Toeroek supports Region 8 in developing a conceptual site model (CSM) of an oil refinery specifically evaluating the available data collected over many years to refine the understanding of the hydrogeologic conditions, the extent and migration of contamination, and the effectiveness of the interim measures used to mitigate its impact to the nearby town and […]
Post Type Archives: Projects
CORRECTIVE ACTION SUPPORT, TECHNICAL REVIEWS AND OVERSIGHT PD
Our subject matter experts in hydrogeology, engineering, chemistry, risk assessment, and other specialty disciplines provide technical reviews of planning and assessment documents for RCRA corrective actions and CERCLA remedial and removal actions. Tasks range from technical reviews of ecological and human health risk assessments to predictive modeling and evaluation of fate and transport of contaminants […]
ALL-SHRED RESIDUE (ASR) WASTE CHARACTERIZATION SAMPLING REPORT, EPA REGION 10
The end-of-life vehicle recycler/shredder industries in Washington generate a significant amount of waste that goes to the metals recycling industry and to municipal landfills as alternative daily cover. This project focused on independently collecting and analyzing ASR samples from four shredders in Washington for waste characterization against RCRA and Washington Dangerous Waste limits to evaluate […]
SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT
Toeroek supports EPA Region 2, 4, 5 and 6 under our REPA contracts to provide defensible environmental data for potential enforcement actions, including preparation of work plans, including uniform federal policy quality assurance project plans (UFP-QAPP), collection of samples from environmental media, including groundwater, surface and subsurface soils, sediment and surface water, and soil-gas, management […]
RCRA FACILITY INVESTIGATION (RFI), TRIBAL AND STATE COMPLIANCE REVIEW, RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE), FORT WINGATE, NEW MEXICO
Toeroek provided RCRA technical, regulatory, and compliance assistance for corrective actions at the Army’s Ft. Wingate facility. We prepared and implemented a comprehensive RFI work plan, including detailed field sampling plan, quality assurance project plan (QAPP), and health and safety plan for 294 discrete and multi-incremental soil samples. A field team ranging up to six […]
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING
The Toeroek team has performed several sustainable materials management (SMM) and associated community-based social marketing (CBSM) projects, including an SMM Food Donation project for the Lower Greenville neighborhood in Dallas, SMM for a tribal college and casinos, an evaluation of food waste alternatives to landfilling, environmentally preferable purchasing for climate protection, SMM in rural Alaska, […]
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE SUPPORT
Toeroek and its subcontractor perform independent cost estimates based on closure plan requirements for hazardous waste management facilities and reasonable worst-case scenarios using RACER software to independently and objectively evaluate facility cost estimates supporting financial assurance for closure. We also have legal staff who review financial assurance documents, such as trust agreements and surety bonds, […]
IOWA RCRA COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTIONS (CEI)
Iowa is the only state without RCRA enforcement authority, so Toeroek performs CEIs on behalf of EPA Region 7 at large quantity generator (LQG), small quantity generator (SQG), and conditionally exempt SQG facilities across Iowa. We have performed over 100 CEIs as well as 40 Compliance Assistance Visits (CAVs) at high schools to help identify […]
TRAINING SUPPORT, REMEDIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION STAFF
Toeroek prepares and provides training on numerous environmental programs. An example is a full-day course designed to assist EPA Region 5 RCRA corrective action staff in planning for and implementing corrective action activities. The course provided an overview of the corrective action process and detailed discussions of (1) developing a conceptual site model (CSM) and […]
CORRECTIVE ACTION SUPPORT, TECHNICAL REVIEWS AND OVERSIGHT
Toeroek subject matter experts (SMEs) in hydrogeology, engineering, chemistry, risk assessment, and other specialty disciplines provide technical reviews of a broad range of deliverables associated with RCRA corrective actions and CERCLA remedial and removal actions at a broad range of facility types across the country that are at different stages in the RCRA or CERCLA […]
