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ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTING & CONTRACTING
Industry: Drycleaners
Commonly, dry cleaners use a substance called PCE in their clothes-cleaning processes. PCE is a substance with known health risks which sinks when it makes contact with wet soils and groundwater. Because PCE is heavier than water, it is called a Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) or a “sinker” because it sinks to the bottom of water tables. Small amounts of PCE released to soil have a tendency to spread horizontally and vertically from the source area. PCE soil vapor plumes exist below many older dry cleaning sites, creating potential health risks to building occupants and may impact groundwater. TRG has assessed and/or remediated hundreds of dry cleaners.
TRG is expert in the environmental audits of dry cleaners, the performance of subsurface assessments (including soil gas surveys, soil and groundwater sampling, and groundwater well installation). If PCE is detected, TRG has extensive experience resolving the case. TRG’s remediation techniques have included excavation, in-situ extraction, and chemical injection. In addition, given current regulatory trends, TRG is expert at conducting the work that is necessary to determine if health risks may exist in properties or adjoining sites using vapor intrusion model calculations.
TRG has assisted clients on a variety of legal issues associated with dry cleaners including, but no limited to: assignment of responsibility in a Federal litigation, diminution of real property value, Superfund responsible party designation, third party litigation regarding off-site impacts, and determination of most appropriate, timely, cost effective remedial solutions.
TRG is expert in the environmental audits of dry cleaners, the performance of subsurface assessments (including soil gas surveys, soil and groundwater sampling, and groundwater well installation). If PCE is detected, TRG has extensive experience resolving the case. TRG’s remediation techniques have included excavation, in-situ extraction, and chemical injection. In addition, given current regulatory trends, TRG is expert at conducting the work that is necessary to determine if health risks may exist in properties or adjoining sites using vapor intrusion model calculations.
TRG has assisted clients on a variety of legal issues associated with dry cleaners including, but no limited to: assignment of responsibility in a Federal litigation, diminution of real property value, Superfund responsible party designation, third party litigation regarding off-site impacts, and determination of most appropriate, timely, cost effective remedial solutions.
DRY CLEANER SOIL AND GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION (TRG# 6597)
| Industry: | Drycleaners |
Manager: | Not Assigned |
| Service: | Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Groundwater Remediation |
Started: | 1/1/2006 |
| Client: | DOUBLETREE CHEVIOT HOLDINGS, LLC | Completed: | On-Going |
| The goal of this current project is to expeditiously obtain a "No Further Action Letter" after the PCE impacted soils and groundwater are adequately addressed. | |||
DRYCLEANER PCE CONTAMINATION (TRG# 6875)
| Industry: | Drycleaners Insurance Companies |
Manager: | Gwen Tellegen |
| Service: | Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Drycleaner Pce Contamination Site Assessment Health Risk Assessments |
Started: | 1/18/2006 |
| Client: | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Completed: | On-Going |
| Unhappy with the work of previous consultants, this out of state insurance company turned to The Reynolds Group to assess the extent of PCE in the soil around the dry cleaner. | |||
DRYCLEANER LUMP SUM SOIL REMEDIATION (TRG# 5806)
| Industry: | Drycleaners Real Estate Developers Real Estate Managers/owners |
Manager: | Ed Reynolds Jr. |
| Service: | Soil Remediation Site Assessment Operations And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems |
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| Client: | HARBOR 22, LLC | Completed: | 10/23/2003 |
| At this drycleaner only vadose zone soils were impacted by PCE - it did not spread to groundwater. The dry cleaner had moved out of its tenant space and a computer retailer moved in. TRG provided a lump sum (guaranteed maximum) contract to complete assessment and perform soil remediation via soil vapor extraction. |
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DRYCLEANER ASSESSMENT (TRG# 1)
| Industry: | Drycleaners Real Estate Developers |
Manager: | Ed Reynolds Jr. |
| Service: | Site Assessment |
Started: | |
| Client: | TYR SPORTS, INC. | Completed: | On-Going |
| After unsatisfactory work was conduscted by another consultant, this client hired The Reynolds Group to conduct an environmental assesment of the premises. | |||
MAJOR RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER DEMINIMUS STATUS (TRG# 6782)
| Industry: | Attorneys Business Owners Drycleaners Real Estate Developers Real Estate Managers/owners |
Manager: | Gwen Tellegen |
| Service: | Usepa Superfund -- Responsible Party Representation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Site Assessment |
Started: | 1/1/2004 |
| Client: | MAJOR CONFIDENTIAL RETAIL CENTER OWNER | Completed: | On-Going |
| This large Regional Shopping Center was a suspected contributor to a newly designated Superfund Area. The Reynolds Group provided site assessment and regional data review to establish and argue de minimus status. | |||
LODI NEWS SENTINEL (TRG# 6273)
| Industry: | Drycleaners Manufacturers Redevelopment Agencies Attorneys Brownfield Industry Stakeholders |
Manager: | Gwen Tellegen |
| Service: | Litigation Support Health Risk Assessments |
Started: | 1/1/2003 |
| Client: | CASSEL MALM FAGUNDES LLP | Completed: | 11/30/2005 |
| The Reynolds Group was asked to provide expert consulting services related to this major case in the City of Lodi. This was one of the most prominent dry cleaner cases in the State of California in the last decade and involved a number of players including the City of Lodi, a local dry cleaner, TRG's client, and a host of other participants in this Federal matter. | |||