Contaminated Land
Contamination of land or groundwater can pose a heavy legal, financial, community and environmental burden on the property owner.
Substantial cost savings can be made through the use of innovative remedial solutions to contamination problems.
GHD has a proven record in dealing with some of the most difficult contaminants in soils and groundwater: "Scheduled Wastes" (pesticides and PCBs), dioxins, gasworks contamination, and contamination involving hydrocarbons and metals. GHD draws on the wealth of experience in our multi-disciplinary team to provide cost-effective solutions for our clients.
GHD clients are active in:
Defence
- contaminated site assessments
- remediation and contaminated site statutory audits
- member of the Defence environmental consultant panel
Petroleum/oil and gas
- specialist skills in assessment, remediation and management requirements for petroleum industry sites
Gasworks
- overcoming difficult contamination issues caused by widespread and variable contamination of soil and groundwater
Chemical manufacturing
- effective environmental management to prevent/mitigate land and groundwater contamination
- assessment and risk assessment for site-specific solutions
- assessment and application of remedial methods for contaminants
Mining and energy
- treatment of contamination impacts from tailing dams, ash management and ash burial approval
- remediation and management of fuel spillage
- groundwater assessment and remediation
- mine rehabilitation (strategy and implementation)
- plantation trials
- environmental governance and reporting
- audits
Infrastructure and utilities
- management of adverse environmental impact on land caused by infrastructure and utilities
- due diligence pre-acquisition
Railways
- successful re-development of contaminated railways land (ash – inorganics, phenols and PAHs, asbestos and petroleum hydrocarbons) for high-value residential development, recreation, commercial and industrial use
Port, water and other authorities
- assessment, remediation and management of contaminated land for local, state and federal authorities
Property developments
- redevelopment of high-value, old inner city industrial sites
- simplification of management requirements
Finance and legal
- advice on legal/statutory requirements and regulations
- access to six in-house, EPA-accredited NSW and Victorian environmental auditors (the highest number of any Australian consulting company)
Agricultural and horticultural
- assessment of residual pesticide and insecticide contamination
- development of management plan for sustainable land productivity and conservation of land capability
- remediation and management of residual contamination
Heavy engineering
- environmental management plans for the prevention/mitigation of land contamination (can be integrated as part of the facility management plan)
- site-specific methodology for heavy engineering site assessments
| | For more information, contact: |
Fouad Abo [tel 61 3 8687 8000] [email] | | |
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