City of Lakeland

Text Box: CITY OF LAKELAND, FL

OHC holds an indefinite contract with the City of Lakeland for a wide range of environmental consulting services to include: CERCLA/RCRA compliance, environmental compliance assessments, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans, site assessments, industrial hygiene studies, asbestos, lead, indoor air quality and site decontamination. OHC has held this contract for the past 14 years, another testament to our good service.

Emergency Response to Chemical Spills: OHC is listed with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as the City’s designated contractor responsible for emergency response to hazardous material spills and oversight of the clean up and disposal activities. OHC has responded to several mercury spills at the generating stations. OHC mobilized a remediation contractor on site within 24 hours of the spill, assessed the extent of the spill; isolated the contamination and safe zones and performed complete oversight of the remediation and disposal activities. OHC was also responsible for the notification to the local regulatory agencies and all coordination with these agencies and plant personnel. OHC conducted all the required monitoring during the remediation activities and the required clearance testing as required by DEP and submitted a closure report to DEP.

Lead & Asbestos Abatement: OHC was responsible for the design and execution of one of the largest and most complicated lead abatement projects performed in the United States (picture above). OHC was also responsible for identification of lead-based paint on Unit No. 1 at McIntosh generation station using the XRF detector. OHC assisted in the design of a master specification for lead abatement of the unit. The project required removal of all lead paint from the entire boiler casing and associated structural support. A semi-hard wall enclosure was designed to encase the entire structure that could withstand up to 130 mile-per-hour winds, simulating hurricane conditions. Negative pressure was established inside the enclosure and was air conditioned to prevent metal oxidation once the paint and primer was removed.

Heavy metal removal and disposal: OHC developed an extensive program for the proper removal and disposal of arsenic and heavy metals at the power generating stations. OHC provided all the required 40 Hour HAZWOPER, site supervisor and confined space entry training to the on site hazardous material team in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120. OHC conducted all the waste characterization for heavy metals and managed the removal and disposal activities.

Environmental Assessments: The Lakeland Housing Authority, under Project Hope 6, to perform Phase I site assessments to meet the stringent HUD requirements and asbestos surveys on housing 2 parks, as well as site assessments throughout the Paul A. Diggs Neighborhood, which covers an approximately 50 acre site. OHC produces high quality Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (EAs) that meet the requirements for the Standard American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1527-97. The site assessment satisfies one of the requirements to qualify for the Innocent Landowner Defense to CERCLA liability.

OHC also performed numerous site assessments and wetland delineation on properties scheduled for purchase by the City. In order to assess an area contaminated by a discharge of hazardous materials OHC used innovative technology to assess the extend of contamination. The direct push methodology was used combined with Field Gas Chromatography (GC) for quick sampling and analysis of soil and groundwater samples recovered from the site. Based on the findings of the initial investigation OHC installed permanent ground water monitoring wells to testing points for aquifer testing.

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