Stormwater Management for Scrap Metal Buying Facility
Project Details:
Beginning in 2014, KERAMIDA assisted a scrap metal processing facility in managing its stormwater to prevent migration off-site. The facility was required by state and federal regulatory agencies to address soil and stormwater impacts from its operations.
KERAMIDA designed a gravity-fed drainage basin system to address the mechanical failures, capacity and pumping limitations, and excessive labor and maintenance costs that were associated with the previous system. The basin design eliminated the migration of stormwater onto adjacent streets and properties and provides immediate and passive control of stormwater during peak flows. The design also addressed noncompliance events resulting from collection and pumping failures. The initial design included flocculation for solids removal as a method for reduction in PCB levels. However, after startup, the basin was determined to be capable of solids settling without the addition of flocculant polymers.
KERAMIDA also assisted the Client with soil removal under TSCA self-implementing provisions, asbestos sampling of houses on land acquired to install the basin, and negotiations with state and federal regulatory agencies for approval of the design.
Related Services:
KERAMIDA is a trusted provider of testing and remediation management services for asbestos, mold, and lead. Our team has extensive experience with mold inspections, mold testing and removal management, indoor air quality sampling and monitoring, asbestos inspections and removal oversight, lead testing and abatement.
KERAMIDA's environmental engineering and remediation services are led by an experienced team of professionals with a wide range of expertise from Superfund Site cleanup to ERD remediation for TCE & PCE impacted sites. Our groundwater and soil remediation solutions for contaminated sites are creative and cost-effective.
