Apex Companies, LLCApex

Faced with the challenge of addressing a RCRA-permitted property, our client called upon us to design and oversee remediation of a contaminated former secondary lead smelter.  Apex successfully negotiated with regulators our concepts for soil stabilization and groundwater neutralization.  Upon completion of this 5-year 17-acre project, we will achieve the first ever RCRA permit removal in EPA Region 4 for our client.

Through due diligence, significant dry cleaning solvent (PCE) contamination was identified on a commercial property. Previously estimated cleanup cost exceeded $ 6 million. Apex defined the extent and magnitude of contamination and risks and obtained regulatory approvals in a state Voluntary Cleanup Program for an innovative remediation approach prior to closing. We negotiated an escrow with the seller and agreed to provide a guaranteed fixed price for cleanup and closure. Apex completed cleanup and obtained state regulatory closure within the tight construction schedule and saved $ 3 million from the initial estimates.

During due diligence, Apex identified petroleum contamination associated with a nearby gas station. Apex advised the client to pursue negotiations with the major oil company for cost reimbursement associated with the development of the site and groundwater de-watering. The client was not eligible for state cleanup funds and did not expect to receive compensation from the third party. Apex arranged a meeting with the major oil company and negotiated an agreement for our client to receive reimbursement for all premium environmental costs associated with their redevelopment project. Apex recovered for the client approximately $ 400,000 in costs associated with petroleum contaminated soil disposal and groundwater treatment.

A municipally-owned utility was faced with the challenge of rehabilitating a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) property as part of a state cleanup program.  Apex performed the site assessment, risk characterization and remediation activities that enabled redevelopment of the property.  This former brownfield will become the location of a new electrical substation and ground-mounted solar energy generating facility.