Service: USEPA Superfund -- Responsible Party Representation
On occasions, The Reynolds Group is hired by entities that may be party to a Superfund action. The US Federal Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) designates certain properties or areas as "Superfund Sites" and seeks to recover costs to remedy from responsible parties. The Reynolds Group has represented numerous potentially responsible parties (RP's) since 1989. Many of The Reynolds Group's clients, through The Reynolds Group's work combined with strong legal counsel, have received "de minimis" classifications meaning that their liability for participating in financing cleanup was limited.
Major Retail Shopping Center DeMinimus Status (6782.XIV)
| Client: |
MAJOR CONFIDENTIAL RETAIL CENTER OWNER |
| Proj Mgr: |
Ed Reynolds Jr.
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Completed: |
06/07/2008 |
| Industry: |
Real Estate Developers
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Service: |
Usepa Superfund -- Responsible Party Representation
Litigation Support
Regulatory Response & Negotiation
Health Risk Assessments
Site Assessment
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| This Regional Shopping Center lies in an area that is being considered for Superfund status because of its location relative to a regional groundwater contamination issue. The client has been designated as a potential Responsible Party (PRP). The site also lies near a major stream tributary and soil conditions are very rocky. The Reynolds Group was able to bring the client back into the good graces of the regulatory agency by negotiating a reasonable scope of work for additional site assessment. The Reynolds Group also performed a detailed review of adjacent potential cases that highlighted the possibility of off-site contamination. The investigation including installing "semi-permanent" soil vapor probes to a depth greater than 150 feet below ground surface and sampling them. Based on the results of the sampling The Reynolds Group prepared an expert's consulting report that detailed why the client should be considered at most a "de minimis" contributor to any regional groundwater issue. TRG noted that there is a neighboring large contributor to the contamination that seems to have caused most of the problems. The Reynolds Group is currently working to minimize the clients PRP liability and is working closely with legal counsel to craft strategies regarding coordinating work with the off-site PRP. |