CASE STUDIES
Auto Repair Facility
Scope
Soil Assessment, Remedial Investigation & Restoration
Client
Town of Davie, Broward County, Florida
Challenge
The Town of Davie purchased a 2.5-acre parcel of land. A fuel filling station and auto repair service center had been previously in use on the site. The Town engaged GeoTech to conduct a source removal of petroleum impacted soil and site investigation.
The investigation identified gasoline and diesel hydrocarbon contaminated soils and groundwater which posed a risk to future development, adjoining parcels and the environment. Contamination within the soil & groundwater was identified as posing a risk to the environment.
Solution
Following the findings of the initial site investigation by others, GeoTech was contracted to remove the petroleum impacted soil, conduct passive groundwater recovery and long-term monitoring of groundwater. A waste oil tank was also removed.
Contaminants Treated
Gasoline, Diesel & used oil
Media
- 4,000 gallons of contaminated water
- 1,046 tons of contaminated soil for thermal treatment
Result
- All contaminated soils removed
- Groundwater contamination reduced significantly to implement Post Active Remediation Monitoring
Duration
Source removal in 7 days
Groundwater monitoring 12 months
What does the client say about us…
Neil and his team initiated the remediation procedures, guided us through the process, advised on many aspects of the work and the compliance issues surrounding it all, to ensure we ended up with a clean site, complete with the regulatory approvals. GeoTech won this contract on a competitive bid and completed with 6% overage due to the unknown waste oil tank. We continue to work with this firm on the ongoing monitoring activities at the site.