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Babcock Boulevard Winding Facility

Stemple & Ward
Pittsburgh, PA – 1996 – $120,000

Scope of Work:
Stemple & Ward purchased a public transportation garage and converted it to an electric motor winding facility. Years afterwards, gasoline odors began seeping through the sewage vents. Investigation identified four historic 5,000 gallon underground storage tanks previously used for leaded gasoline. The tanks had leaked into the surrounding subsoils and migrated into the storm sewers.

Neumeyer Environmental used ground-penetrating radar to locate the tanks. We excavated the tanks and removed the mix of water and product. Neumeyer Environmental shipped 20,000 gallons off-site to a recycler for processing. Neumeyer Environmental purged the tanks of flammable gas, removed and disposed them at a licensed tank disposal facility. 2,500 tons of adjacent subsoils required removal and disposal at a regulated facility.

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US Air Force Reserve 911 Base – Pittsburgh Airport

Joseph B. Fay, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA – 1997 – $275,000

Scope of Work:
Neumeyer Environmental provided environmental management services for an obsolete jet fuel storage facility to be dismantled and removed prior to construction of a new facility. The site included two 280,000 gallon aboveground tanks, two 25,000 gallon underground tanks, one 5,000 gallon underground tank and one 250 gallon underground tank. During the forty-plus years the facility operated, numerous leaks and spills contaminated the surrounding soil with petroleum hydrocarbons.

Prior to demolition, Neumeyer Environmental evacuated, purged, and decontaminated the pipe systems and tanks. Neumeyer Environmental also dismantled six support buildings. Since the facility was active, Neumeyer Environmental was limited to cold-cut techniques including pneumatic saws and a hydraulic shear mounted to a tracked excavator. After removing the tanks and structures, Neumeyer Environmental excavated the impacted subsoils.

The Air Force’s original design called for soil to be hauled off site for disposal. Neumeyer Environmental used land farming techniques to clean 50,000 tons of contaminated soil as a value-engineered approach that substantially reduced the cost and duration of the project and was environmentally superior to off-site disposal.

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Site-Wide Storage Tank Farm Renovation and Removal

Neville Chemical Company
Pittsburgh, PA – 2003-2009 – $1,350,000

Scope of Work:
Neville Chemical Company is one of the worlds’ largest producers of commercial grade resins. They were established over 80 years ago and have corporate headquarters on Neville Island in Allegheny County. NES has a long standing relationship with this client to assist in renovation and closure of select areas of their expansive tank farm. Our responsibilities include evaluating hazardous materials, asbestos surveys, asbestos abatement, tank closures (removal), and demolition of key components.

The site challenges include a wide range of hazardous materials, work activities within the operating facility and hazardous environments, cleaning and demolition of tanks and structures, and regulatory compliance issues.