Assisted John’s Auto Parts, Inc. with site assessment and environmental cleanup actions associated with the release of petroleum and other contaminants at three (3) of the companies auto salvage and parts and metal recycling operations. Key project activities included: delineating soil, sediment and ground-water contamination; preparing site assessment and subsequent site assessment addendum reports; and developing remedial steps for cleaning up contaminated areas exceeding soil and groundwater cleanup levels.

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).

Geology – The Environmental People

Q: City or Winter Springs (Geological and Hydrological Services)

Supported the City of Winter Springs by completing various environmental projects, e.g. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, design and installation of production wells, NPDES stormwater permitting, well field vulnerability and protection, closure of underground fuel storage systems.

Q: A and A Used Auto Parts, Inc.

Completed a site assessment was conducted in a phased approach and with the understanding that considering historical use of the Site as a salvage yard since the early 1990's, that for the most part, impacts to environmental media, were the result of releases of petroleum type waste, i.e. (diesel, gasoline, used oil, and antifreeze). The assessment actions concentrated on key areas across the Site where engine dismantling and crushing operations were conducted and where gasoline, diesel and used oil were stored once these products were removed from vehicles prior to crushing operations.

Q: Mazak Mining Corporation

Activities included overseeing exploratory coring activities to ascertain the thickness of overburden material and the quality of limestone. Geologic core samples were evaluated for physical and chemical analysis including load bearing ratios, magnesium, and calcium sulfate percentages and for grain size tests to ascertain the percentages of sand, silt, and clay. Other activities provided included a review of existing mining permits, such as Environmental Resource, Water Use, and NPDES permits; and mining permits required by the Florida Bureau of Mines as well as local and state permitting agencies. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments were completed as well to evaluate the property and surrounding land for the presence of recognized environmental conditions that could have with current and former uses of the property.

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: Sandspur Housing Partners, Inc.

The Environmental People provided Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments (ESAs), wetland and T&E species evaluations and environmental permitting for various sites planned for the development of single-family and multi-family housing projects. Some projects also involved cleanup actions involving soil and groundwater remedial actions.

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: Orlando Drum, Incorporated

To address the concerns related to drums buried beneath the Site, The Environmental People completed an electromagnetic (EM) survey. The EM survey was performed using a Geonics GEM 300 multi-frequency terrain conductivity profiler. At the completion of the survey, data was transferred from the GEM 300 to a computer and manipulated using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Coordinates for each data point were assigned to each measurement station and, using a contouring software package, various isopleths were constructed to visually represent the inphase and quadrature phase database (conductivity values are calculated from the quadrature phase data set).