Technical Expertise

EDFA’s team of carefully selected professionals has extensive expertise in the environmental field, (including engineering, geology and toxicology) gained through years of formal training, field, and senior management experience. We are fully committed to supporting our clients in their various endeavors, and find great satisfaction in working with each to identify and implement strategic solutions that are unique to their special needs.

We hold a California Class A Engineering Contractor’s license, and the California Hazardous Substances Removal and Remedial Actions Certification. Our personnel are licensed and certified professionals that have received 40-hour OSHA 1910:120 training and hold current updated certifications.

Our services are supported by professional insurance that meet or exceed industry standards. We offer a competitive rate structure and efficient project management. Certificates of Insurance naming each client as a co-insured for the duration of their project are provided as a standard procedure.

Our project experience and longstanding relationships with California’s many environmental regulatory agencies provide assurance of timely and effective regulatory communications. EDFA has successfully petitioned these agencies for site closure at the conclusion of multiple projects, including remedial activities and underground storage tank removals. Our technical capabilities are summarized below:

 

  • Consulting Support for Property Acquisitions and Divestments.

  • Commercial Site Assessments to Satisfy Phase I Requirements, Re-Financing Reviews and Tenant Compliance Concerns.

  • Soil and Groundwater Investigations to Determine the Vertical and Lateral Extent of Contaminants.

  • Design and Implementation of Remedial Strategies to Restore Chemically-Impacted Soil and Groundwater.

  • Third Party Review/Oversight for Site Investigations and Remedial Activities Performed by Others.

  • Design and Installation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells and Networks.

  • Groundwater Monitoring.

  • Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Removals, Permitting, and Compliance.

  • Air Emissions Permitting.

  • Assistance with Industrial Compliance Issues.

  • Environmental Compliance Audits.

  • Development of Best Management Practices in Preparation of Water Quality Management Plans, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, and Spill Prevention, Containment, and Counter (SPCC) Measure Plans.