Site Assessment and Remediation of Former Dry Cleaners Comingled CVOC & Fuel Oil Site
We were recommended by an attorney to the owner of a strip mall to define the extent of a chlorinated volatile organic compound (CVOC, primarily tetrachloroethene or [PCE]) plume and implement a long-term remedial strategy without disrupting multiple tenant business operations.
Achievements
- Excavated accessible CVOC – and fuel oil-impacted soil.
- Worked with existing business operations to remediate without disruption of business. We installed soil borings inside a pharmacy during off-hours to assess impacted inaccessible soils.
- We completed indoor air evaluations and risk assessments to evaluate needs for additional remediation and to assess tenants who were not exposed to inhalation risk during remediation. Furthermore, we implemented a periodic indoor air monitoring plan to evaluate ongoing tenant and public exposure.
- Evaluated potential risks for neighboring properties. We evaluated the downgradient property for potential vapor intrusion impacts while considering proposed site redevelopment plans.
- Advised our client and their legal counsel on the long- and short-term remedial strategies that allowed the client to plan and budget, while also meeting New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) standards.
- Continue to manage ongoing requirements associated with the Site’s Groundwater Management Permit.
Scope of Services
- Site Characterization of CVOC plume
- Short- and long- term remedial strategy development and implementation
- Coordinate with client and client’s legal team
- Complete remediation of CVOC impacts
- Indoor air assessment
- On- and off-site vapor intrusion evaluations
Client
DeveloperLocation
Portsmouth, NHCapability
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When the former Caraustar-Rittman Paperboard facility was operating at its peak, the plant was home to more than 1,200 local employees. Its closing in 2006 resulted in the loss of these jobs and left behind 300-acres of vacant real estate in the industrial core of Rittman, Ohio.
The City of Rittman (Wayne County, Ohio) now has 80 acres of prime industrial property ready for a new end user and a new 205-acre public park that will be open to visitors next year. The redevelopment of the former Caraustar-Rittman Paperboard manufacturing facility is a monumental accomplishment achieved through an ambitious public-private partnership and state funding.
This large and complicated project involved close coordination with the City of Rittman, Wayne County, JobsOhio, Team NEO, Ohio EPA, Ohio Public Works Commission, Wayne County Health Department, and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Funding assistance, a critical factor to this project’s success, was provided through a $2 million JobsOhio Revitalization Program grant and a $2.5 million Clean Ohio Conservation Fund grant.
Redevelopment and revitalization of the former Caraustar-Rittman Paperboard facility is a classic example of how a public-private partnership can provide a solution for a civic problem. Preparing this property for new industrial and commercial development is needed for the economic viability of the community. Preparing the remaining property considered less desirable from a development perspective into public open space will preserve important habitat while offering health, wellness, and educational benefits for local residents and visitors for generations to come.
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Verdantas has provided a wide range of environmental consulting services on an as-needed basis to the City of Philadelphia since 2014 and prior to that from 2001-2005. Working with the Department of Public Property required interaction with numerous agencies within the City, such as the Philadelphia Zoo, Parks and Recreation, the First Judicial District (Courts), the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, the Streets Department, the Water Department, and the Department of Commerce. With our cost-conscious, practical approach toward managing projects and solving problems, along with our talented team of engineers and scientists, over 400 work orders were completed during the recent contract. The Department of Public Property recently selected Verdantas to continue to provide environmental consulting services for the period of 2018 through 2021.
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