Remediation Management and Implementation
While site assessments for everything from merger and acquisition activity to Brownfield redevelopment are a large portion of The Payne Firm’s resume, our abilities do not end when environmental contamination has been identified and quantified. We stand ready to implement and manage the remediation effort those assessments dictate.
 
The Payne Firm has a proven track record of remediating contaminated soil and groundwater. Most importantly, we understand the importance of selecting the most appropriate and cost-effective remediation techniques and technologies, matching the needs of our clients – including minimizing the disruption of their business – with the regulatory requirements of the project.
 
The Payne Firm has remediation experience in virtually all soil and groundwater contaminates, including petroleum products, agricultural chemicals, fuels, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds and metals. Our remediation efforts, too, cover a wide range, from excavation and disposal to pump-and-treat, soil vapor extraction, air sparging, ozone sparging and bioremediation.

 
Paul Brown Stadium - Construction Project, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Payne Firm was selected by Hamilton County as environmental manager for all subsurface environmental conditions encountered at the construction site. A portion of our activities as manager was to develop appropriate bid specifications (County and AIA format) for all subsurface issues requiring remediation, such as UST and oil/water separator removal activities and associated remediation. Our ability to communicate complex environmental issues allowed us to prepare this document for our client in a complete, concise, and effective manner. Once bids were received, we provided assistance in bid analysis and recommendation on contract award.


EM Science - Chemical Manufacturing and Warehousing, Cincinnati, Ohio
Representatives of the Payne Firm have been involved in an RI/FS investigation with corrective interim actions since 1981 at this facility. The interim actions included the design, Ohio EPA liaison, bidding, and construction oversight/monitoring for a $3,000,000 french drain to intercept contaminated ground water. This french drain is 30 feet deep and 400 feet long with three pumped lift stations. The project activities included initial field investigation, conceptual design, management of plans, specifications, and engineering subconsultants, evaluation of construction bid packages, regulatory interface/negotiations, field construction management/oversight, and management of O&M of the system for currently 10 years.


Confidential Client - Printing Facility, Middletown, Ohio
The Payne Firm provided remediation services for contaminated soil and ground water at a printing facility with a record of hazardous waste spills, mainly tetrachloroethylene. The facility was located in a public drinking water well field. The work was completed under Administrative Consent Orders between the OEPA and our client. After the nature and extent of soil and ground water contamination were determined, remediation technology options were screened to select the treatment technologies that would meet the OEPA objectives as cost effectively as possible. A remediation plan was prepared for the treatment of soil and ground water by combined soil vapor extraction and air sparging. Competitive bids were requested from remediation contractors. The remediation plan was implemented and the concentration of tetrachloroethylene in ground water was reduced from 35,000 ug/l to less than 5 ug/l in less than 120 days, restoring the aquifer to acceptable drinking water conditions.


Confidential Client - Printing Facility, Indiana
The Payne Firm provided remediation services for ground water at a printing facility with a history of tetrachloroethylene spills. The project was completed as a voluntary cleanup. After the nature and extent of soil and ground water contamination were determined, a remediation plan was prepared for the containment of contaminated ground water. Competitive bids were requested from remediation contractors. The remediation plan was implemented and the containment system has been in operation since 1993. Bioremediation has been recently implemented at the residual source area and has significantly reduced the contaminant levels.