ASTM Phase I and II
Environmental Site Assessments
Westford, MA
Challenge:
ES&M was contracted by a small town in Massachusetts to conduct an ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment at a former anodizing and electroplating facility that had been abandoned and left vacant for several years. The Town was in the process of foreclosing on the property due to non-payment of taxes.
The property was once a wool mill and was subsequently subdivided into two parcels that experienced different uses. The subject site was used for metal plating, and historic records revealed numerous hazardous waste storage violations and an in-house waste water treatment plant also was the subject of enforcement actions. The Phase I process identified several recognized environmental conditions on both the subject and adjoining properties, and also provided valuable information on the types of chemicals used. Historic usage of the properties resulted in metals, cyanide and dioxin contamination.
Solution:
ES&M prepared a Phase II work scope based upon information obtained during the Phase I assessment. The site investigation included the completion of soil borings at depths where contamination was suspected based on previous research and site characteristics; installation of groundwater monitoring wells, and the collection and analysis of soil and groundwater samples for specific compounds identified as contaminants of concern in specific locations where impact was likely.
With the Phase II work complete, ES&M then advised the town on possible remedies to address each issue identified. We worked with the Town's Reuse Committee, and developed cost opinions for cleanup based on different reuse scenarios.
ES&M was contracted by a small town in Massachusetts to conduct an ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment at a former anodizing and electroplating facility that had been abandoned and left vacant for several years. The Town was in the process of foreclosing on the property due to non-payment of taxes.
The property was once a wool mill and was subsequently subdivided into two parcels that experienced different uses. The subject site was used for metal plating, and historic records revealed numerous hazardous waste storage violations and an in-house waste water treatment plant also was the subject of enforcement actions. The Phase I process identified several recognized environmental conditions on both the subject and adjoining properties, and also provided valuable information on the types of chemicals used. Historic usage of the properties resulted in metals, cyanide and dioxin contamination.
Solution:
ES&M prepared a Phase II work scope based upon information obtained during the Phase I assessment. The site investigation included the completion of soil borings at depths where contamination was suspected based on previous research and site characteristics; installation of groundwater monitoring wells, and the collection and analysis of soil and groundwater samples for specific compounds identified as contaminants of concern in specific locations where impact was likely.
With the Phase II work complete, ES&M then advised the town on possible remedies to address each issue identified. We worked with the Town's Reuse Committee, and developed cost opinions for cleanup based on different reuse scenarios.