SMA adds Senior Geologist Michelle Wagner, P.G. and Senior Project Manager Steve Swenson, and opens a Rockford, Illinois office to serve our expanding client list.  Ms. Wagner and Mr. Swenson have 37 years combined experience in the environmental consulting industry, working under various EPA programs.  Ms. Wagner has strong project management skills and a productive working relationship with the Illinois EPA groundwater unit and regional EPA office.    Ms. Wagner’s expertise includes technical report development and technical support for a variety of geologic, hydrogeologic and laboratory analytical data.   Mr. Swenson has managed a variety of long-term environmental projects from investigation through closure, while satisfying individual client needs and project specific Region V EPA requirements.  Mr. Swenson’s expertise includes management of multi-faceted projects, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and technical report development for soil, groundwater, and storm water.  The SMA Rockford, Illinois office will operate under the direction of Mr. Swenson, who is a life-long resident of Rockford and will provide regulatory assistance to clients in Northern and Northwestern Illinois.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

SMA RECEIVES A CLIENT SATISFACTION RATING OF 97 OUT OF 100

In September, 2010 SMA asked Open Ratings, a Dun & Bradstreet company, to conduct a Past Performance Evaluation from our clients.  A questionnaire was sent to our clients asking their opinion of our performance in 10 separate categories including reliability, cost, accuracy, delivery/timeliness, quality, business relations, personnel, customer support and responsiveness.  The responder was asked to rate SMA from 1 to 100 in each of these 10 categories.  We received an overall satisfaction rating of 97 out of 100, which placed us in the top 20% of all companies performing out type of work.  Click here to see the report.

MAY 10, 2010

IDEM APPROVES COMPLETION OF A LARGE SCALE SOIL REMEDIATION PROJECT USING

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVE HEATING

On May 10, 2010 the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) sent a Technical Memorandum to SMA stating “Therefore, IDEM agrees that the data presented in the ERH Final Report demonstrates that the ERH portion of the project adequately remediated volatile organic compounds (VOC) contaminated soils in the four treatment areas to the cleanup objectives outlined n the RWP.”

Four separate locations were remediated, having a total area of approximately 27,000 ft2, with depths of treatment ranging from 0.5 feet to 37 feet.  Prior to remediation, TCE concentrations in the soils were as high as 853 mg/kg.  The agreed remediation goal was that the average concentration in each of the four remediation areas would not exceed 13.0 mg/kg, as determined by using the EPA developed model called ProUCL at the 95% confidence level.  A significant portion of the remediation area was underneath industrial buildings, and the time from beginning installation of the system to completion of the remediation was approximately 6 months.

For further information on this project, and six similar projects manager by current SMA staff please contact us.

MAY 29, 2009

SMA OPENS KALAMAZOO REGIONAL OFFICE

SMA is pleased to announce the establishment of a Kalamazoo, MI office under the direction of Gary Blinkiewicz, CPG, CP.  Gary has 16 years of professional experience as an environmental consultant and is knowledgeable regarding all phases of site investigation and remediation of soil and groundwater.  He has managed, supervised, and conducted numerous hydrogeologic remedial investigations, underground storage tank (UST) removals, landfill investigations, and demolition. As a senior hydrogeologist, he develops proposals, cost estimates and work plans; prepares and reviews site-specific health and safety plans; manages and conducts investigations; evaluates remedial options; and supervises remediation. He also negotiates remedial strategies with regulatory agencies.

Mr. Blinkiewicz experience includes managing, supervising, and conducting hydrogeologic remedial investigations; underground storage tank (UST) removal projects; soil and groundwater remediation projects, and baseline environmental assessments (BEAs) that require extensive knowledge of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) PA 451, Parts 201, 213, and 115 requirements. Previous projects have been completed for numerous public and private sector clients, including residential, commercial, industrial, financial, recreational, educational, and state government clients in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Arkansas, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Ontario, Canada.