RT ECP: Env. Contractors

January 11, 2017

Kingston property owners sue for damages allegedly caused by sinkhole repair

Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com, January 9, 2017 By: Paul Kirby Residents near the former Washington Avenue sinkhole are suing the city and construction firms for damage allegedly done to their properties in the course of remediation work. The lawsuit — filed in state Supreme Court in Ulster County — claims similar damages to the properties of all […]

August 4, 2016

Federal Environmental Requirements for Construction

Source: http://www.cem.va.gov What Do You Need to Consider? Do you perform clearing, grading, or excavation activities? Do you build roads, golf courses, playing fields, homes, or buildings? Are you involved in demolition activities? Will you discharge dredged or fill material to a waterway or wetland? Are you involved in tunnel or pipeline projects? If so, […]

June 11, 2013

Some treated sewage sludge likely spilled into Harford's Deer Creek, MDE says

Source: The Aegis (Bel Air, MD), June 10, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A small portion of the nearly 5,500 pounds of treated sewage sludge that spilled after a truck accident in northern Harford County late last week likely entered Deer Creek, according to state environmental officials. Jay Apperson, a spokesman with the Maryland Department of […]

July 1, 2011

Environmental Contractor – Petroleum

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division While performing soil removal activities at a Brownfield project the accidentally broke an abandoned underground petroleum pipeline with their excavator. Product was released causing extensive contamination. The contractor was held responsible for the cost to remove the pooled petroleum, the contaminated soil and to confirm that groundwater had not […]

May 31, 2011

EPA to remove contaminated soil from Nepera Superfund site

Source: http://www.strausnews.com, May 27, 2011 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday released a plan to remove contaminated soil from the site of former lagoons at the Nepera Chemical Company Superfund site in Hamptonburgh. The 29.3-acre site is a former industrial waste disposal facility. Between 1953 and 1967, lagoons at the site received approximately 50,000 […]

March 14, 2011

Bledsoe diesel spill

Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 10, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An environmental cleanup crew is soaking up the remains of a 200-gallon diesel spill that happened in Bledsoe County when a tractor-trailer flipped over on a hairpin curve. Bledsoe County 911 dispatcher Patricia Edmons said the call came in about 11:50 a.m. CST Tuesday […]

August 13, 2010

Vacuum Hose Failure During Fuel Tank Cleaning

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM An XL insured environmental services contractor was hired to perform tank cleaning services by their client, an industrial facility. While undertaking those services, a four (4) inch hose connected to the insured’s vacuum truck failed. Forty gallons of fuel oil was released onto the ground and flowed into an […]

August 13, 2010

Underestimated Emissions Data Submitted to Regulators

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM An environmental consultant insured by XL was contracted to provide environmental permitting services for its client, a manufacturer of wood products. The insured’s client planned to construct a batch plant facility and the insured was retained to assist in obtaining the required air permit. The permit was issued and […]

August 13, 2010

Faulty Groundwater Management Plan

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM A construction manager (CM) retained an XL insured environmental consultant to perform hydro-geological services for the construction of two high rise residential towers. The insured prepared a groundwater management plan which included the design of a dewatering system and monitoring of the dewatering activities during excavation. After construction completion, a sinkhole and […]

August 13, 2010

Error in Cap Testing Data Submitted to Regulators

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM An XL insured environmental consultant provided landfill closure services to a landfill client. The insured’s services included certification to authorities of the moisture content of the soils used in the landfill cover. Incorrect cap testing data was inadvertently used in the insured’s closure certification to state authorities. This error […]

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