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Key M&A Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation Project Descriptions
M&A has undertaken many projects on behalf of various local authorities to assist them in meeting their requirements under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Part IIA) to determine:
The UK has a long industrial history which has left a legacy of impacted land. M&A has, and continues to work with various councils to complete investigations, risk assessments and remediation considerations on a variety of sites, the former uses of which include; a tannery, oil and dye works, bleaching grounds, builders yards, timber yard, brass foundry, former landfill sites, coal mining affected areas, areas of former mineral railway lines, petrol stations, infillled quarries and areas with extensive deposits of made ground from an old chemical works. On-site services provided include monitoring well installation, sampling, gas monitoring, and ambient air monitoring. Risk assessments have been undertaken utilising current industry methodologies, including soil guideline values (SGVs), RBCA and SNIFFER methodologies to determine if source-pathway-receptor relationships exist at the sites in question. Investigations have resulted in development of conceptual site models for the sites concerned which identified potential source-pathway-receptor relationships and constraints on development based on appropriate risk assessment methodologies in the UK. M&A has also provided site restoration strategies and associated restoration cost estimates to assist in planning and funding efforts. ^ Top Confidential Client, Stepps, Lanarkshire, Scotland A fast tracked desk-top study and focused intrusive investigation were completed for a former landfill in Lanarkshire. Investigations were completed to assist the client in the property acquisition and to provide details on any potential liabilities associated with the purchase. Advice was also given on the potential restrictions on development of the site given the constraint associated with historic land use. M&A completed a focused desk-top study and intrusive investigation to assess the ground conditions at the Site. Investigations included soil boring installations, soil and groundwater sampling, and completion of gas monitoring to assess on-site gas generation and potential off-site migration. M&A prepared a concise report detailing ground conditions at the Site, potential land use restrictions, liabilities, and issues which may be considered in future site redevelopment or planning application. This enabled the client to purchase the property with an initial knowledge of the Site constraints and to factor potential restoration costs into the total purchase price of the Site. ^ Top Cable Manufacturer, Glasgow, Scotland Fast-tracked subsurface investigation activities for an inner city site in Glasgow, Scotland included expedited subsurface explorations, soil sample collection and testing, and related environmental consulting services to support a telecommunications cable installation for Scottish Power. Information provided by the local Council indicated that soil at the cabling site could contain unknown contaminants originating from an adjacent former unlicensed landfill. Approximately 600 cubic meters of suspect contaminated soil were included within the study area and evaluated for landfill acceptance during this project. M&A implemented a fast-tracked in-place soil sampling programme to assess the actual quantity of contaminated soil requiring disposal at a licensed landfill. M&A's subsurface investigation approach used a state-of-the-art Geoprobe direct-push drilling method to collect continuous soil cores along a major Glasgow roadway/roundabout. Unlike trial pit sampling, the Geoprobe drilling method eliminated the possibility of cross-contamination of soil samples from one soil stratum to another. Laboratory test results for soil samples were compared to applicable risk standards to identify contaminated soil requiring management as special waste. M&A promptly provided the client with a concise report that helped segregate contaminated waste from uncontaminated soil during the cabling project. Further to this subsurface investigation, the client met its legal obligations under the Duty of Care provisions pursuant to Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1990. Furthermore, M&A provided the client with the capability of off-site soil management planning in advance of the actual site work. This approach helped the client to reduce total project costs and meet its project milestones. The client has since retained M&A for additional subsurface investigation services and follow-up technical support on the telecommunications cabling project. ^ Top Manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards, Scotland, M&A were retained by a Scottish printed circuit board manufacturer to complete a site condition report as part of the facilities' Part A IPPC permit, as required under Section 2.3 Surface Treating of Metals and Plastic Materials. Completion of the site condition report involved extensive review of the permitted installation comprising the main facility building, as well as a number of associated areas such as raw material and waste storage areas. M&A completed a review of the historic and current usage to determine the potential for existing site impact. Review of the installations' environmental setting in order to understand the nature, extent and behaviour of contamination that may be present, as well as to establish the sensitivity of the site and surrounding area, enabled development of an initial Conceptual Site Model (CSM) depicting relations between sources, pathways and receptors which may be present at the site or surrounding area. The site condition report provided an initial site condition statement as well as an action list, which the client and SEPA will utilise as a point of reference (baseline) against which later determinations can be made as to whether or not deterioration of the Site has taken place from the operations covered by the PPC permit. M&A provided a comprehensive deliverable enabling a duly made approval of the PPC permit application by SEPA. Decision is currently pending on the action items highlighted through the site condition report, including recommendations for a focused Phase II Investigation at select areas of concern identified. M&A continue to work with this client and shall assist with any additional IPPC actions for the facility as required. Click here to read selected project descriptions for our Contaminated Land Services. ^ Top |
