RCRA, CERCLA, Hazardous Waste
Our Experience
- Spill Prevention Countermeasures and Containment (SPCC) Design
- Hazardous Site Investigation
- Landfill Design, Closure, and Monitoring
- Secondary Containment Design of Hazardous Chemical Storage
- Waste Sampling and Identification
- Environmental Compliance Assessments
- Waste Handling and Management Options
The management and mismanagement of hazardous waste has become an international concern. In the United States, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) are the two sets of regulations primarily concerned with the management and mismanagement of hazardous waste.
Complete Solutions
Trileaf offers turnkey environmental services directed at helping our clients to cope with hazardous waste regulations and best management practices. Working with our clients and the regulatory agencies, Trileaf provides practical, cost-effective solutions that are acceptable to both parties. Hazardous waste services offered by Trileaf include site investigations, data analysis, site remediation, site monitoring, and compliance reporting. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, Trileaf can also offer industrial process evaluation and hazardous waste reduction services.
Experienced Staff
Trileaf has addressed hazardous waste concerns throughout the nation. Whether it is a simple SPCC plan, evaluating the hydrogeology and contaminant migration at a major bulk storage facility, or designing the final closure of a solid waste landfill, our firm offers the experienced staff required to get the job done.
Partial Client Listing
- Chicago Milwaukee Railroad
- City of Decorah, Iowa
- Farmers Cooperative
- Featherlite Trailers, Inc.
- Garst/ICI Seeds
- Interstate Detroit Diesel
- Kmart Corporation
- Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
- M & J Trailer Manufacturing
- Rees Associates
- United States Gypsum Company
Partial Project Listing
Project: RCRA site closure for beverage truck manufacturer in central Iowa
Value: $85,000
Description: Worked with the EPA Region 7 headquarters to develop a RCRA closure work plan. The plan carried out closure sampling and preparation of a closure assessment report.
Project: RCRA Site Investigation for an aluminum trailer manufacturer in northeast Iowa
Value: $9,750
Description: Performed shallow soil studies for trace metal contaminants. Sampled groundwater for diesel fuel and 1, 1, 1 Trichloroethylene. Demonstrated to the regulatory agency that receptors provided a low risk to health and environment allowing a "no further action required" closure letter.
Project: Designed an agricultural chemical rinse pad and containment system for a large Midwestern cooperative
Value: $4,750
Description: Provided complete site inspection and design service including preparation of civil design plans with construction details and construction cost estimates.
Project: Landfill facilities in Sperry and Fort Dodge, Iowa for a private company
Value: $70,000
Description: Installation of monitoring wells, groundwater sampling, semi-annual inspections, annual groundwater quality reports.
Project: City Landfill in North Central Missouri
Value: $15,000+
Description: Groundwater sampling and reporting.
Project: City Landfill in Northwest Missouri
Value: $40,000+
Description: Groundwater sampling and reporting.
Project: Private Landfill in Northeast Missouri
Value: $15,000
Description: Installation of monitoring wells, groundwater sampling and reporting.
Project: County Sanitary Landfill in Central Iowa
Value: $150,000
Description: Performed hydrogeologic investigations, hydrogeologic monitoring system plans, and quarterly and annual reports. Investigation for post-closure phase included monthly water level measurements, quarterly sampling, assessment for final cover thickness, and recommendation for additional investigations.
Project: County Sanitary Landfill in South Central Iowa
Value: $75,000
Description: Hydrologic investigation and preparation of hydrologic monitoring system plan.
Project: Facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa
Value: $15,000
Description: Investigations of violations cited by the U. S. EPA. Involved obtaining soil and groundwater samples, meetings with the client and the EPA, and report to obtain closure of the site.
Project: Site Investigation for U. S. Army small arms ammunition manufacturing plant
Value: $100,000
Description: Collected soil samples at various intervals from ground surface to a depth of 15 feet for analysis of metals content. Completed site work during plant off-hours.
Project: Hydrogeologic study of PCE contaminated municipal well field in Northeast Iowa including evaluation of aquifer restoration approaches.
Value: $100,000
Description: Conducted field investigation of hydrogeologic properties of contaminant plume and well field area. Used computer modeling to evaluate contaminant transport and potential aquifer restoration strategies.