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Performed RCRA site services,
including: ·
RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) Work Plan for a 700-acre CERCLA
site. ·
Developed work plan objectives and procedures, including an electronic
database to facilitate massive data compilation, for implementation of the
RFI Work Plan. ·
Located, installed, and sample deep soil borings to delineate the
horizontal and vertical extent of hydrocarbon contamination. ·
Performed groundwater modeling and aquifer testing to determine the most
effective well locations for the development and installation of an interim
corrective-measure recovery well system for the removal of contaminated
groundwater. Developed a
stratigraphic model of the entire 700-acre site to target areas requiring further
investigation, and to promote a better understanding of subsurface features
and conditions by customers and regulators. Provided geologic and
hydrogeologic supervisory, management, design, and implementation services
for remediation action at a large CERCLA site in ·
Preparation and implementation of an investigative work plan to define
geology and hydrogeology of main contaminated area (120 acres), including: ·
Supervising installation and logging of 110 deep soil borings and 70 piezometers
to define geology and hydrogeology. •
Using geostatistics to assist in locating significant areas to
investigate. •
Developing and using electronic database to evaluate data. ·
Writing a Remedial Planning Activities report with a conceptual design
for remediation of one portion of the site using geologic and hydrogeologic
data collected at the site. ·
Management of a $3 million annual budget for production, operation,
and maintenance of equipment and crews.
Also managed 18-man drilling and soil sampling crew. ·
Preparing and supervising the implementation of a work plan for
installation and sampling of 210 shallow soil borings in swamp/bayou area,
including: •
Logging and supervising well installation. •
Sampling and analysis of results. •
Providing technical and logistical support for ecological and sediment
risk assessment sampling for swamp and bayou environments. •
Evaluating and reporting on data and the sampling results to the EPA
and other interested parties. ·
Designing, logging, registering, and supervising installation of 195
recovery wells for removal of hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater, and
compiling well information into an electronic database for use in geologic
cross-sections and mapping. ·
Writing and implementing a work plan for installation and sampling of
27 monitor wells, including: •
Supervising installation of the wells. •
Sampling on semi-annual schedule. •
Analyzing sampling data. •
Performing statistical analysis to measure accuracy. •
Reporting sampling results to the EPA. ·
Set-up and operation of an on-site hydrogen gas detector to measure
groundwater samples. ·
Identification of three areas for well installation and sampling in
order to evaluate the site hydrogeology and target the risk of contaminant
migration into the 400-foot sand of the Baton Rouge Aquifer. ·
Preparation of a work plan for installation of wells to sample for
hydrocarbons, ions, and dissolved gases.
Later, complied data into electronic database and evaluated and
reported the sampling results. ·
Selection of two areas of the site for a natural attenuation study by
evaluating existing data on soil and groundwater contamination, installing
wells, sampling wells, and analyzing and interpreting the results. ·
Developing plans for monitoring and depicting surface water and
groundwater conditions and flow both at and adjacent to the site, including: •
Preparing procedure for measurement of groundwater levels in all wells
on a monthly basis. •
Preparing potentiometric maps and hydrographs depicting site
conditions using groundwater level data. •
Planning, installing, and monitoring a stream monitoring system, using
data loggers to continuously monitor levels in bayous and the Mississippi
River to observe recharge effects on groundwater at the site. ·
Participating in development of site models, including: •
Supervising selection of groundwater models and providing technical
support in the development and use of the site models. •
Providing technical assistance in development of a 3-dimensional
stratigraphic model of areas of the site using Earth Vision software. ·
Planning, constructing, and operating a test tank based on conditions
at the site in order to test hydrocarbon flow on a pilot-scale. ·
Providing geologic and hydrogeologic assessment for LDEQ Solid Waste
Permit application. Prepared post-closure permit
renewal application for a closed Hazardous Waste Management Facility,
including preparation of groundwater protection and corrective action plans
for monitoring and remediation of demonstrated EDC contamination of soil and
groundwater at the facility site. Developed and implemented a work plan for installation of monitor
wells, including 400- and 600-ft. wells, to sample for EDC, metals,
volatiles, and semi-volatiles for the purpose of groundwater remediation and
contaminant plume delineation in an area surrounding a chemical manufacturing
facility which had vinyl chloride and EDC contamination of soil and
groundwater. Sought and obtained authorization from the federal Environmental Protection
Agency for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to administer
the LDEQ RCRA I, II, and III Hazardous Waste Programs, and LDEQ Corrective
Action Program, in lieu of the federal programs. Prepared new hazardous
waste regulations for LDEQ, including: ·
Preparation of the Louisiana Attorney General’s Statements
addressing the regulations’ and enforcement program’s consistency
with federal regulatory programs for submittal to the EPA in the State’s application for
authorization of LDEQ hazardous waste regulation program. ·
Development of regulations for importation of hazardous waste into ·
Assessment of the environmental and economic impact of proposed
hazardous waste regulations on the State of Prepared EPA Grant
Packages, including mid-year and end-of-year work plans establishing baseline
hazardous waste inspections, permits, and reporting requirements for LDEQ. Prepared responses
for, and negotiated with, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
regulatory personnel regarding a Compliance Order issued against a chemical
manufacturing facility. The Compliance
Order required the facility to modify existing programs for corrective action
and remediation of contaminated groundwater, to develop groundwater models of
potential contaminant transport, and to accurately delineate the contaminate
plume. |
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