Liberty Environmental, Inc. services

The core mission of any environmental firm is to advance the understanding of natural systems as they relate to everyday operation of business and industry. By applying this philosophy, Liberty Environmental promotes practices designed to preserve and protect the natural environment. We use our comprehensive knowledge of the natural sciences to perform studies that identify and protect wetlands, watercourses and the watersheds that sustain them. We design options for mitigating affected wetlands and perform restorations of damaged stream systems. Liberty Environmental also has the unique ability to identify sensitive habitats of endangered or protected plant and animal species. These services, when taken collectively, provide expert evaluations considered by decision makers in today’s business world as key components of smart development and sustainable land use initiatives.

Greenhouse gas regulation, management and reporting is one of the fastest evolving environmental issues affecting business today. Liberty Environmental helps companies manage their climate change impacts – from implementing consistent greenhouse gas tracking at multiple international facilities for Fortune 500 companies to assisting small businesses understand and quantify their carbon footprints.

Air quality dispersion modeling and ambient air monitoring are required for complex air permitting projects and are important components of regulatory agency air quality planning. Liberty Environmental’s air dispersion modeling expertise includes PSD NAAQS and PSD increment modeling, state air toxic modeling, and air quality planning services for government agencies. Our modeling expertise includes the ISC, AERMOD, and CALPUFF EPA regulatory models and the HYSPLIT trajectory model. Our GIS and mapping capabilities provide graphics that clearly communicate air modeling impact results and assist in communicating mitigation options. Liberty Environmental also provides air toxic impacts assessment and risk assessment services.

Liberty Environmental routinely prepares air permit applications for customers at manufacturing plants nationwide. We have permitting and technical contacts with over 30 state air regulatory agencies, EPA Region offices, and EPA headquarters offices. We routinely prepare PSD and NSR major source permit applications that include air dispersion modeling studies, BACT analyses, air emission inventories, and regulatory assessments. We have also prepared numerous state construction permit applications, Title V renewal applications and minor modification submittals.

Liberty Environmental has broad expertise in the technical and economic evaluation of air pollution controls. Our engineering staff has decades of experience in manufacturing industries prior to their consulting careers. As such, we have contacts with many pollution control vendors and can sort through performance claims, compare pollution control systems and assess their relative capital and operating costs.

In order to protect against environmental liabilities, it is critical for commercial property purchasers to conduct appropriate due diligence prior to acquisition of a site. Liberty Environmental has conducted thousands of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and through our involvement in ASTM Committee E50, we stay ahead of the curve in the latest standards for conducting All Appropriate Inquiry. Our experience and knowledge enable us to communicate the real environmental risks and propose common sense solutions to prospective purchasers, their lenders and attorneys.

It is not uncommon for redevelopment projects to be delayed due to the difficulties posed by hazardous building materials. Building inspection by certified individuals, preparation of a thorough materials inventory and preparation of management plans and demolition specifications enable building projects to progress smoothly, ensure that worker and occupant health is protected and help avoid costly penalties from regulatory agencies due to hazardous material mismanagement.

Today’s risk-based approach to corrective actions at brownfield, hazardous waste and other contaminated sites requires a high level of scientific expertise and an understanding of federal and state regulatory programs. Application of our expertise in contaminant fate-and-transport modeling, risk assessment and use of institutional and engineering controls, ensures that remedial efforts are guided by informed decision making that takes into account the planned site use and human exposure pathways. Liberty Environmental’s experience in this area places our clients at the forefront of this rapidly changing, innovative field.

Liberty Environmental’s storage tank services span all levels of tank management–from tank system design, to tank inspection, spill plan development, tank removal and corrective action. Our staff has presented to national audiences on spill prevention planning and we have managed hundreds of storage tank removals, leaking tank investigations and remediations. Through our understanding of modern technological developments in tank materials, appurtenances and containment devices, we provide protective system designs that avoid future liability from spills and leaks.

Engineered remediation systems remain a large part of environmental cleanup solutions, and our team of experts brings an unequaled level of complementary skills to our system designs. Through the collaborative efforts of our diverse team of scientists and engineers, we design and operate efficient, innovative treatment systems designed to fit each site’s unique setting and remedial objectives.