WSP Environment & Energy's remediation projects succeed. A bold statement, but true. Our engineers listen to what clients need, and implement effective strategies to meet those needs. We understand our clients are in business, and that our solutions must reflect the realities of the business as well as the natural environment. Our solutions provide cost-effective strategies for fulfilling regulatory requirements while minimizing or eliminating future liabilities. WSP Environment & Energy routinely designs, manages, and performs environmental remediation projects at sites ranging in size and complexity, and under diverse regulatory programs. We have remediated sites at large industrial facilities involving a myriad of contaminants and at service stations where gasoline has leaked from underground tanks. We have addressed sites under federal and state Superfund, RCRA Corrective Action, LUST, and voluntary cleanup programs.

The costs of remediation projects can spiral out of control too easily if the approach is weak, the execution poor, and the goals undefined. The cost and benefit of each action must be carefully weighed. Therefore, we employ practical and insightful approaches to ensure that the extent of each environmental issue is properly assessed with the appropriate level of effort. Our strategies to address environmental risks are designed to protect public health and the environment through the use of cost-effective technologies. Our understanding of the nuances of the regulatory programs governing cleanups allows us to choose the optimal technologies to achieve the goals of those programs, minimize the costs to our clients, and achieve regulatory agency approval.

All too often, WSP Environment & Energy has seen remedial programs developed in total acquiesence to regulators’ desires or with no vision of an end point. WSP Environment & Energy's brings our extensive remedial expertise to every project.

Remedial systems designed, implemented, and maintained by WSP Environment & Energy include:

• isolation (liners, capping, and covers)
• excavation (offsite disposal and onsite treatment)
• bioremediation (in situ and ex situ)
• soil vapor extraction
• onsite solidification and stabilization
• management of groundwater migration (slurry walls, hydraulic barriers, and extraction/injection systems)
• in-situ chemical oxidation
• air sparging
• dual phase extraction
• in-situ recirculation wells
• groundwater extraction and treatment
• permeable reactive barriers
• monitored natural attenuation

Community Relations

WSP Environment & Energy recognizes the benefits of initiating a community outreach program in promoting a
positive public perception and often provides this service to our clients. The basic objectives of such a program include informing the public of technical results and activities, providing the public the opportunity to ask questions, and focusing on community understanding of the activities and resolving conflicts.

In implementing community outreach programs, WSP Environment & Energy considers the delicate nature of communicating technical data and potential risks to the general public. Therefore, WSP Environment & Energy designs community outreach efforts based on the unique conditions found at a site and on the needs of the local residents. WSP Environment & Energy has used informational letters, project updates, community meetings, and resident surveys to maintain positive public relations. An example of a community outreach program developed by WSP Environment & Energy can be seen here.