Category Archives: Environmental
Brownfields Assessment and Remediation
Hamilton Canal District Lowell, Massachusetts The Hamilton Canal District area consisted of approximately 15 acres of formerly vacant and under-utilized land in downtown Lowell, MA. Watermark assisted the City of Lowell with their plans to redevelop this area into a new vibrant mixed-use neighborhood. To assess subsurface environmental conditions, the City procured Watermark to conduct American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and subsurface investigations at ten properties on a fast-track schedule that coincided with the City’s aggressive public marketing of that area. Watermark subsequently assisted the City in obtaining four Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, Charlestown, Rhode Island Watermark provided project planning, remedial action construction and site restoration services, closure reporting, and development of a long-term monitoring plan as part of remedial actions at this Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS). The planning component of this remediation project included substantial coordination and negotiations with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) culminating in an Alternative Method I Cleanup Goal for Site soils which reduced the excavation footprint by more than 40%. Active remediation efforts included the removal of approximately 5,000 tons of clean cover soils, active dewatering to reach aviation gasoline…
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Fort Drum Jefferson County, New York Watermark provided environmental services associated with the revision of the Title V Air Permit and Contingency Plan including collection of Geospatial Data in support of the Contingency Plan revision, at Fort Drum. Watermark reviewed the information in existing spill plans including relevant information on spill response resources, spill prevention procedures, and spill prevention training. The Watermark Project Team visited 30 facilities identified as requiring site mapping and/or predictive modeling. The Watermark Project Team also visited the 157 sites having propane tanks to observe the condition of each tank, the surroundings of each tank (e.g.,…
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Wallops Flight Facility Accomack County, Virginia The scope of services included investigations, feasibility studies, design, and engineering services for the assessment and remediation of Hazardous Toxic and Radiological Waste and Munitions and Explosives of Concern. Watermark provided environmental engineering services associated with the collection and analysis of soil and groundwater samples and other field activities at eight Main Base containerized hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste – petroleum, oils, and lubricants storage and distribution Areas of Interest (AIs) at the Main Base sector of the Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County, Virginia. There were eight AIs and a historical pipeline included…
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Various Locations, Massachusetts Watermark was awarded Master Services Agreements (MSA’s) with several financial institutions including banks and credit unions (Confidential Clients). As part of these MSA’s, Watermark routinely performed environmental due diligence services to support property transfers, refinancing and/or bankruptcy proceedings. Properties assessed include commercial, industrial or residential properties. As part of the environmental due diligence services, Watermark conducted a thorough review of state and federal environmental databases and historic sources (fire insurance maps, aerial photographs, historic topographic maps, historic atlases and city stree t directories). Interviews with town officials (Assessor, Conservation Commission, Fire Department, Board of Health, Public Works,…
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