and also was in the vicinity of the proposed dewatering activities which are part of the redevelopment of the site.

IRA activities were performed, including the source removal and stockpiling of impacted soils, and the skimming of free-floating product form the open excavation. Confirmation soils samples were collected from the excavation walls and characterization samples were collected from the stockpiled soils.

FFP was again observed in the excavation during the inspection and was pumped out. However, was evident that the surrounding soils are providing a source for FFP, and may impact future development and dewatering activities. Therefore, the objective of this initial Site Assessment was to evaluate the soil and groundwater quality surrounding the tank excavation area, which was used to better design the expanded soil removal task, and provide a baseline for the Site Assessment Report (SAR), required by the regulatory agency (Miami-Dade County DRER).

EE&G conducted a Soil and groundwater sampling event via the use of a direct-push drilling technique. Sampling was conducted in accordance with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), per Chapter 62-160, Florida Administrative Code (FAC).EE&G installed four temporary monitoring wells around the UST excavation area. The monitoring wells were used to assess for the presence of FFP. Additionally, an initial set of groundwater samples were analyzed for the following parameters: VOAs by EPA Method 8260, PAHs by EPA Method 8270, TPHs by Method FL-PRO.

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Civic Center Brownfields Site City of Miami’s Brownfields Redevelopment Grant

A second primary focus of the grant focused on the City-owned Civic Center Property, which was impacted with dioxins and heavy metals (arsenic, barium and lead) associated with the historic dumping of incinerator fly-ash. EE&G conducted soil and groundwater assessment activities, prepared a Site Assessment Report, and conducted a Risk Assessment to assess the actual “risk” to human health and the environment, and finished with a Feasibility Study to evaluate available remedial options. EE&G negotiated the tentative approval from the Miami-Dade County DERM to redevelop the property while leaving the impacted debris in-place under a protective engineering control and Restricted No Further Action.

Subsequently, EE&G assisted in the preparation of a Brownfields Economic Development Incentive (BEDI) grant application, which was approved by the U.S.HUD for $1,000,000 in cleanup funding and a $4,000,000 Section 108 loan. Therefore, the developer opted for an approach that would remove the impacted soils prior to development. Mr. Craig Clevenger, P.G., (EE&G) assisted the developer with the preparation of a Brownfields Site Rehabilitation Agreement (BSRA).

During expanded assessment activities, EE&G identified that the buried incineration debris was beneath two northern-adjoining properties (Civic Towers and St. Agustin Villas), which had been developed with multifamily residential structures. EE&G was retained by the City of Miami to conduct an emergency response Source Removal of impacted soils in the vicinity of a playground on the Civic Towers property. EE&G provided subsequent direction and assisted with preliminary negotiations between the City, the property owners and DERM to lay the groundwork for a future Restricted No Further Action on these residential properties.

EE&G participated in public meetings, made presentations for private/public stakeholders, and served as a liaison between the City and the regulatory agencies.

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Wynwood Brownfields Sites City of Miami’s Brownfields Redevelopment Grant

One main focus of the grants was a redevelopment of the Wynwood East and West Parcels, which were designated as Brownfields Sites. These properties were historically occupied by large laundry and dry cleaning facilities, from approximately the 1920s until the 1980s. The historic operations left behind a mixture of separate-phase, non-aqueous Bunker C fuel oil and mineral spirits, dissolved gasoline and diesel fuel constituents, and dissolved chlorinated solvents. The Western parcel impacts offsite, beneath the adjoining roadways. The Eastern parcel impact extended beneath a historic building and an adjoining alleyway. The separate-phase, non-aqueous mixture covered approximately 1 acre on each of the Wynwood parcels.

EE&G’s services included performance of soil and groundwater assessment activities, preparation of a Site Assessment Report (SAR) and SAR Addendums, a Risk Assessment and Feasibility Study, an Engineering Solutions Design Report, and a Natural Attenuation Monitoring Only Plan. EE&G worked closely with representatives of the FDEP, Miami-Dade County DERM, and the EPA to make this Brownfields Redevelopment Project a success. EE&G assisted the Person Responsible for Brownfields Redevelopment (PRFBSR) in obtaining State-funded assistance for the Bunker-C fuel oil and chlorinated solvent impacts.

EE&G designed and installed an innovative, subsurface engineering barrier wall (HDPE), to minimize further offsite migration of the impact, which resulted in the issuance a “Comfort Letter” from DERM. EE&G’s efforts facilitated the sale and redevelopment of a blighted Brownfields Site in the City of Miami, upon which a new concrete batch plant was built in 2001. Following installation of the HPDE barrier wall, EE&G conducted a Natural Attenuation Monitoring Only Plan, and assisted the end-user (Metro Mix) in designing a deep well injection system to handle the storm water, as part of the engineering controls for the property. EE&G’s efforts also facilitated the sale of the eastern parcel to a group of investors, who are in the process of designing a mixed-use redevelopment project.

EE&G participated in public meetings, made presentations for private/public stakeholders, and served as a liaison between the City and the regulatory agencies.