Environmental Waste Management Associates LLC (EWMA) services

EWMA first offered fixed-price remediation service in 1992; well before any other consulting firm even considered such an approach. Since then, EWMA introduced the SECUR-IT Guaranteed Fixed-Price Remediation and Insurance Program in 2001. As an Environmental Liability Transfer tool, SECUR-IT provides for peace of mind regarding cost uncertainties related to acquisition or redevelopment of an environmentally distressed property. EWMA can offer insurance from both known and unknown contaminants, as well as third-party liability for the owner of a contaminated property. This is all done with a fixed-price contract for environmental remediation that EWMA guarantees and typically an insurance policy from an A.M. Best A rated carrier.

EWMA has performed over 1,500 Brownfields related assignments throughout New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut for more than 60 municipal and private party developers.  This work has ranged from simple property assessments and non-intrusive environmental evaluations (e.g., Phase I assessments) to multi-million dollar, highly complex, long term investigations and remedial cleanup actions.  EWMA has a strong record of performance with assisting site owners and developers in investigating sites to quantify remediation cost and remediating sites to gain regulatory clearance.  We have also designed a unique remediation program, known as SECUR-IT, which provides a guaranteed fixed-price for the remediation which is backed by an environmental insurance policy to limit environmental liability.

EWMA has extensive experience conducting regulatory compliance audits to meet state and federal environmental regulations.  EWMA will conduct an audit of your property and confirm compliance with current environmental standards and procedures, including environmental permitting, and record keeping.

As litigation consultants, we are highly skilled in making complex environmental investigations and cleanups comprehensible.  We help our clients, judges, attorneys, and juries understand the technical aspects of an environmental litigation case by clearly explaining the various findings of our data review and interpretation, including professional opinions regarding the date and responsibility for a release.  This service has been instrumental in resolving litigation, insurance, and refinancing matters.

EWMA conducts underground storage tank closures and site assessments to determine if a discharge from the tank has occurred. We have closed a wide variety of underground storage tanks from large 10,000-gallon industrial tanks that contained various chemicals and petroleum products to small 550-gallon homeowner heating oil tanks. While many companies provide tank closure services, EWMA stands apart by providing comprehensive environmental consulting services during the tank closure process. We have the staff on hand to handle all the remedial investigation, cleanup, and regulatory filings and reports necessary to achieve regulatory compliance for an underground storage tank closure.

Indoor air quality has become an increasingly important issue, as office buildings have been made air-tight for energy conservation purposes, which keeps airborne contaminants within the building where employees spend most of their working day.  Buildings above or close to contaminated soil or groundwater often have vapor intrusion from volatile organic compounds that rise up through the ground and enter the building, a condition known as vapor intrusion.  EWMA indoor air quality experts offer cost-effective and practical approaches to assessing and mitigating risks related to vapor intrusion and indoor air quality problems.