Service: Underground Storage Tank Removals

Any unmodified underground storage tanks (USTs) installed before 1988 in California should have been upgraded, replaced or removed by the end of 1998. According to Federal and State of California regulations, December 22, 1998 was the deadline. There is no extension.

Owners who missed this deadline are finding their insurance carriers canceling coverage. In addition, owners who are out of compliance with current tank laws may jeopardize any claims to the State of California UST Fund for financial assistance in cleaning up petroleum leaks.

The following tanks will need to be upgraded, replaced or removed:

* All single-wall unprotected steel tanks storing motor vehicle fuel.
* All tanks that don't have spill and overfill prevention and striker plates.
* All single-wall tanks containing hazardous substances such as chemicals

Also, any piping that does not have secondary containment or corrosion protection must either be upgraded with corrosion protection, subject to local agency verification that the piping is structurally sound, or be replaced with secondary containment.

For detailed UST laws and regulations, please contact the State Water Resources Board, your county health department, or city fire department. Or simply contact The Reynolds Group, environmental consultants, contractors, and specialists for tank removal, upgrade and replacement.

GROUND WATER AND SOIL REMEDIATION (TRG# 5588)

Client:	SCOTTY'S
Proj Mgr:	Daniel Nunez	Completed:	7/17/2007
Industry:	Business Owners Gas Station/ Underground Storage Tank Owners	Service:	Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation Brownfields/redevelopment Ca Underground Storage Tank Removals
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)

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

GROUNDWATER MONITORING (TRG# 5542)

Client:	BARTHELEMY DAIRY
Proj Mgr:	Daniel Nunez	Completed:	On-Going
Industry:	Business Owners Attorneys	Service:	Groundwater Monitoring Benzene Remediation Underground Storage Tank Removals Ca Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation Mtbe Remediation
The purpose of this project was to further assess the vertical and lateral extent of petroleum hydrocarbon impact on soils and groundwater at the site to determine with certainty the depth to groundwater and to determine the direction of groundwater flow. Three monitoring wells and two soil probes were used to accomplish the work.

LA ALAMEDA REGIONAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT (TRG# 6805)

Client:	PRIMESTOR DEVELOPMENT
Proj Mgr:	Not Assigned	Completed:	1/23/2009
Industry:	Attorneys Banks/real Estate Financiers & Investors City, County, State And Federal Agencies Real Estate Developers Manufacturers Real Estate Managers/owners Redevelopment Agencies	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support Soil Remediation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Site Assessment Operations And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems Underground Storage Tank Removals
In a unique government-private partnership, TRG's developer-client pursued development of a major regional retail center on a brownfield property in Los Angeles, CA, that had contained a Former Glass Manufacturing facility and other industries.

PETROLEUM UST CUF APPLICATION (TRG# 6066)

Client:	STRAUB DISTRIBUTING
Proj Mgr:	Al Fuan	Completed:	On-Going
Industry:	Business Owners	Service:	Ca Underground Storage Tank Removals
The Reynolds Group assessed and remediated gasoline (including MTBE) impact to shallow soils and groundwater at the site of a former distribution center. During the completion of vertical and horizontal assessment of the gasoline plume, a groundwater pump and treat system was installed and operated at the site as an Interim Remedial Action to control the off site migration of the gasoline plume in the groundwater.