case studies

REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL & TREAT GROUND WATERS

Client: Lothian Borders & Angus Co-op

Consultant: Wren & Bell

Challenge: Remove contaminated soils and tanks from a former petrol station.

Applied technology: Excavate, haulage and dIsposal

Remediation criteria: To achieve target level set by the consultants.

Validation: By Wren & Bell

Soilutions Ltd were contracted to oversee the excavation and removal of hazardous and non hazardous hydrocarbon contaminated soils originating from a former petrol station.

This encompassed the treatment of any ground waters encountered during the excavation works and the excavation and removal of petrol and diesel tanks and associated pipe work to leave the site remediated to the target levels set by the consultant.

Consultant recommendation: “Working closely with the client, architect and ourselves, Soilutions approach was professional at all times. Despite various contractual difficulties, Soilutions kept to their brief and delivered successful completion of the remediation contract” – Alistair Jamieson, Wren & Bell.

Length of Project:
Consultation: Two weeks
On Site: 1 week in October & 1 week in December 2005

Validation and Monitoring:By Wren & Bell