A real estate developer planned to redevelop an industrial property purchased in a New York suburban community.  The developer retained EWMA to conduct a SECUR-IT® guaranteed fixed-price remediation, to secure refinancing for the redevelopment of the property, and to obtain protection from the New York State Hazardous Waste Site law.

Upon completion of the file review and site inspection, EWMA discovered that the property had been contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in both the unsaturated soils and the overburden within the bedrock groundwater aquifer.  The property was classified by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) as a Class Two Inactive Hazardous Waste Site.  The NYSDEC had completed the soil remediation, however additional groundwater investigation and remedial cleanup was necessary before NYSDEC would declare the property to require no further remedial action.

EWMA met with NYSDEC and received a determination that the client was eligible for reimbursement via the NYSDEC Voluntary Cleanup Program.  EWMA also obtained approval the remaining required remedial cleanup action at the property would only entail on-site groundwater remediation, followed by natural attenuation.  

To properly delineate and remediate the on-site groundwater contamination, additional bedrock groundwater monitoring wells were installed and In-Situ Oxidative Technologies, Inc. (ISOTEC) injected in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) compounds into the groundwater contaminant plume.  The injection of ISCO compounds accelerated the natural groundwater contaminant degradation process already occurring at the property.  Natural attenuation monitoring of the on-site groundwater contamination indicate contaminant levels continue to decline as anticipated.  Portions on the property have been redeveloped for warehousing purposes.  Full redevelopment is still pending, as natural attenuation monitoring of groundwater continues.