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Petrochemical Development & Dredging: Permitting Challenges

April 23, 2020

Andy Adams, CHMM Austin Heider Sally Perry

W&M Environmental – A Division of Braun Intertec Corporation 972-509-9612 Wh-m.com

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ANDY ADAMS, CHMM

• Vice President, Principal Scientist -

Environmental Program Management Advocate and Sales officed in Houston, Texas

• 17 years environmental consulting experience
• B.S., Environmental Science – University of

Kansas

• M.S., Environmental Chemistry – University
• f Minnesota
• M.B.A. – University of Houston-Downtown

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AUSTIN HEIDER

• Director, Senior Scientist – Investigation &

Remediation officed in Houston, Texas

• B.S., Environmental Geoscience – Texas

A&M University

• 9 years of environmental consulting

experience including multiple spill response and remediation projects

• His area of expertise includes soil, sediment,

groundwater, vapor and air investigations, remedial technology implementation, and risk-based assessments and closures.

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SALLY PERRY

• Group Manager, Senior Scientist -

Compliance & Permitting officed in Houston, Texas

• B.S., Earth Systems, Minor, Biological

Sciences – Stanford University

• 13 years of experience in environmental

permitting and compliance for the industrial sector

• Her experience includes multimedia

permitting and compliance in multimedia such as air, water, waste, spill prevention, and chemical reporting

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➢ Site History ➢Environmental Planning and Surveys ➢Permitting ➢Dredging ➢Negotiations ➢City & Community Involvement ➢Engineering & Testing

OVERVIEW

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• Petroleum production and refining, and petrochemical facilities

are big business and large facilities.

• Building their infrastructure and navigating the environmental

cascade of regulations is complex.

• Creates a multitude of needs for compliance, permitting,

investigation, and due diligence questions.

Petrochemical Companies

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• Location, Location, Location
• Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
• Land Use (Previous, Now, Future)

Site Historical Review

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• Desktop evaluation
• Wetlands delineation
• T&E species survey
• Cultural pedestrian survey
• Drainage study and design
• FEMA/Floodplains

Environmental Planning & Surveys

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• Air
• Water
• Local (City, County, ETJ, Port Authority, etc.)
• Floodplain
• USACE
• GLO
• NEPA
• FERC

Permitting

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• CWA 404 Permitting / Section 10

Rivers and Harbors Act

• Placement considerations
• SAP Development
• Multimedia Investigation – Green Book
• Waste/Recycle Considerations
• Timing

Dredging Preparation

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• Clear Plan?
• Placement Matters for testing,

Integrated Approach

• Standard Comparisons Matter
• Clear Communication to

USACE, GLO, DMPA, EPA, State

• What the standards are for

media, matter GREATLY!

Negotiation

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Negotiation

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• Public notice through permitting
• Engage the Community early on
• Engage the City early on

City & Community Involvement

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• Geotechnical Engineering and Consulting

▪ Drilling ▪ Geotechnical field exploration ▪ Analysis of alternative foundation systems ▪ Testing and inspections program development ▪ Soil density and compaction testing ▪ Drilled pier observation ▪ Vibration monitoring

Construction Materials Testing

▪ Physical testing including concrete and various building materials ▪ Nondestructive testing and structural steel testing and

• bservation

▪ Evaluation of in-place building materials such as floors in industrial buildings ▪ Failure and forensic evaluation

Engineering & Testing

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QUESTIONS?

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Environmental Services

• Environmental Permits & Audits
• Environmental Assessments and Remediation
• Biological Evaluations & Wetland Delineation
• Industrial Hygiene & Safety
• Waste Characterization & Management
• Spill Prevention & Response

ABOUT BRAUN INTERTEC

Braun Intertec is an employee-owned firm

• ffering a comprehensive scope of award-

winning services to the retail, commercial, utilities, residential, water infrastructure, mining,

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and gas, transportation, industrial/agriculture, institutional, and healthcare sectors.

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Andy Adams, CHMM Austin Heider

Vice President, Principal Scientist Director, Senior Scientist 713-401-0852 713-401-0855 AAdams@BraunIntertec.com AHeider@braunintertec.com

Sally Perry

Group Manager, Senior Scientist 713.987.4509 SPerry@Braunintertec.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

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