Creative Problem Solving
Auto Salvage Yard Case Study
Situation:
After years of crushing cars, gas and other substances leaked into the soil and water table. The leakage severely contaminated the water wells, some of which were drinking wells servicing over a dozen homes on the perimeter of the contaminated property. Approximately 10-15 homes were affected, including the home of the salvage yard owners who lived on-site.
Goals:
There were two primary clean-up goals for this site. Goal #1 was to fix two drinking water wells that serviced six homes. Goal #2 was to clean up the ground water throughout the property and bring the MTBE level below 13 parts per billion (ppb), which is the state maximum contaminant level. Tangentially, Secondwind needed to find a way to clean up the site without impending ongoing salvage yard operations.
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