Soil and Groundwater Investigations

Chemical and petroleum contamination of soils and groundwater can pose a significant risk to human health and the environment, as well as being a costly liability to property owners and lending institutions. Saban has expertise and experience in addressing regulatory requirements associated with the assessment and remediation of soil and groundwater contamination.

 

Hydrogeological Assessments

Saban's staff includes professional geologists and engineers with extensive training and experience in subsurface assessments, who have performed hundreds of soil and groundwater evaluation projects throughout the southeast and mid-atlantic region. In addition, Saban's engineering staff has experience in the development and implementation of soil and groundwater remediation projects.  Saban's capabilities include:

 

ü Groundwater monitoring and sampling;

ü Assessment of soil/groundwater;

ü Aquifer characterization and modeling;

ü Evaluation of remedial alternatives;

ü Design and construction management;

ü System operations and maintenance.

 

Hazardous Waste/Superfund Site Evaluation & Remediation

Saban can assist clients in complying with federal and state regulations governing site investigation and cleanup activities at sites requiring corrective action under RCRA, or at inactive/abandoned sites regulated under CERCLA/Superfund. Saban has experience in the technical aspects of the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, as well as the expertise to represent clients during negotiations with regulatory agencies.  Saban's services include:

 

ü Confirmatory Sampling (CS) Plans;

ü RCRA Facility Assessments (RFAs);

ü RCRA Facility Investigations (RFIs)

ü Development of Corrective Measures Studies;

ü Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study;

ü CERCLA/Superfund sites.

 

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Management

Current federal and state regulations and increased public awareness of environmental impacts from leaking UST incidents have resulted in the need for specific expertise in UST assessment and remediation.  Saban has extensive experience in:

 

ü UST assessment and closure;

ü Assessment of soil and groundwater contamination;

ü Evaluation of remedial alternatives;

ü Design, installation and monitoring of remedial treatment systems.

 


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What is CERCLA?

CERCLA stands for Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act gives the EPA the authority to clean up abandoned, leaky hazardous waste sites.  CERCLA (or Superfund, as it is more commonly known) was passed in December 1980 in response to the discovery in the late 1970s of a large number of abandoned, leaking hazardous waste dumps that posed a serious threat to both human health and the environment. CERCLA was designed to impose cleanup and reporting requirements on the private sector, as well as federal facilities, by:

- Identifying those sites where releases of hazardous substances had occurred or might occur, and pose a serious threat to human health, welfare, or the environment;

- Taking appropriate action to remedy those releases; and

- Seeking that the parties responsible for the releases pay for the cleanup activities.

 

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