The Veterans Administration (VA) contracted with W&M Environmental through it's GSA Schedule Contract to review the Pharmacy Waste Program of the Dallas VA Hospital.  Pharmacy waste is a growing problem in the US and proactive organizations, such as the VA, have begun to implement programs to eliminate improper disposal of hazardous pharmaceuticals.  W&M reviewed the current plans and processes and developed an implementation plan that meets the national VA and EPA directives, while at the same time saving the Dallas VA hospital a significant amount of money in disposal costs.  For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The Federal Medical Center at Carswell Air Force Base contracted with W&M Environmental Group, Inc. (W&M) in early 2011 to develop a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan for their facility located in Fort Worth, Texas.  W&M developed the plan to meet the regulatory requirements of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 112.

W&M provided industrial hygiene support to the Bioenvironmental Engineering group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base located in Tucson, Arizona. Personal air sampling was conducted to determine employee exposure to heavy metals (including Hexavalent Chromium) during welding, sanding, grinding and painting activities. Exposures to other contaminants of concern, such as benzene, toluene, hydrogen peroxide, wood dust, respirable dust, fiberglass, and phenol, were also determined through personal air sampling at various shops. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Under contract with Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR), W&M Environmental Group, Inc. (W&M) prepared several Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans for radiotransmitter facilities located in North Carolina, New York, Iowa, Tennessee and Oklahoma. The facilities above ground storage tanks (ASTs) are owned and operated by individual radio stations and by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA intends to use these facilities as broadcast sites during emergencies. The SPCC Plans were prepared in accordance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 112 Oil Pollution Prevention and the appropriate state regulations.

W&M has worked with Imperium Holdings during their acquisition of large tracts of undeveloped lands in the North Texas area to delineate wetlands and waters of the U.S. and to prepare a 404 permit application and obtain 401 water quality certification for impacts during development.

W&M was retained by the City of Dallas to remove underground storage tanks (USTs) and hydraulic lift (UHL) from a former filling station/dry cleaner property (Site). The unregistered USTs did not have a facility ID with the TCEQ PST program. W&M conducted oversight of the removal of the tank system and UHL by a TCEQ licensed contractor. The USTs and UHL were removed from the ground and transported to an approved, off-Site location for destruction. Associated dispenser bases and product piping were also removed from the property and disposed at an approved, off-Site location. Following tank system removal, W&M collected soil confirmation samples from the tank holds, pipe chases, and dispensers. No chemicals of concern were detected above laboratory reporting limits in the confirmation samples.

Soil confirmation samples were also collected from the floor and sidewalls of the UHL excavation. Petroleum hydrocarbons were detected in soil samples collected from the floor and two sidewalls of the UHL excavation. Supplemental testing indicated no COCs were present above the established PST action levels. A Release determination report was prepared in accordance with TCEQ procedures and submitted for approval and submission to the agency.

W&M was contacted by the City to assist a community non-profit organization with the environmental closure of a solvent plume originating from an historic dry cleaner on the property. The Grand Plaza Shopping Center located on Grand Avenue in Dallas, Texas has been the subject of extensive investigations and testing, including Brownfields Assessment Grants and a vapor intrusion study under EPA’s Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program.

The City offered technical guidance to assist ICDC with the preparation of an application for a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) to remove the groundwater ingestion pathway associated with the groundwater plume. An MSD process involves providing technical and location information to the City of Dallas and the TCEQ to demonstrate that there is no potable use of groundwater in the Site vicinity, and therefore that cleanup of groundwater to drinking water standards or other ingestion pathways is not required. W&M completed the CIty of Dallas MSD application, public meeting/City council hearing, TCEQ application, and final closure documation for this Site.

The Tri-City Firing Range, located in Plano, Texas (Site), has been utilized for police officer training purposes since its construction in the 1980s. Lead was identified in the soil on the property and sediments of an adjacent creek bed. W&M entered the Site into the TCEQ VCP, conducted soil and groundwater sampling to delineate the impact, developed the required VCP documents, completed limited soil excavation and off-Site disposal, and received final closure through the VCP.

On-Site sampling identified shallow surface soil impacts and only limited impacts to the sediment in the creek. No groundwater impact was identified at the Site. Once the Site was delineated, W&M developed a Response Action Plan (RAP) that was approved by the TCEQ and quickly completed by excavation and off-Site diposal. W&M determined that the Site could be closed under Remedy Standard A with and alternative cleanup level utilizing a transport model to verify determine a Tier 2 Protective concentration Level and thereby increasing the cleanup level from 15 mg/kg (State background for soil lead) to 500 mg/kg. This process allowed W&M to perform less remediation and, thereby, substantially decrease the remediation costs associated with this project. The project was completed on-schedule and on-budget even when additional tasks were requested by the City of Plano.

W&M has performed environmental assessment, remediation and VCP activities at the Fort Worth Opportunity Center property in Fort Worth, Texas (Site). The Site is approximately 4.5 acres in size and developed with three interconnected buildings. A laboratory and other commercial businesses operated on the Site prior to the Fort Worth Opportunity Center.

The Phase I ESA identified RECs on the site, and consequently W&M performed a Phase II investigation of the property. The assessment identified chloroform and trichloroethene (TCE) in both the soil and groundwater. The contamination was addressed through the TCEQ VCP and active groundwater remediation via enhanced vapor recovery.

W&M conducted Phase I ESAs and Phase II investigations of several properties owned by various industries, including TXU Energy Company in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. The properties are located in an area being redeveloped by the Tarrant County College District (TCCD) for their downtown campus. The area is heavily developed with a number of industries and potential sources of contamination including several landfills, two power plants, a lead smelter, former gasoline stations and a residential community. The TCCD campus is considered an anchor for the downtown redevelopment project known as the Trinity River Vision.

The Phase I and Phase II ESAs indicated that the Site had been impacted by VOCs and metals. As a result, W&M completed the Innocent Owner/Operator Programs (IOP) application, conducted soil and groundwater sampling, worked with the TCEQ case coordinator, and completed the IOP report documentation (namely the Site Investigation Report or SIR). The sampling and data evaluation by W&M clearly demonstrated to the TCEQ that the Site had not "caused or contributed" to the contamination and the Site was subsequently granted Innocent Owner Certificates (IOC) for several properties. Other contaminated properties were granted closure through the VCP after submitting the appropriate Affected Property Assessment Reports (APARs) and conducting additional investigation or remediation.

The Sites were issued the appropriate regulatory closure certificates and the properties are currently undergoing development. The downtown campus and the Trinity River Vision are considered very important developments for the future of downtown Fort Worth. The project was completed in a timely manner and within the proposed budget. W&M’s expertise with the TCEQ at similar IOP and VCP sites was very helpful in the successful completion of this project.