Hazardous
Waste Management Planning. We offer assistance in all
phases of environmental regulatory compliance—including audits, regulatory
interpretation and analysis, and compliance strategy planning, as well
as compliance training and implementation of recommendations. We
are experienced in the performance of multi-media, single-media (e.g.,
hazardous waste), or operation-specific (emergency response planning)
audits, and can assist in the development of hazardous waste management
plans, spill and contingency plans, and pollution prevention plans.
Regulatory
Compliance and Negotiations. Because most sites lack
definitive regulatory requirements, interpretation of environmental regulations
is critical to determining the most cost-effective and beneficial approach
to minimizing or alleviating environmental risks. Negotiation with
the regulators is also essential to achieving project objectives. Our
proficiency with environmental regulations (Clean Water Act, Clean Air
Act + Amendments, RCRA SARA Title III, FIFRA, TSCA, local UST regulations,
and NPDES permits)—as well as the regulators' trust in our approach—often
translates into accelerated schedules and reduction in project cost.
Property
Transfers. Stellar Environmental Solutions staff have
over 30 years of combined experience with completing Phase I Environmental
Site Assessments (ESAs), and implementing "due diligence" requirements
for real property (lending, transfer, and tenancies). We have performed
over 100 property transfer assessments throughout Northern California,
and are on many financial lending institutions' approved consultants list.
Our Phase I ESAs provide timely, professional assessments of the environmental
condition of real property assets at competitive lump sum prices.
Site
Investigations. Our comprehensive subsurface site investigations
include the following components:
- Determining the
presence of chemical contaminants;
- Defining the
nature and range of chemical concentrations;
- Identifying the
affected media and establishing extent and volume of affected material;
- Describing the
hydrogeologic setting as well as contaminant transport mechanisms;
- Supporting selection
of site-specific applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements
or maximum allowable contaminant concentrations; and
- Providing information
necessary to support evaluation of remedial options during the feasibility
study phase.
Specific services include
drilling boreholes, installing monitoring wells, sampling soil and groundwater,
conducting analytical testing of soil and groundwater, and analyzing
surface water migration.
Feasibility
Studies/Technology Evaluation. We perform feasibility
studies and evaluations of possible soil, groundwater, and/or surface
water cleanup techniques based on the nature and extent of contaminants
present, and potential or existing threats to public health or the environment,
serving to identify, evaluate, and select the most cost-effective and
environmentally appropriate remedial action(s) for site restoration.
Remediation
Design/Implementation. Our remedial design process
includes:
- Bench-scale or
pilot testing;
- Process flow
diagrams;
- Process equipment
schematics and descriptions;
- Site plan with
equipment layout;
- Equipment and
construction specifications;
- Estimated capital,
operating, and maintenance costs; and
- Proposed design
and construction schedule.
Underground/Aboveground
Storage Tank Management. We apply high-quality project
management and technical expertise in engineering and environmental/earth
sciences to our underground and aboveground storage tank projects.
Services include:
- Preparation of
state regulatory tank registration and permit documents, UST removals
and replacements;
- Cost-effective
assessments of tank facilities;
- Tank integrity
testing and evaluation of testing methods;
- Assessment of
tank corrosion control measures;
- Leak detection
surveys, and computer modeling of groundwater contaminant transport;
- Installation
of subsurface leak detection equipment and assessment of newly emerging
detection technology;
- Assessment of
risks associated with UST spills;
- Development of
cost-effective and technically feasible cleanup criteria;
- Negotiation of
cleanup levels with regulatory agencies;
- Assessment of
alternative cleanup methodologies and product recovery techniques;
- Development of
cleanup work plans; and
- Management of
tank removal, cleanup, disposal, and replacement.
Additional
Services.
- Environmental
Impacts Report (CEQA) Support. We offer in-house expertise
in completing EIR and EIS setting, impact, and mitigation measure
sections in the technical areas of geology/soils/seismicity, water
quality, surface hydrology and groundwater, hazardous waste, risk
of upset, and other component issues addressed by such documentation.
We have provided NOP response, public scoping support, and community
relations support.
- Legal Support.
We offer a broad range of legal support services, ranging from third
party review and Phase I ESAs through providing expert witness testimony
and technical support for negotiated settlements or litigation.
- Asbestos and
Lead-based Paint Consulting Services. Stellar Environmental
Solutions can provide asbestos and lead-based paint consulting, engineering,
and industrial hygiene services through our quality subcontractors.
Our client base includes municipal and other government agencies,
universities and school districts, Fortune 500 companies, financial
and banking institutions, real estate development and management firms,
hospitals, and industrial clients.
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