Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A plumbing contractor installing a lawn sprinkler system did not install adequate vacuum breakers on the discharge side of the water supply valves. When pressure in a drinking water system fed by the same water main fell below atmospheric pressure, a vacuum was created which caused back-siphonage of stagnant […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A pile driving contractor punctured an unknown underground storage tank which resulted in the release of waste oil. The waste oil impacted adjacent soils and forced the job to stop until the materials could be delineated, excavated and properly disposed.

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A child who lived in an apartment building constructed in the 1970s was diagnosed with lead poisoning. The renovation of the building by a painting contractor allegedly caused unsafe conditions for the child. The parents of the child filed a bodily injury claim against the painting contractor. As part […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A masonry contractor, performing a renovation project at a historic building, was sued by employees of a nearby office building. The claimants asserted that they were exposed to silica dust coming from the job site. The claimants reported damages for bodily injury asserting that required measures were not used […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division Two years after the completion of a new high school, it was determined that the window system used during construction was allowing water to infiltrate the building. Mold was discovered. Faulty installation was part of the issue. The cost to remediate the problem was shared by the General Contractor […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A ruptured fuel hose spilled a few thousand gallons of jet fuel onto the ground at a regional airport. The fuel eventually reached an adjacent river. The contractor responsible for fueling operations paid significant clean-up costs for soil and groundwater as a result of failing to adequately maintain the […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division While installing new electrical lines in a historic building the contractor used a hole saw to cut through a ceiling. Unknown to the contractor, the saw had inadvertently disturbed and released asbestos-containing insulation material. The contractor had to pay for clean-up costs for the asbestos fibers released throughout the […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A drywall contractor was hanging new drywall at a construction project when an employee accidentally drilled through a small water pipe which was located behind the wall. The drywall contractor did not realize the water leak was occurring and the substantial amount of mold grew between the walls before […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Environmental Division A subsurface drilling contractor caused a release of raw sewage into both soil and groundwater after failing to identify a sewer line before drilling. The clean-up entailed the excavation of several tons of impacted soil and caused a number of nearby businesses to be shut down for a few […]

Source: Oakland Tribune, April 7, 2005 For about a year, Lupe Gaytan climbed up and down the 50-foot cofferdam ladders to weld inside the steel legs of the partially built Bay Bridge. When he started, his lungs were fine, he said, referring to a piece of paper indicating he was healthy enough to be fully […]

Source: http://www.theday.com, June 15, 2011 By: Karen Florin Conservancy claims work was harmful to environment The excavators and wrecking balls are long gone from the Fort Trumbull neighborhood, but the demolition of dozens of homes by the New London Development Corp. is still being litigated in a city courtroom. The heavy machinery’s presence was vindicated […]

Source: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com, March 31, 2011 By: Jessica Hoch Winslow Way reconstruction workers discovered contaminated soil near Madison Avenue this week, but city officials said the amount was not unexpected and the project is moving along without delay. About two to three truckloads of fuel-based contaminated soils were located at the corner of Madison Avenue and […]