Assisted Site Selectors Realty during acquisition of a 100-acre tract in Orange County, Florida. As part of due diligence efforts, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in accordance with ASTM Designation E 1527-05 Standards was completed. Site Selectors also implemented a Phase II investigation, which targeted two areas of concern: suspect structures observed during review of historical aerial photographs, and an off-site area undergoing petroleum cleanup activities. The Phase II efforts included installing a network of groundwater piezometers (to obtain the direction of groundwater flow on-site) and monitoring wells (to obtain groundwater samples for laboratory analysis).

Water Resources – The Environmental People

Q: Small Business Administration

Assisted private clients with environmental due diligence associated with acquiring two (2) warehouses located, Winter Springs, Florida. Activities included completing a Phase I ESA to identify and assess characteristics of the Site that would be considered a “Recognized Environmental Condition” (REC) and the potential liability associated with existing on-site contamination or contamination on adjacent property that could impact the Site. Phase II was performed to address environmental conditions identified in the Phase I ESA report. Specifically, to evaluate groundwater quality in the vicinity of an on-site septic system and the potential of liquid waste being disposed of into the system by way of a sink located in the westernmost of the two (2) warehouse structures.

Q: Lehigh Acres Golf Complex

The Environmental People staff will working at another consulting firm were responsible for managing a Contamination Assessment and preparing a Contamination Assessment Report (CAR) for a maintenance facility of a golf course located in Lee County, Florida. The facility, which has been in continuous operation since 1980, was required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Consent Order to determine the nature and extent of soil contamination and if ground water had been impacted by past operations. The investigation focused on an area near the maintenance building where leaking 55‑gallon drums suspected of containing toxaphene were found, as well as at two additional locations where equipment and tanks suspected of containing pesticides were cleaned. To provide information for comparison, environmental sampling activities were also conducted in a background location near the 15th fairway.

Q: Central Florida Entertainment Complex

Assisted a large Central Florida Entertainment Complex with site assessments and remediation of over 20 different sites impacted by the release of petroleum and solvent cleaners. Project responsibilities involved managing soil, groundwater, and surface water quality analysis program in connection with the permitting and operation of a construction debris landfill. Numerous Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments were necessary for expansion of the theme park attractions.

Q: Midcoast Mining Corporation

The Environmental People personnel assisted Midcoast Mining Corporation with preparing applications and obtaining various permits which included a SWFWMD Individual Water Use Permit, FDEP NPDES Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit, FDEP Environmental Resource Permit as well as United States Army Corps of Engineers and County permits for a 1004-acre lime rock mine in Sumter County. As part of this project, The Environmental People staff of engineers, hydrologists, and hydrogeologists designed a water management program to evaluate and manage surface water and ground water systems. The project team prepared an environmental assessment and monitoring program to evaluate the impacts of the limestone mining operation on the natural environment. The project team also developed mitigation measures for direct impacts and hydrologic influences on wetlands.

Q: City of Winter Springs (Well Field Vulnerability Study)

The Environmental People personnel supported the City of Winter Spring with securing services of the Florida DEP Site Investigation Section (SIS) to evaluate potential sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) detected in some of the City’s supply wells. A well field security and vulnerability program was developed in response to the results of the FDEP preliminary investigation. Elements of this program included meetings with regulatory agencies, groundwater flow, and fate/transport modeling, and groundwater sampling and analysis.