Impact Environmental (New York) services

Impact Environmental provides consultation on all aspects of environmental engineering. Impact Environmental can prepare applications for State Pollutant Discharge and Elimination Systems (SPDES) permits. The firm has filed and obtained numerous SPDES permits for industrial facilities involving both contact and non-contact processes.  Air process, exhaust or ventilation systems permits involving the preparation of stack test protocols and air impact analysis reports are executed with licensed stack testing firms. These permits and the associated reports are prepared in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws (6 NYCRR Part 212, 40 CFR Part 60). Transfer station and disposal facility permit applications are filed pursuant to Title 6, NYCRR Part 360 specifications. Permit application strategies are designed to anticipate and relax public concerns.

From large-scale dewatering of sites for the installation of foundations to the removal of standing rainwater in shallow contaminated excavations (unwatering), Impact Environmental has a broad expertise in groundwater management services. The industrial nature and shallow water table of our geographic service area has created many challenges in executing our services. Foremost, is the high volume of contaminated water that must be discharged onto land underlain by aquifers and/or surrounded by recreational waterways of high quality.

The recent surge in real estate sales and values has prompted developers and speculators to take a second look at properties with environmental problems. In some cases the problems are mitigated and the properties redeveloped under the umbrella of broad-scoped government programs that offer financial reimbursement for some or all of the cleanup costs (e.g. the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program). Still the majority of these properties are mitigated in case-specific regulatory programs that are ultimately financed by the real estate equity. In both cases, it is often impractical to restore the site to ambient conditions. Rather, cleanup is pursued to a de minimis level that will restore property value and maintain a low-risk to occupants and the environment. This is often achieved by the design and implementation of a remedial program that administratively controls site land-use and physically removes exposure pathways (such as vapor intrusion).