Service: Brownfields/Redevelopment

Brownfields are defined as real properties whose reuse or redevelopment may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these Brownfields takes development pressures off of undeveloped land, and both improves and protects the environment. Currently many Brownfield projects are considered �in-fill� development opportunities in urban areas.

Since 1989 The Reynolds Group (TRG) has been helping Brownfield stakeholders, including property owners, their advisors, attorneys, and community redevelopment agencies bring Brownfields back to productive use.

Beginning with the Due Diligence process, TRG is expert at identifying potential environmental liabilities and assets that impact property redevelopment. Because of its extensive experience with thousands of properties, TRG can advise clients on the economic costs, schedules, regulations, and potential funding sources for environmentally impaired real estate. Working hand in hand with legal counsel as appropriate, TRG can advance projects independently or in conjunction with the formal regulatory process. TRG�s background and knowledge in the areas of development and business principles allow it to craft solutions that create �win-win� situations for buyers, sellers, financiers and developers.

TRG is respected by the regulator community and the person assigned to your project will be someone who knows how the regulators work. This knowledge is vital when assessing options for development of properties.

GROUND WATER AND SOIL REMEDIATION (TRG# 5588)

Industry:	Business Owners Gas Station/ Underground Storage Tank Owners	Manager:	Daniel Nunez
Service:	Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation Brownfields/redevelopment Ca "lust" Clean Up Fund Projects Underground Storage Tank Removals	Started:	1/1/2007
Client:	SCOTTY'S	Completed:	On-Going
This high profile project was undertaken in a dense residential commercial area of Long Beach, California, across from a fire station. Public interest and concern about noise were paramount concerns. The Reynolds Group performed assessment and pilot testing and eventually installed a full scale air sparging system to remove gasoline from the groundwater.

SOIL REMEDIATION (TRG# 5931)

Industry:	Gas Station/ Underground Storage Tank Owners	Manager:	Not Assigned
Service:	Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation Underground Storage Tank Removals Brownfields/redevelopment	Started:	1/1/2001
Client:	VICTORIA GAS	Completed:	11/1/2005
A gasoline service station owner in Los Angeles approached TRG after being frustrated by previous consultants� failed attempts to close the project.

HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT (TRG# 6425)

Industry:	Real Estate Developers	Manager:	Not Assigned
Service:	Health Risk Assessments Brownfields/redevelopment Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation	Started:	2/1/2005
Client:	SILVERCREEK PROPERTIES	Completed:	8/1/2005
In this case, the client had acquired a property and was constructing a classic retail center with fast food restaurants and a Starbucks. When contamination was discovered, the project was threatened to be put to a hault.

USEPA FUNDED REMEDIATION FOR NON-PROFIT (TRG# 6737)

Industry:	Brownfield Industry Stakeholders Non-profit Organizations City, County, State And Federal Agencies	Manager:	Daniel Nunez
Service:	Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation Brownfields/redevelopment	Started:	8/1/2005
Client:	LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE	Completed:	On-Going
This brownfield site acquired by a non-profit dance studio in South Central Los Angeles was found to be highly impacted by gasoline from former Underground Storage Tanks (UST�s).

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (TRG# 6687)

Industry:	Metal Finishers Manufacturers Business Owners	Manager:	Gwen Tellegen
Service:	Hexavalent Chromium Clean-up Brownfields/redevelopment Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation	Started:	8/1/2005
Client:	CHROMAL PLATING & GRINDING	Completed:	On-Going
The Los Angeles Regional Water Board (LARWQCB) began searching in the early 2000�s for sources of chromium that had impacted key beneficial drinking water supplies in the Los Angeles area. One of TRG�s clients, a plating company, was asked to look into its past practices and assess the subsurface because another Fortune 500 company downgradient had detected highly elevated concentrations of chromium and believed it to originate from TRG�s client. Working with the law firm of Franklin, Bevins, Walsworth & McCall, TRG was able to advance work enough to demonstrate that the problem at the Fortune 500 company was more likely its own problem than TRG�s clients. By creating a compilation, surveyed regional issues report, TRG was able to graphically demonstrate that its client�s chromium issue was "de minimus". In this case, TRG worked through its clients insurer, Zurich Insurance North America.

BROWNFIELD SPILL RESPONSE & CLOSURE (TRG# 7063)

Industry:	Real Estate Developers Brownfield Industry Stakeholders	Manager:	Gwen Tellegen
Service:	Brownfields/redevelopment Regulatory Response & Negotiation	Started:
Client:	7TH STREET DEVELOPMENT	Completed:	On-Going
Following the release of a significant quantity of PCB containing oils from a former electrical switching building, TRG assisted the Brownfield property developer with spill cleanup, documentation and closure activities for their site.

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