Environmental Remediation Consulting

Another in-situ remedial technology is enhanced bioremediation which is also known as enhanced aerobic bioremediation. Natural bioremediation (breakdown) requires the continued presence of bacteria, nutrients, oxygen and moisture whereas enhanced bioremediation is used to accelerate naturally occurring bioremediation of contaminants in the subsurface. Bioremediation provides a supplemental supply of oxygen to bacteria (normally limiting factor). It can increase the rate of contaminant breakdown...

House Enrollment Act (HEA) 1162 requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to consider risk-based solutions to environmental impacts. An important part of risk based thinking is the use of “Multiple Lines of Evidence”. This webinar with summarize risk-based closure thinking and explain how “Lines of Evidence” are used in the process of obtaining environmental closure. You will learn what specific “Lines of Evidence” are most helpful and why.

August Mack Environmental, Inc., a full-service environmental, health and safety (EH&S) consulting firm, is pleased to the promotion of Bennett Thayer to Office Manager for the Dublin, Ohio office. Since joining August Mack in 2004, Thayer has served as a field scientist, staff scientist and project manager.

With more than eight years of experience, Thayer specializes in local, state and federal environmental compliance; environmental, health and safety (EH&S) servicing and reporting;...

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPAs) technical regulations for underground storage tanks (USTs) are designed to:

• Reduce the chance of releases from USTs (Construction & Installation)
• Detect leaks and spills when they do occur (Design)
• Secure a prompt cleanup (Notification)

The notification performance standards are:

• USTs must be registered with the agency and appropriate fees paid
• Releases (suspected and confirmed) reported within 24-hours to implementing agency

• Reduce the chance of releases from USTs (Construction & Installation)
• Detect leaks and spills when they do occur (Design)
• Secure a prompt cleanup (Notification)

The installation performance standard for a new or upgraded UST installation Performance Standards for New or Upgraded USTs requires that:

• Installation of USTs must be performed by Qualified Contractors and Certification...

• Indiana
• Ohio
• Michigan 
• Pennsylvania 
• Missouri

An underground storage tank system (UST) is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground.

If you have an UST on your property, you need to consult with an environmental remediation specialist to learn how to handle the environmental compliance requirements tied to USTs.
 

August Mack Environmental, Inc., a full-service environmental, health and safety (EH&S) consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Michael Schutz was selected as the first president of the Midwestern States Environmental Consultants Association (MSECA). Schutz is the environmental due diligence and site investigation/remediation/closure department manager for August Mack’s Indianapolis office and has been with the company for more than 20 years.

MSECA was founded in 2009 as a technical...

August Mack was contracted by a corporation to implement eCAP^® at its facility. The benefits to this organization of outsourcing its environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance have been two-fold. First, compliance has become a manageable component of daily operations and the corporation has realized tangible and intangible cost savings. The organization estimates that one facility will save $15,000 in outside consulting fees, $10,000 in regulatory training and approximately $30,000 to...

August Mack was retained by a client to complete a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plan for the Ohio plant. The purpose of this project was to ensure the facility’s compliance with the SPCC requirements codified in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 112 (40 CFR 112). The scope of work for this project included compiling pertinent operational information for the site, conducting a site inspection/assessment of the facility and preparing the SPCC plan for the...

Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of sustainability and "green" initiatives in business today, August Mack is leading the way in developing and implementing successful sustainability programs for a number of clients in various industries. Additionally, we have taken a look at our own business model and implemented a sustainability plan aimed at further reducing our own impact on the world. As a testament to our sustainability efforts, we have successfully reduced our carbon footprint...

The word “compliance” typically evokes thoughts of overwhelming, complicated and constantly changing regulations with the fear of looming penalties and regulatory inspections. Not to mention, in a society that is becoming more environmentally-focused by the minute, environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance is becoming a high priority for every business. While the benefits of achieving and maintaining compliance from a regulatory standpoint are important, workplace compliance also is...

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