Category: Environmental Consulting

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Three things can happen during a buyer’s due diligence process, only one of which is good: (1) The deal gets canceled; (2) Potential environmental issues are identified and the buyer wishes to re-negotiate the terms of the deal, or; (3) Read More

Commercial real estate is risky business. Environmental contamination is one potential downside that buyers--and their lenders--must consider as part of a balanced and comprehensive risk management strategy. After over 30 years of evaluating environmental risk at all kinds of commercial Read More

How to sell a property with a UST Are you a property owner attempting to sell a commercial property with an underground storage tank (UST)? Do you know how to approach the selling process to avoid under-selling your property? Commercial Read More

Common mistakes environmental consultants make In my career as an environmental consultant, I have reviewed thousands of reports. Most of the reports were required by state and federal environmental regulatory agencies to address groundwater, soil, and air contamination issues. The Read More

OptaHub recently released an automated groundwater monitoring report application for environmental businesses. Hydrogeologist Jim Driscall dives in to see how it works and whether it's worth your time. OptaHub officially launched its groundwater monitoring software in an effort to help environmental businesses Read More

What influences the cost of Phase II Environmental Site Assessments? Environmental liabilities can greatly reduce by the value of a property. In fact, the cleanup liability could be even greater than the value of the property. However, a well-conducted environmental Read More

State and Federal environmental agencies require periodic groundwater monitoring or remedial action progress reports for groundwater contamination sites. These reports are used to measure the progress of the environmental investigation or remediation activities being conducted onsite. A typical report will Read More

Environmental consultants spend a lot of time and resources generating groundwater monitoring reports for their clients. The consultants are under a lot of pressure to deliver quality reports that are on time and competitively priced. There are automation technologies that Read More