TEC Accutite

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) imposes liability on owners, operators, and other potential responsible parties (PRPs) for property on which hazardous materials or wastes are located. To assess, eliminate or reduce this liability, TEC Accutite's staff of Registered Engineers, Geologists, and Hydro-Geologists perform Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on commercial and industrial properties.

Our staff has extensive experience in developing and implementing pragmatic remedial programs (Phase III) that effectively meet the needs of each client while satisfying the State Water Quality Control Board, local agency requirements, and the guidelines of the State Clean-up Fund.

Characterization and remediation services offered by TEC:

• • Pilot testing
  • Aquifer pump testing
  • Dual Phase extracting
  • Soil vapor extracting and air sparging
  • Groundwater pump and treatment
  • Bio-remediation
  • Monitoring for natural attenuation

RBCA is a consistent decision-making process for the assessment and response to a chemical release, based on the protection of human health and environment. RBCA uses a three-tier approach as defined in ASTM PS-104 "Standard Provisional Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action" (ASTM, 1998). TEC uses computer modeling (RBCA Tool Kit, BIOSCREEN, BIOCHLOR, and Johnson & Ettinger Model) in its performance of multi-tiered RBCA.

TEC Accutite has assisted many clients in getting reimbursed for costs incurred in the environmental investigations and cleanup of their fuel leak sites. In California the Cleanup Fund helps eligible owners, including government agencies and operators of petroleum underground storage tanks USTs with the following:

• • Meet federal and state requirement in demonstrating financial responsibility by providing coverage to pay for the costs of cleanup and third party liability caused by an unauthorized release of petroleum from a UST;
  • Obtain reimbursement for the costs of assessing and cleaning up unauthorized releases of petroleum from USTs; and
  • Obtain reimbursement for damages awarded to third parties, who are injured by unauthorized releases of petroleum from USTs

The coverage of cost for site assessment and remediation by the cleanup fund is up to 1.5 million dollars. TEC Accutite has helped clients and is ready to help potential eligible clients with the full process of getting the reimbursement money.