Contaminated Land

Enviroguide Consulting provides expert contaminated land and hydrogeology consultancy services to our clients in a manner that is scientifically robust, practical and commercially focused.

Our in-house experts have the necessary expertise and experience to undertake complex environmental risk assessments for contaminated
land and hydrogeology issues, design and implement remediation strategies and negotiate with regulators to successfully deliver commercially viable solutions for our clients.

We have extensive project experience that includes undertaking complex contaminated land and hydrogeology assessments in support of due diligence
assessments for property acquisition and divestiture, IPPC, IED and waste licensed facilities including licence applications, surrender and compliance as well as assessment of unregulated landfill sites for private sector clients and local authorities.

Contaminated Land Services

Our contaminated land and hydrogeology services include:

Due Diligence Assessments

Enviroguide Consulting has the necessary in-house expertise across range of sectors to provide advice and guidance on environmental due diligence assessment including potential environmental liabilities and risks associated with operational facilities, due diligence evaluation for property acquisition and divesture, lease and tenant operations, ongoing licensed operations and liabilities associated with rectifying statutory consents and obligations. At every phase of a project and proactively work with our clients to minimise uncertainty, develop risk mitigation strategies and ensure delivery of risk management solutions to add tangible value to their business.

Services provided include: Assessment of planning liabilities, Phase 1 and Phase 2 environmental assessment, ecological assessment, soil and groundwater sampling, hydrological assessments, environmental risk assessment and guidance on environmental liabilities.

Site Investigation and Assessment - Phase 1 and Phase 2

Site Investigation enables the collection of data to inform an assessment of a site to reduce the uncertainty associated with a project. The correct design and implementation of a site investigation at early design stage in a project is critical to project success.

Enviroguide Consulting has a dedicated team of site investigation and assessment specialists with experience of dealing with a range of complex sites and regulatory requirements including brownfield development sites, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Licensed facilities and unregulated landfill remediation sites. We provide our clients with expert cost-effective, practical, site-specific solutions for site investigations to inform the site assessment. Our services include site-specific investigation design, selection of investigation methods, site supervision by our specialist consultants, logging and preparation of trial pit and borehole logs (to BS5930), design and installation of groundwater and ground/landfill gas monitoring wells.

We also undertake detailed site assessment to inform our clients of any potential risks associated with the site for the overall project and remedial solutions where required. Our site assessment services include environmental risk assessment including Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessments, DQRA, risk evaluation and identifying environmental liabilities associated with the site.

Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring

Enviroguide Consulting offers our clients a range of groundwater and surface water monitoring services including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Licence compliance monitoring .

Our team of in-house experts can also design a cost-effective groundwater monitoring programme to meet our client’s requirements an our services include groundwater monitoring and sampling, laboratory analysis, groundwater assessment and preparing monitoring reports in accordance with EPA guidelines.

Soil, Soil Vapour and Ground Gas/Landfill Gas Surveys

Our expertise include producing monitoring programmes, for sites such as open and legacy landfill sites. Enviroguide Consulting manages programmes so that the monitoring data can be easily compiled, analysed and reported on, and provides vital data on the characteristic of the ground.

Hydrogeological Risk Assessment

Hydrogeology assessments are typically required when a facility has an amendment to their IPC/IED/Waste license or when a facility discharges to ground. Our team of hydrogeologists are experienced in completing Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 assessments and can determine whether a facility is in compliance with the Groundwater regulations 2010 and the Water Framework Directive. We have a team of hydrogeologists that can assesse potential impacts to groundwater.

Classification of Hazardous and Non-hazardous Substances in Groundwater

Groundwater Regulations require that any existing or potential risk to groundwater be identified and, if there is a risk, that the risk be classified as hazardous or non-hazardous in nature. Our geologists have the experience to assess and classify potential groundwater pollution risks.

Hydrogeological Modelling

Hydrogeology Modelling is the technique of simulating groundwater flow, drainage and anticipate risk to the groundwater body by developments or disturbance of soil. We have the expertise and the software to develop site-specific hydrogeological models to predict and assess the effects of potential scenarios.

Soil, Soil Vapour and Ground Gas/Landfill Gas Surveys

Soil vapour and ground gas issues can arise at a range of site including landfill sites as well as sites with soil and groundwater contaminant issues where there may be a risk of vapour or gas intrusion into buildings at the site.

Enviroguide Consulting has expertise in developing monitoring programmes for both operational and legacy landfills, brownfield re-development sites, operational facilities. We also undertake long-term monitoring programmes as well as human health risk assessment, risk-based remediation strategies, design and installation of remediation systems, landfill gas management strategies and validation.

Identification of Hazardous and Non-hazardous Substances

Enviroguide Consulting offers our clients a comprehensive range of groundwater assessment services including the identification of hazardous substances for soil and groundwater monitoring in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidance ‘Classification of Hazardous and Non-hazardous Substances in Groundwater’ to enable compliance with EPA Licence requirements.

Our services include identification of hazardous substances for soil and groundwater monitoring, risk-based soil and groundwater monitoring programmes, soil sampling and assessment, groundwater monitoring and hydrogeological risk assessment.

Contaminated Land and Groundwater Assessment

Enviroguide Consulting provides expert contaminated land and hydrogeology consultancy services to our clients in a manner that is scientifically robust, practical and commercially focused. Our in-house experts have the necessary expertise and experience to undertake complex environmental risk assessments including site investigation, monitoring, Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessment, and quantitative risk assessment (GQRA and DQRA) for contaminated land and hydrogeology issues in accordance with industry standards and EPA guidance including ‘Guidance On The Management Of Contaminated Land And Groundwater At EPA Licensed Sites’.

We have extensive experience of negotiating with regulators to successfully deliver commercially viable solutions for our clients.

Our team includes experienced and competent persons to undertake Regulated and Unregulated Waste Disposal/Contaminated Land Assessments in accordance with requirements of Section 2.3 or the EPA Code of Practice.

Hydrogeological Risk Assessment

Enviroguide Consulting provides expert contaminated land and hydrogeology consultancy services to our clients in a manner that is scientifically robust, practical and commercially focused.

Our in-house experts have the necessary expertise and experience to undertake complex environmental risk assessments for contaminated land and hydrogeology issues, design and implement remediation strategies and negotiate with regulators to successfully deliver commercially viable solutions for our clients.

We have extensive project experience that includes undertaking complex contaminated land and hydrogeology assessments in support of due diligence assessments for property acquisition and divestiture, IPPC, IED and waste licensed facilities including licence applications, surrender and compliance as well as assessment of unregulated landfill sites for private sector clients and local authorities.

Human Health Risk Assessment

The potential for human health risk from exposure to pollutants can be hazardous to employees, local residents and/or visitors to a facility. Enviroguide Consulting offers Human Health Risk Assessments, where we use specialist software to model pollutant pathways and cross reference with National and European regulations levels.

Unregulated Landfill Assessment

Enviroguide Consulting has extensive project experience of undertaking risk assessments of unregulated / legacy landfill for both private clients and local authorities in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice.We have successfully completed the necessary risk assessment (Tier1 to Tier 3), prepared detailed remediation plans and supervised the remediation of a number of high risk legacy landfills for local authorities.We have also worked with private operators to regularise unauthorised landfill sites through the relevant statutory procedures.and remediation of unregulated and historical landfill sites

Our team includes experienced and competent hydrogeologists listed on the EPA approved IGI Register of competent persons to undertake Regulated and Unregulated Waste Disposal/Contaminated Land Assessments in accordance with requirements of Section 2.3 or the EPA Code of Practice.

Services provided include: Tier 1 Risk Screening and Prioritisation, Tier 2 Site Investigation and Assessment, Tier 3 Risk Assessment, site investigation, assessment of planning liabilities, environmental due diligence assessment, Phase 1 and Phase 2 environmental assessment, ecological assessment, soil and groundwater sampling, landfill gas monitoring and assessment, hydrogeological and environmental risk assessment(DQRA) and providing support to regularise landfills through statutory consent procedures.

Remediation Design and Management

Enviroguide Consulting offers specialist and cost-effective solutions to the assessment and potential remediation options for brownfield sites. Offering clients the knowledge of the latest legislations and guidelines, which allows for a robust feasibility study, including the potential environmental liabilities and costs of remediation, considering both pre and post development constraints. As well as the strategic brownfield site remediation, we offer the ongoing environmental monitoring and compliance, whether it is groundwater monitoring, ecological consultancy or waste management.

Waste Classification and Management Guidance

Enviroguide Consulting has the necessary expertise to provide our clients with a comprehensive range of waste classification services including soil waste classification and management services.

We offer our clients practical soil waste management solutions that are cost-effective and compliant with Waste Management Legislation. Our services include on-site soil sample collection and laboratory analysis (including contaminant assessment and WAC suites), waste classification assessment in accordance with the EWC (European Waste Catalogue 2002) based on EC Regulation 1272/2008 on the Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) and latest Environmental Protection Agency guidance. We will also prepare detailed soil waste management plans including excavation plans highlighting areas for inert, non-hazardous and hazardous disposal routes to enable our clients to effectively manage soil waste from construction and demolition sites in compliance with Waste Management Legislation.

Groundwater Source Protection Plans

Our hydrogeologists have the experience and qualifications to produce groundwater source protection plans that are in accordance with compliance with the Drinking Water Regulations. These plans are produced to ensure source protection and catchment management to protect groundwater supplies.

Fire Water Retention Risk Assessment

Enviroguide Consulting has prepared Fire Water Retention Risk Assessments for a range of EPA Licensed facilities in accordance with the EPA requirements and current guidelines ensuring Licence compliance for our clients.

Assimilative Capacity Assessment

A requirement of many EPA licences and to ensure potential discharge to a waterbody doesn’t pose a pollution risk, an assimilative capacity assessment is required. Enviroguide Consulting has the experience to assess and produce assimilation tests in line with Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations.

Expert Witness and Oral Hearings

Oral hearings are a vital part of large planning developments. An Bord Pleanála has discretion to hold an oral hearing of any case e.g. an appeal, referral or an application for permission or approval of strategic infrastructure development. Enviroguide Consulting can provide experts to assist you during the oral hearing process.

Statutory Consents

Enviroguide Consulting's team of hydrogeologists have the expertise to provide our clients with solutions for sustainable groundwater supplies from initial site characterisation to source development and management.

Our services include site investigation, hydrogeological assessment, risk assessment, design and supervision of installation of groundwater supply production wells, groundwater quality monitoring, contaminant modelling, quarry impact assessment, groundwater protection plans, drinking water management plans and support during planning application and statutory consent process.

Project Management

Enviroguide Consulting has a track record of project management of large and small-scale projects. We can offer specialised consultants with a broad range of experience, that can provide expert advice on planning, environmental compliance and waste. Our project managers have the experience to ensure projects are progressed and completed in an efficient and timely manner.