Regulatory Agency: Kansas State Department of Health and Environment
Contaminants: Chlorinated Solvents and Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Remediation: Excavation, Pump & Treat, Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE), Air Sparge, Land-farming
Scope: Regulatory Negotiations and Closure, RemediationProject Summary
- Eliminated Consent Decree requirement for maintaining soil cap, allowing area reuse in a building construction project
- Reduced site closure costs from $30 to $2.4 million
- Negotiated first use of Fenton Reagent injection for groundwater remediation in the State of Kansas
- Completed remediation of site soils to State standards within seven months of project award
- Established formula to share project efficiencies with the PRP Group
Project Details
A Consent Decree required a source area permanent soil cap and a pump & treat system to address a groundwater plume in 1988. After 10 years, groundwater contamination levels had not materially decreased. The PRP Group solicited bids from a group of contractors.