Project Case History

Construction Site Gasoline Soil Vapor Extraction

Under 70,000 sf, $16M Building

 

Project Owner: Major News Publication Facility

Location: Athens, Georgia

Contract Value: $270,000

 

 

 

Problem

  • Construction Stopped for 4 Months
  • Free Product Under 70,000 sf Building Foundation
  • Geology - Fractured Rock (Granite Schist)
  • Remedial Plan to Obtain Building Permits from State Fire Marshal
  • Perform Remediation Concurrent with Construction

 

 

 

Approach

  • Mobilized Portable Treatment Plant
  • Demonstrated Hydraulic Connectivity & Manageable Free Product Removal
  • Remediation Initiated During Construction (Soil Vapor Extraction/Ventilation)
  • Designed Remedial System & Coordinated Installation with Building Construction
  • Located Source & Determined Source Stopped
  • Secured Building & Occupancy Permits from State Fire Marshal

 

 

 

Project Benefits

  • $16 Million Building Completed
  • Mobile Groundwater Treatment Facility Used in Final Design
  • Developed Technical Data Base for Responsible Party Cost Recovery
  • Remediated 600 cy of Soils Onsite
  • Free Product Removed after 2 Years of Operation
  • No Vapors Detected Under Building

 

 

Publication Facility with Treatment Plant

 


Contamination in Fractured Rock

 

Remtech Twin Stripping Towers

 

BioVent & Ventilation System



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