Location: Michigan

An owner of a dry-cleaning business had a location they leased where the prospective sale of the property necessitated environmental due diligence (Phase I/II ESA) to support the transaction.

The Phase II ESA identified the presence of soils with solvent concentrations above state cleanup levels (i.e. volatilization to indoor air). The Phase II ESA conducted by the prospective purchaser identified contaminated soil and groundwater.

The client’s initial consultant recommended, and was ready to implement, soil removal inside the building without consideration of structural and waste management issues. At this point the client contacted BLDI to assess the recommended approach.

BLDI discussed the client’s ultimate goals, including a no action alternative, and development of an interim remedy to reduce concentrations of contaminants in soil to below volatilization to indoor air and soil saturation clean up levels. To accomplish these goals, BLDI installed and operated a soil vapor extraction system inside the building over a three month period.

Implementation and completion of this scope of work reduced the level of contaminants in the soil, met the client’s goals, and allowed the proposed transaction to take place.

Project Category:
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Due Diligence