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Environmental
Site Assessment Services
EAC utilizes a two-phase approach (Phase I and II) in the evaluation of potential environmental risks associated with real property. These evaluations are conducted in accordance with the scope and limitations of American Standards for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Practice E-1527-05 and the "All Appropriate Inquiry" (AAI) EPA Rule 40 CFR Part 312.
The technical methodology employed in EAC's Phase
I Due Diligence program, allows an individual
or corporate entity to meet the qualifications
for "the innocent land-owner defense"
or "innocent purchaser defense" as prescribed
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defendant must have undertaken, at the time of
acquisition, all appropriate inquiry into the
previous ownership and uses of the subject property
consistent with good commercial and customary
practice in an effort to minimize liability...."
"Time
is of the Essence"
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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment consists
of an "all appropriate inquiry" into
the site's environmental history including:
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site visit and evaluation with personal interviews,
which identify possible past, present, or potential
environmental concerns or risks including hazardous
waste storage or spills, impoundments, septic
systems, leach beds, drums, containers, hazardous
substance or petroleum-product use, etc.;
A review of pertinent data for the site, adjacent
properties, and properties within the vicinity
including regulatory information from Federal,
State, Regional and Local agencies, geologic reports,
previously conducted site investigations, aerial
photographs, MSDS material, historical city directories,
Sanborn maps, UST and AST records, permits, etc.
which may identify environmental concerns for
the site; A review of the site's prior ownership
with a minimum of a 50-year environmental search
(i.e. title search);
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Continuous contact with the client concerning
the information gathered and its relevance to
the environmental condition of the subject site;
and, Preparation of the Phase I report which summarizes
findings of the historical research and assesses
the degree of potential environmental concern
for the site. When recommended by EAC, a Phase
II Environmental Site Assessment serves to confirm
or deny the potential presence of environmental
impacts at the subject site as discovered and
identified in the findings of the Phase I ESA.
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EAC will provide a detailed
breakdown of the scope of work recommended
for a Phase II ESA and it will be discussed
with the client prior to initiating the
work.
After
the scope of work is formally approved by
the client, EAC will implement the required
field work in a timely and efficient manner.
All work is performed in accordance with
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP) Guidelines and EAC's Quality Assurance
Plan (QAP #93-0135G) which is approved and
on file with the FDEP in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Phase II Environmental Site
Assessment may consist of:
Groundwater and/or Soil Evaluation
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Soil
sampling combined with laboratory analyses
in order to identify suspected contaminants
in the soil at the site
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Soil borings in conjunction with Organic Volatile
Aromatic (OVA) vapor screening;
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Installation of temporary or permanent monitor
wells allowing the collection of groundwater
samples for laboratory analyses to identify
suspected contaminants;
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Hazardous substance and sludge analyses; and,
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Lead in drinking water surveys.
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EAC's
environmental professionals are highly trained,
and qualified to perform Underground Storage Tank
Closures and conduct Contamination Assessments
(CA) for petroleum handling facilities that are
governed by Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.)
Chapters 62-770, 62-761 and 62-762 Upon initiation
of a formal Contamination Assessment or Tank Closure,
EAC geologists and technicians would supervise
and manage all field activities, compile field
data and draft the assessment or closure report
that would be ultimately submitted to the respective
government agencies. All field activities performed
in conjunction with a Contamination Assessment
or Tank Closure are performed in accordance with
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP) Guidelines and EAC's Quality Assurance
Plan (QAP #93-0135G) which is approved and on
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of a Contamination Assessment or Tank Closure
may consist of:
- Underground
Storage Tank Removal and Disposal
- Monitor
Well Installations
- Project
Management
- Aquifer
Evaluation Studies
- Data
Reduction and Interpretation
- Laboratory
Analyses
- Report
Preparation
- Filing
appropriate reimbursement applications on
behalf of client /
- Regulatory
follow-up
- Liaison
with state and federal regulatory agencies
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Remediation Contracting / Petroleum Contamination Cleanup / Site Rehabilitation
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EAC is a Florida Department Of Environmental Protection approved Cleanup Contractor (FDEP Contractor I.D.# 00786) with approximately 55 petroleum contaminated site's under management within the State of Florida Petroleum Cleanup Program (Inland Protection Trust Fund sites). EAC is a Licensed Geologic and Engineering Firm in the State of Florida and is highly skilled in assessing dissolved and free phase petroleum plumes in the aquifer. EAC also has considerable experience with in-site petroleum cleanup at active businesses such as gasoline stations and other facilities, via the installation of remedial systems such as Air Sparge (AS) / Vapor Extraction Systems (VES). Biological enzyme augmentation is also introduced in the above scenarios to expedite the cleanup of groundwater. EAC has also managed over 2 dozen sites where Source Removal Excavations combined with Open-Hole Air Sparging was utilized to rehabilitate the property.
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Asbestos
Consulting Services
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EAC
routinely provides services related to identifying
Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) and managing
ACM in place as part of an O & M Plan. EAC's
staff (EPA Accredited Asbestos Surveyor's and
Licensed Asbestos Consultants) have the knowledge,
expertise, and experience required to provide
a full range of asbestos services and consulting.
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Asbestos
services may consist of sampling suspect materials,
providing laboratory analysis of materials (PLM,
PCM, and Point Counting), writing Operations and
Maintenance Plans (O & M) as well as compiling
the final technical asbestos report. Asbestos
Consulting does not end upon delivery of the final
report, however. Upon the positive identification
of ACM within a structure, EAC then works diligently
with client to assure that a competent Asbestos
Abatement Contractor is selected to remove and
properly dispose of the ACM in accordance with
all State and Federal Guidelines.
Asbestos
consulting services may consist of:
- Conducting
Asbestos Surveys / Sampling of suspect materials
- Providing
laboratory analysis of materials - PLM, PCM,
and Point Counting
- Writing
Operations and Maintenance Plans (O & M)
- Report
preparation with technical conclusions and recommendations
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Lake Drive Suite 105
Sarasota, FL 34240-7808
Phone: 941.378.8844
Fax: 941.378.9966
10681 Gulf Blvd. Suite 203
St. Petersburg, FL 33706
Phone 727.367.7700
Fax: 801.740.9640
3926 Coral Ridge Dr.
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone 954.345.1406
Fax: 954.345.1407
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