Various State and Federal programs including voluntary cleanup actions, CERCLA, and RCRA, require owners and operators of hazardous waste sites or hazardous substance releases, including releases from underground storage tanks, to be responsible for cleanup costs and damages relating to these releases. Summit knows the baseline regulatory requirements for these programs and conducts an RI/FS on behalf of our client when a significant release has occurred which cannot be simply contained or removed.

The goal of a remedial investigation is to cost effectively characterize the physical and chemical structure of the subsurface and actual or potential impacts of the release to human health and the environment. Summit has conducted over 1,500 mitigations and investigations for petroleum and hazardous substance releases across the United States. Summit has established a solid reputation for managing both routine and sensitive projects with rapid, thorough characterization of the subsurface using both conventional and innovative technologies. Summit brings added value to your remedial investigation by utilizing field time as efficiently as possible and maximizing data collection and data quality.

Experience

Summit has successfully utilized the following remediation technologies:

• Rotasonic drilling techniques for fast soil sample collection in difficult geologic conditions;
• Geoprobe® for direct conductivity, vapor, soil, and groundwater sampling;
• On-site analytical laboratory for immediate analysis of vapor, soil, and water samples;
• Site-wide geophysical characterization with electromagnetics and ground penetrating radar; and
• Delineation with Global Positioning System and Geographical Information Systems (GPS/GIS).
  

Drill Rig

Our experienced field personnel understand the scope of remedial investigations and control the direction of the project with your objectives and a focus toward site closure in mind.

Feasibility studies utilize information from the remedial investigation to identify and evaluate alternative response actions and the feasibility and effectiveness of their implementation. Summit’s feasibility study experience ranges from small projects with one or two presumptive technical remedies to large-scale projects requiring evaluation of many alternatives and process options.

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Summit believes our clients have a role in selecting a suitable remedy, and benefit from a realistic evaluation and analysis of closure options taking into account cost, effectiveness, implemetablity, and acceptance. Summit controls cost and increases progress towards remedy selection by combining our knowledge and experience with real-time site-specific data collected during the remedial investigation.

Summit has successfully defended, implemented, and continues to consider risk assessment, natural attenuation, and innovative technologies in the range of reasonable and cost effective alternatives for our clients.