PROJECTS
Act 2 Closure of Six Chemical Plant Units -
Pennsylvania
Project Manager and technical lead for the closure of six individual units on this chemical plant in southwestern Pennsylvania. The units were closed under the regulatory structure of Pennsylvania's Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act of 1995 (Act 2). The site was facing cleanup anticipated to be in the tens of millions of dollars. Using the provisions of Act 2, each area was evaluated in human health and ecological risk assessments using the existing site data. The risk assessments concluded that the human health and ecological risks were acceptable without active remedial action. The sites were subsequently closed under Act 2 with only eight quarters of monitoring. This property is currently undergoing redevelopment for industrial use and will provide hundreds of jobs in the area.
Former Lead/Acid Battery Manufacturer -
New York
Project Manager and technical lead for this 25 acre site, which contained several dilapidated buildings and elevated concentrations of lead and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in soil. The cleanup was conducted as two sites; one closed under the New York BCP and the other closed under the state CERCLA equivalent program. An existing ROD called for the excavation and off-site disposal of all contaminated soils. Samples of the soil were collected for treatability using several different additives. It was found that the addition of approximately 5% Portland cement was the most cost-effective treatment option for the soil. Working with the regulatory agency, the ROD was amended to provide for contaminant stabilization and return of the soil to the excavations. Upon completion, the site was covered with an engineered cover and redevelopment is currently under way. The entire remedial process was completed in less than four years and the regulatory agency has provided a certificate of completion to the client.
Fike/Artel Superfund Site - Nitro, West Virginia
RCRA Closure - Damascus, Virginia
Task manager for all tasks on an investigation, risk assessment and cleanup at this former textile dye plant being cleaned up under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action process. Soils in the area of the plant contained lead and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in excess of the applicable cleanup standards. The site was remediated using an innovative for the time interim remedial measures (IRM) approach, and was the first RCRA site to be cleaned up and closed using this method. The USEPA internally recognized the Remedial Project Manager with an award for the innovative closure approach. The client ultimately requested my participation in meetings to present technical information to local government officials and the public. The site was ultimately returned to the community and redeveloped as public open space in support of tourism in the area.
Project Manager for a site in Nitro, West Virginia, that was being remediated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund. The site was contaminated with various organic chemicals and the USEPA had identified 54 Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), seven of which actively participated in the project. Significant contributions were made to the project by identifying cost-effective analytical methods for dioxins, convincing the USEPA that ecological exposure pathways were not a concern, and coordinating the Remedial Investigation effort. The PRP group also entrusted me with representing them on the public liaison panel, where I was tasked with communicating technical information to the community.
