Smith-Emery GeoServices - Project Spotlight

The body of federal and state environmental regulations is becoming increasingly complex. From a client's standpoint, it is often very difficult to determine which regulations apply to a problem or release at a specific point in time. It is also difficult to maintain a current understanding of the ever-changing body of regulations that apply to the many environmental situations managers of operating plants must face.

Smith-Emery provides an array of regulatory support services to assist clients in addressing the relevant regulations. The intent of our services is to allow our clients to maintain control of their remedial actions and not to blindly follow standardized regulations. These services apply to a variety of environmental management situations, including:

Preparing permit applications.
Negotiating permit conditions.
Establishing the scope of services and strategies for conducting facility assessments and investigations, corrective measurement studies, corrective actions, RIs, FSs, remedial designs, and construction activities.
Negotiating site-specific contaminant cleanup levels.
Negotiating the scope of contaminant monitoring programs.
Negotiating regulatory waivers and petitions.
Maintaining close coordination between regulatory agencies and owner/operator responsible parties.
Complying with permit conditions, as well as compliance orders, notices of deficiency, and other legal actions.
Addressing enforcement proceeding requirements.

Smith-Emery has successfully obtained such permits as underground storage tank (UST) removal permits, site assessment and characterization permits, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, and Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) / Stormwater discharge permits.