ACT CASE STUDY
Veterans Administration
ACT Safe, LLC provided Underground Storage Tank (UST) assessment / investigation and Abandonment in Place services for the Veterans Administration November 2016 – March 2017 at its Hines, Illinois location.
We make restoration and decontamination look easy.
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
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Obtain Illinois State Fire Marshal, Division of Petroleum and Chemical Safety permits.
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Schedule a J.U.L.I.E. meet to locate underground utilities in the areas of the soil borings and site mobilization of personnel and equipment.
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Install soil borings to appropriate depths.
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Collect soil samples from each boring under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Geologist (LPG).
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Utilize a photo ionization detector (PID) to field screen samples.
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Record geological data on a boring log to be reviewed by the LPG.
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Submit representative soil samples from borings adjacent to the UST systems to a certified laboratory for analysis of fuel compounds (BTEX & PNA’s).
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Decontaminate drilling and sampling equipment prior to use and between each boring.
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Restore site conditions to match original conditions (top soil with grass seed for tire tracks).
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Complete OSFM UST site assessment forms and associated tank abandonment paperwork after lab results are obtained.
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Submit all completed and approved documents to the COR upon completion of services
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Obtain OSFM tank abandonment permit, fees, & licenses.
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Mobilized equipment and personnel and cordon off the perimeter of the work area.
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Removed any piping associated with the tank back to the nearest joint inside the building per OSFM directive. Flange off piping with appropriate class flange and gasket sets.
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Removed any residual heating oil left inside the tank.
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Properly clean the tank with pressurized steam cleaner (if necessary) IAW Confined Space Entry (29 CFR 1910.146).
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Collected waste liquids and dispose of IAW all applicable regulations.
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Properly filled UST with an approved flowable fill.
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Restored site conditions to match original conditions.
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Submitted all completed and approved documents to the COR upon completion of services.