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Environmental Due Diligence Services
When commercial and industrial properties are sold, the due diligence process usually includes evaluating potential liabilities associated with any residual contamination. This involves conducting a Phase I environmental site assessment, which uses existing information from public and private sources to make the evaluation. If the Phase I assessment indicates that contamination is likely, sampling may be required. In that case, a Phase II assessment is conducted, and the sampling results are used to refine the estimate of associated liabilities.
Regulatory Enforcement Compliance Services
Over the past twenty years, good management practices have resulted in fewer accidental releases of industrial chemicals. Nevertheless, releases still occur, and regulatory agencies have strict requirements for dealing with such situations. Legal enforcement actions may include the evaluation and modification of relevant facilities and operations. It is usually . And in some cases, it is necessary to mitigate potential exposure by removing the contamination or otherwise remediating the site. Hyde personnel have assisted firms with enforcement compliance throughout the Midwest, and we are experienced dealing with the legal, insurance, and technical issues that frequently accompany the regulatory enforcement compliance process.
Voluntary Compliance Programs
Many states have programs that enable firms to deal with situations on a more flexible basis than they would under traditional regulatory enforcement. Participation is frequently voluntary and is often linked to the purchase or sale of a property. Most states also have programs that focus on specific sources of contamination such as leaking underground storage tanks (LUST), dry cleaner facilities, and agricultural chemicals. For the most part, these programs utilize an approach called risk-based corrective action. This approach enables the responsible party to account for site-specific conditions and potential impacts of a site on nearby wells, streams, and other potential environmental receptors. Hyde routinely assists companies with state compliance programs throughout the central United States. We specialize in quantifying the fate and effect of contaminants, and evaluating environmental risks by applying sound science and experience at site throughout the nation.
Environmental Audits Services
Environmental audits are a valuable management tool for identifying and assessing problems that can have a detrimental impact on overall corporate performance. Specific benefits typically include: Ensuring regulatory compliance and reducing the potential for fines. Reducing non-regulatory liabilities. Reducing potential issues in the event of a property transaction. Reducing energy and waste costs. Environmental audits are an important, positive component of an effective corporate environmental management program, and self-initiated audits are the best means for a company to identify and then deal with issues before they become a significant concern. Although there are many standards for environmental audits (such as ISO 14010), many firms tailor their audit programs to a particular need or management concern. Hyde can assist your firm by providing an independent, one-time evaluation or by helping you to establish an effective audit program.
Groundwater Hydraulics Services
In some cases it is necessary to predict the behavior of groundwater systems, such as stream-aquifer interaction, well hydraulics, interference effects, localized infiltration, and contaminant transport. Reliable predictions cannot always be made, however, usually because of insufficient subsurface data. Despite the limitations, there are situations where predictions are useful. The key is to understand how the uncertainties relate to the result, and to choose a predictive tool that is appropriate to the situation.
