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Remediation Services

Remediation of contaminated properties involves a great deal more than simply applying appropriate technologies. With few exceptions, remedial action often involves multiple responsible parties, multiple governmental agencies (sometimes with competing concerns) and multiple stakeholders with keen interests in the approach and outcome. New England EnviroStrategies brings the requisite technical expertise but augments that with strategic thinking to facilitate solutions that protect human health and the environment, meet regulatory stipulations while acknowledging and accommodating stakeholder views.

Stakeholder Input

Stakeholder input is vital to the remedial process, and New England EnviroStrategies brings decades of experience in communicating complex information to lay audiences in a manner that facilitates understanding and buy-in. We know from experience that early and frequent communication with stakeholders plays a vital role in the success of a remedial project.

Specific Services

  • GIS-aided system design
  • Gap analysis and assessment
  • Regulatory intelligence
  • Remedial alternative outcome modeling
  • Clear and concise communication
  • Mediation support
  • Cost allocation

Site Conditions

We begin the process by developing a firm understanding of the site conditions, often beginning with a thorough compilation of existing data. On virtually all projects, New England EnviroStrategies employs a geodatabase and a geographical information system (GIS) to compile, visualize and evaluate site data. Managing georeferenced data in three and four dimensions allows us to rapidly interpret data to discover relationships, patterns and trends that might not otherwise reveal themselves in conventional analysis.


Mediation Support

Remediation efforts need to be properly conceived, designed and executed. New England EnviroStrategies works with clients and regulatory agencies to develop and implement approaches that solve the problem for the least expenditure. We have the depth and breadth of experience to know how to match the hydrogeological realities with engineering limitations to arrive at optimal solutions.

Project Example

The State of Vermont required remediation of perchloroethene-contaminated soil and groundwater at a former dry cleaning facility in Bennington. The site today lies within a large, busy parking lot accommodating vehicles from several national retail chains.

New England EnviroStrategies worked with four different potentially responsible parties, State regulatory officials, representatives of the Town of Bennington and the national chains to develop a remedial approach that maximized source control and management of migration while minimizing site disruption and cost.

Following a detailed data review and compilation of existing data into GIS, New England EnviroStrategies used that information to produce a groundwater flow and transport model showing that insitu chemical oxidation could reduce PCE concentrations to meet regulatory goals. A sodium permanganate oxidation remedy was subsequently chosen by the State and implemented at the site by New England EnviroStrategies. The site is currently in monitoring mode and is projected to save approximately 40% in cleanup costs relative to more invasive and disruptive technologies, while still meeting project objectives.