Investigation Remediation Portfolio

In 2006, Mundell was retained to provide consulting services at a Ball State University steam generation facility that had been the subject of environmental investigative activities since 1993 when it was discovered that that fuel oil had been released from an on-site underground storage tank. After historical review and site investigations, Mundell determined that: (1) groundwater impacts were limited in effect and distribution; (2) the vapor exposure pathway was incomplete, and; (3) SPH materials were effectively immobilized within a geologic formation beneath the site. Mundell then proposed a risk-based approach to achieve site closure without further monitoring or remediation, including the placement of an Environmental Restrictive Covenant (ERC) on the property that defined a specific zone of soil impacts, restricted uncontrolled groundwater use, and limited future usage of the property to non-residential purposes……Read More »

Mundell initiated an expedited site investigation at a petroleum facility location near an elementary school to delineate the extent of an MTBE plume and implement remedial measures. By completing over 131 direct-push soil borings and sampling 45 monitoring wells across a wide area, Mundell was able to limit the number of groundwater monitoring wells to the precise number necessary for long-term monitoring and to complete the investigation in approximately half the normal time……Read More »