{"id":1812,"date":"2022-10-24T19:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthresinc.wpengine.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2024-07-18T14:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T18:15:49","slug":"brownfield-investigation-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthres.com\/brownfield-investigation-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownfield Investigation and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Project:<\/strong> Brownfield Investigation and Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccdLehigh &amp; Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-challenge\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EARTHRES, in prime partnership with two other firms, secured a contract for environmental services to be performed under the U.S. EPA 2010 Brownfields Assessment Grant given to the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) for 2010 \u2013 2013.&nbsp; Forty-four firms submitted proposals to implement the grant for LVEDC.&nbsp; In 2015, the contract was extended when LVEDC secured a second grant from the US EPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the contracts, EARTHRES has successfully completed Phase I All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for both small and large brownfield sites located in the Lehigh Valley.&nbsp; The work has included the preparation of Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs); site-specific Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPSs); Remedial Investigation Work Plans (RIWP), Remedial Action Plans (RAPs); Cleanup Plans,&nbsp;and Remediation Bid Documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-solution\">The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EARTHRES completed Phase I Environmental Assessments following the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E 1527-05 and E 1527-13 for Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), which satisfies the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) rule for commercial properties.&nbsp; EARTHRES completed all Site Investigations\/Phase II ESAs in compliance with ASTM E 1903-11: Standard Practice for ESAs: Phase II ESA Process. 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