Typical Services
As a proven leader in the environmental field, CA RICH provides the full array of comprehensive environmental consulting services that will be responsive to your every business need. Some of CA RICH’s professional services are summarized below:
- Air Quality Management
- Asbestos, Mold, and Lead Paint Testing
- Brownfield Redevelopment & Certification
- Construction Oversight & Support
- 'E' Designation, CEQR, and SEQRA
- Environmental Inspections
- Groundwater Resource Exploration, Development, Modeling and Management
- Litigation Support and Peer Review
- Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments
- Preventative Maintenance Programs
- Regulatory Compliance
- Remediation Services (Scoping, Costing, Design, Implementation & Operations)
- Risk Assessments
- Storage Tank Compliance
- Wetlands Management
- Other Services
Air Quality Management
- Complete Indoor Air Quality Sick Building Surveys
- Real Estate Appraisal Inspections
- Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring Programs
- Emergency Response
- Soil Vapor Intrusion Studies and Mitigation
- Radiological Conditions
Asbestos, Mold, and Lead Paint
- Asbestos Surveys & Sampling
- Mold Surveys & Sampling
- Lead Based Paint Inspections & Sampling
- Abatement Design Specifications & Bid Documents
- Abatement Project Monitoring & Management
- Independent Third-Party Air Monitoring
Brownfield Redevelopment & Certification
- Preparation of all requisite work plans and reports from the initial Phase I through the Final Engineering Report
- Assisting attorneys and insurance companies with environmental easements, covenants and deed restrictions
- Completing investigations and remedial actions according to development and acquisition schedules
- Implementing the Community Participation Plan
- Working closely with regulators to assure timely issuance of local and statewide “Certificate of Completion”
- Expediting Projects
- Presumptive Mitigation
Before
After
Construction Oversight and Support
- NYCDEP Dewatering Permit including collection of groundwater samples
- Health & Safety Plan Preparation & Enforcement
- Dust and Air Monitoring
- Excavation Oversight
- Waste Disposal and Recycled Backfill Procurement
- Underground Storage Tank Testing and Removals
- Community Participation Plans
'E' Designation, CEQR, and SEQRA
- Phase I ESA & Project Description and Cost Estimating
- Phase II Work Plan and Investigation Health & Safety Plan
- Phase II Investigation - Soil and Groundwater Sampling
- Phase II Report
- Remedial Action Plan and Construction Health & Safety Plan
- P.E. Certified Closure Report for "Notice of Satisfaction"
- Noise/Air Submittals
- Vapor Barrier Design and Oversight of Installation
- Soil Excavation Oversight
- Dust and Vapor Monitoring
- Waste Disposal Procurement
- CEQR EAS Form
Environmental Inspections
- Asbestos, Mold and Lead Based Paint
- Chemical Inventory and Consolidation
- Phase I ESA
- Independent environmental inspections and scheduled/non-scheduled audits of leasehold tenants for landlords, management agents and property owners, creating a baseline of building conditions and enabling recurring alerts for potential environmental problems
- Hazardous substance storage
- Health & Safety
- Permits
- Regulatory Compliance (CERCLA, RCRA, PBS, etc.)
Groundwater Resource Exploration, Development, and Management
- Water requirement estimates (safe yield) for potable and irrigation supply
- Groundwater exploration & development programs, watershed/basin hydrologic budget evaluations, aquifer mapping, well siting, water well design & rehabilitation, and new water sources, water resource management and agency coordination
- Monitoring well design, installation, contractor management, sampling & analyses
- Geological Studies
- Aquifer Mapping
- RCRA Compliance Monitoring, Waste Management, and TSD investigatory activities
- CERCLA (Superfund) groundwater investigations and monitoring
- Compliance monitoring for State and local agencies including SPDES and local permits
- Groundwater Monitoring Sampling Plans
- Monitoring database recordkeeping, reporting, statistical trend analyses, long-term evaluations
- Water-well interference effects, groundwater/surface water interrelationships, diversion permits
- Well field groundwater capture zone modeling
- Water-district facility regulatory compliance and environmental audit reports
- Computer Modeling: MODFLOW, MT3D, MOC, THWELLS, Quickflow, WHPA
Litigation Support and Peer Review
- Case Support, Document & Peer Review
- Expert Witness Testimony and Expert Writing
- Preparation of Affidavits or Depositions
- Litigation Support, Expert Reports, and Opinions
- Site Clean-Up Valuations for Tax Certiorari
- Dispute Resolution
Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments
- Phase I & II ESAs in accordance with current ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM E1527-05)
- All Appropriate Inquiry Environmental Site Assessments
- Additional non-scope items such as radon, asbestos, and lead.
- Reliance Letter
- Completion of full-scale Phase II Investigation (soil, groundwater, vapor intrusion, etc.).
- Real Property Transaction Representation
Preventative Maintenance Programs
- Compliance Inspections/Audits - RCRA, CERCLA, ISRA; etc.
- Design of Health & Safety Plans covering environmental monitoring, worker protection, Contingency Plans, on-site technical support, Site Safety, Worker Training
- Independent environmental inspections and audits of leasehold tenants for landlords, managing agents and property owners, creating a baseline of building conditions and enabling recurring alerts for potential environmental problems.
- Review of appropriate operation permits such as SPDES
- Hazardous Communication Plans
- Inspection of hazardous substance storage
- Review of hazardous waste disposal practices
Regulatory Compliance
- UIC Closures - Storm Drain, Floor Drain, and Cesspool sampling and cleanouts
- Regulatory correspondence
- Permitting and reporting
Remediation Services (Scoping, Costing, Design, Implementation & Operations)
- Phase III Remediation – in response to Phase II ESA
- Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies (RIFS)
- Development and implementation of remedial action programs for hazardous/non-hazardous waste drums, tanks, soil, septic systems and groundwater contamination
- Design, installation & operation of recovery wells and treatment units for groundwater air sparging, bioremediation, chemical oxidation, and pump & treatment systems and plume management and attenuation
- Design, installation & operation of Soil Vapor Recovery programs for both passive and active Soil Vapor Extraction Systems (SVES) and Sub-Slab Depressurization Systems in different soil classifications
- Removal of hazardous and non-hazardous soil and waste by securing licensed waste transporters and disposal facilities
- Soil Vapor Intrusion Investigations and Mitigation
- Importation of Clean Recyclable Fill
- Design, Installation, Certification and Inspection of Vapor Barrier
- Permitting, Management & Certification of removal operations
- Remediation of environmental issues associated with Property Ownership Transfers, Renovations or Redevelopment
Risk Assessments
CA RICH personnel are experienced in the preparation of risk assessments and exposure assessments in support of Site Classification or Closure activities, which includes:
- Preparation of Risk Assessments for soil and groundwater contaminants
- Preparation of Exposure Assessments for all applicable pathways
- Review of Risk Assessments and Exposure Assessments prepared by other firms and agencies
Storage Tank Compliance
CA RICH provides expert services in all aspects of Storage Tank Compliance including:
- Underground Storage Tank (UST) inspection & tightness-testing
- Permitting and removal operations including registration, removals and/or replacements, excavation, soil sampling, disposal, and Closure reports
- Facility-wide tank and waste inventories and management
- Petroleum Spill Closures
Wetlands Management
- Pond Restoration
- Wetland Delineation
Other Services
- RCRA Facility Investigations/Corrective Measures Studies (RFI/CMS)
- RCRA Large Quantity Generator Closures
- Compliance Investigations for State, County, and Town agencies
- SRA Property Transfer Compliance
- NJ ISRA and Connecticut TASA Property Transfer Compliance