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Entries for November 1-30, 2011

Case Study of Dual Tanker Spill Events onto a Roadway Embankment with Assessment of Multiple Remediation Strategy Effectiveness and Carbon Footprint Analysis

Timothy L. Harman, P.E.
Handex Consulting & Remediation - Southeast LLC
17th Annual Florida Remediation Conference
13 & 14 October | Orlando, FL

A spill from a fuel tanker rollover generated an emergency response on a Florida roadway. The spill involved fuel impacts to the travel lanes, the embankment supporting the on ramp, and the retention pond at the toe of the embankment. Subsequent interim source removal activities included soil excavation, free-product recovery, multiphase extraction, and a series of chemical oxidation injections, performed as a remediation pilot study. As the cleanup progressed and a remedial action plan was being considered, a second spill event occurred at the same location 2.5 years after the first one. The second event underwent additional assessment, and two parties moved forward with a shared remediation design and implementation. The remediation plan implementation consisted of two chemical injection events into the shallow portion of contaminated groundwater. The first injection event consisted of a chemical oxidation reagent and the second event of injection of a mixture of chemical oxidation and biostimulation reagents. A third injection event consisted of a deeper injection interval with a biostimulation reagent only. This case study chronicles the implementation of multiple assessments and remediation implementations for multiple spill events for a similar location, for a site with multiple stakeholders and multiple constraints, including work alongside an active roadway and in advance of a proposed roadway construction corridor project.

Source: http://www.clu-in.org/products/tins/

Contact Tim Harman, P.E.
321.441.9801

Handex Consulting & Remediation, LLC (HCR) and more notably our president, Irvin Heath, is pleased to share with you that the prestigious industry management firm of Zweig White has selected HCR for placement in their elite group as one of the HOTTEST FIRMS IN 2011! HCR was selected for inclusion into this elite group after they considered over 80-90,000 other industry architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms. Placement on this exclusive list was based on performance and four year revenue trends - even when confronted with today’s difficult economic times.

This is a tremendous accomplishment and we would invite you join us in thanking our HCR Team that works so hard to make all this possible. HCR continues to provide high quality professional Consulting, Remediation, Construction, Emergency Response, Drilling, Assessment, and Sludge Dewatering services as we have for over 40 years.

At HCR, we don’t overdo it – we just do it right the first time!

Handex Consulting & Remediation – Southeast, LLC (HCR), more notably our Director, Irv Heath, has been diligently working with the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association (FPMA) and their attorneys, while serving as the FPMA Chair of the Environmental Committee. The long awaited Low Score Site Initiative (LSSI) was finally passed in the Florida Legislature on November 16, 2010.

Effective November 17, 2010, any site with a priority ranking score of 10 points or less may voluntarily participate in LSSI, whether or not the site is eligible for state restoration funding. The great news for business and property owners is that sites that are eligible for state restoration funding may receive payment of pre-approved costs, including 6 months of groundwater monitoring, not to exceed $30,000 for each site. Up to $10 million per fiscal year will be made available, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Through the assessment process, if the site meets the specified criteria, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) shall issue a determination of “No Further Action” acknowledging that minimal contamination is detected, the FDEP may issue a site rehabilitation completion order.

The intent of the LSSI program is to eliminate sites from the program; not fully assess the sites.  FDEP expects most sites to not require anywhere near $30,000 to get to closure.  Assessments will be streamlined to collect only enough data to determine if the site will qualify for Site Rehabilitation Completion Order (SRCO), No Further Action (NFA), or No Further Action with Conditions (NFAC). At the end of the first event the site owner will have an opportunity and be required to review the initial assessment data with the contractor and decide if they want to proceed toward an SRCO, NFA, or NFAC.  The interim deliverable will include a signed document by the property owner on which path they choose. If a site does not qualify for closure based on site conditions, then no deductibles will be collected and the site will go back onto the pre-approval list for future funding based on the score and funding thresholds.

The benefits for site and business owners that participate in the LSSI program include obtaining valuable information about the property for little to no cost to the site owner, potentially increasing the property’s value, as well as the closure from the site assessments that removes an “environmental cloud” from the property’s value.

LSSI is providing to be one more value added service for our clients here at HCR. For more information about LSSI, please do not hesitate to contact HCR with any questions.

Handex Consulting & Remediation, LLC

Corporate Office

Mike Scaringella

Director of Operations, SE

(321) 441-9801 ext. 1500

mscaringella@handexmail.com

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Join Handex Consulting & Remediation, LLC (HCR) at the 2011 Sunshine Food & Fuel Expo, one of the biggest and most exciting events of the summer! Come win a prize at the HCR booth #337! Get details on our new locations, our additional service capabilities, and catch up on industry news like coal ash regulations and LSRPs. We hope to see you there!

When: July 31^st - August 1^st 2011               

                Schedule of Events

                Floor Map of the Expo

Where: The Gaylord Palms Resort

                6000 West Osceola Parkway

                Kissimmee, FL 34746

                Gaylord Palms Website

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The Sunshine Food & Fuel Expo brings together over 1,000 attendees, representing over 5,000 convenience stores that include petroleum marketers, dealers, and non-petroleum marketers consisting of supermarkets and superettes.  Petroleum fuel suppliers, marketing personnel, and representatives from equipment and services companies also attend.

For more information on events being held at the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association’s annual Convention and Expo please see their website.

Handex Consulting & Remediation, LLC (HCR)

(321) 441-9801

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Health and Safety Training

HCR’s commitment to aggressive Health and Safety Programs result in HCR maintaining one of the best safety records in the industry. HCR is one of only a few consultants nationally licensed in the Loss Prevention System (LPS). With a professionally trained Health and Safety Team, HCR is available to provide health and safety training and services to companies and subcontractors too small to employ their own in-house safety program or to larger companies looking to improve their existing programs. HCR brings real-world experience to your company to ensure the safety of your employees as well as ours.

Loss Prevention System

LPS is a behavioral change focused management system that combines structured industry best practices such as Job Safety Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, and Loss/Near Loss Investigations with employee behavioral assessments such as Loss Prevention Observations, Safe Performance Self Assessments and Stewardship activities. HCR utilizes the LPS tools to prevent all types of losses including personal injury, property damage and loss of quality work product. LPS training, required for all HCR personnel and subcontractors, provides direction and enjoys senior management support from the top down, while solving problems from the bottom up.

Consulting and Training

HCR offers customized Safety Seminars with over twenty 1-hour courses, including monthly “brown bag” meetings, as well as OSHA Training and 3 levels of HAZWOPER Training. All HCR employees have 40-hour HAZWOPER and annual 8-hour refresher training, which we also offer to clients. HCR has zero tolerance for drug and alcohol usage with an ongoing random testing program and maintains a certified Drug Free Workplace.

If you have any questions or are in need of our services, please feel free to contact HCR.

Maureen Davis, Director of Health & Safety
(321) 441-9801 ext. 1549
mdavis@handexmail.com

Handex Consulting & Remediation’s Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience and begin a rewarding career in the environmental services industry. By facilitating a full turnkey learning environment, students are given the ability to be involved in many different aspects of the industry, gaining many valuable skills that can be applied to educational as well as real world scenarios. HCR’s ethical approach to teaching and providing a value added hands-on experience is what makes us the optimal choice when selecting an internship program. Whether you’re a student or a university faculty member, the HCR Internship Program may be of interest to you. But don’t take our word for it, ask the interns!

“During my time here at HCR, I feel as if I have learned more about the business world than I have in my scholastic career. I’ve realized that you truly don’t know much until you actually apply what you’ve learned. Thanks to HCR, I’ve had a lot of opportunities to apply my education.”

- Soren Christensen

“HCR has an amazing internship program. It has allowed me to gain real life working experience and the way the program is set up makes being an intern here at HCR a meaningful and exciting opportunity.”

-          Sloan Hagerty

 “I started out as an intern at HCR. There’s no company that gives you a more diverse learning experience. HCR facilitates your working environment so that you can see the project from start to finish. HCR prides itself in giving students a full portfolio of skills. I was able to see so many different aspects of the company and take pride in my work. I went on to become a full time employee at HCR, and I couldn’t be happier about the opportunity.”

-          Aubree Rider

For additional information, please contact
Kay Moody, Director of Human Resources

321.441.9801 Ext. 1551
kmoody@handexmail.com

LSSI Updates

LSSI is providing to be one more value added service for our clients here at HCR. Any site with a priority ranking score of 10 points or less may voluntarily participate in the Low Scored Site Initiative program (LSSI), whether or not the site is eligible for state restoration funding. The great news for business and property owners is that sites that are eligible for state restoration funding may receive payment of pre-approved costs, including 6 months of groundwater monitoring, not to exceed $30,000 for each site. When property owners participate in the LSSI program owners may be able to increase the value of their properties by utilizing free program funding to remove the current environmental cloud on their property. Feel free to contact HCR for more details. The final updates are now available on the FDEP’s website and can be found here:

Procedural & Technical Guidance for LSSI

Statutory Language for Chapter 2010-278, Laws of Florida

LTNAM Updates

Long Term Natural Attenuation Monitoring (LTNAM) is referred to as passive remediation. It is a popular approach to risk management in the Petroleum Cleanup Program. LTNAM is cost effective in its approach and often provides clients with a budget friendly solution to environmentally impacted sites. Final updates for LTNAM can be found here:

Procedural & Technical Guidance for LTNAM

Statutory Language for Chapter 2010-278, Laws of Florida

Priority Score Funding

The DEP has determined that a downward score adjustment for the priority score funding threshold is prudent at this juncture. Therefore, effective January 3, 2011, the score has been adjusted from 56 to 49. The Petroleum Cleanup Preapproval Program spending procedures for fiscal year 2010-2011 dated July 1, 2010 apply. Questions regarding these procedures should be directed to either Charles Williams @ (850) 245-8863 or Mike Ashey @ (850) 245-8821.

Resource: www.dep.state.fl.us

Mike Scaringella

(321) 441-9801 ext. 1500

mscaringella@handexmail.com

Irv Heath

(321) 441-9801 ext. 1527

iheath@handexmail.com

On May 9^th, 2011, Handex Consulting & Remediation - SE, LLC‘s Mount Dora Corporate Office, Operations and Southeast Construction will be moving to the following locations:

CORPORATE OFFICE

1350 Orange Avenue, Suite 101

Winter Park, FL 32789

Phone 321-441-9801

Fax 321-594-2710

*Extensions will remain the same

SOUTHEAST CONSTRUCTION & OPERATIONS

6756 Edgewater Commerce Parkway, Suite 200

Orlando, FL 32810

Phone 321-800-3951

Fax 321-800-3957

*Extensions will remain the same

See you there! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

Aubree Rider

407-440-5433

arider@handexmail.com

At Handex Consulting & Remediation, LLC (HCR), we recognize that developing and executing the right environmental solutions requires a full portfolio of skills. Our unique blend of hands-on field-tested and proven experience, regulatory expertise, and a professional staff sets us apart from other environmental consultants. Through remediation of various environmentally impacted sites, the redevelopment processes contribute to the creation of jobs much needed in the current economy.

Currently, HCR is managing a unique project of redeveloping a former gas station into a pharmacy. Our services for this project include but are not limited to, site assessments, construction, shoring installation, excavation, UST removals, remediation system installation, bioremediation – specifically ORC injection, as well as soil and groundwater remediation.

This redevelopment and investment of real property with a previous environmental issue, similar to those of a Brownfields site, will be responsible for creating jobs and stimulating growth, while enhancing environmental sustainability. HCR is proud to be working on such an influential project that will affect the community in such a positive way.

For more information, please contact HCR:

Christian Holmstrom

813-626-4646 ext 1148

cholmstrom@handexmail.com

Timothy Foster

813-626-4646 ext 1151

tfoster@handexmail.com