Regulatory and Environmental Compliance
HMA provides a comprehensive suite of Compliance services to the regulated community. These services are important to our clients for continuity of business and services, creating and maintaining a standard of ethical business practices, and demonstrating environmental responsibility which is becoming increasingly important in today’s business landscape. Our environmental professionals have a broad expertise in both Federal and State regulations including Part 201/213, storm water management, spill prevention, property transaction due diligence, site assessments, property restriction documents, permitting, reporting, operations maintenance and monitoring, and other unique solutions to maintain compliance with all aspects of environmental rules and regulations. Within storm water management, HMA has demonstrated leadership, particularly in Detroit. HMA has assisted several clients achieve maximum green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) credit from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD). HMA has provided full design/build services on these GSI practices; several of HMA’s practices were among the first GSI projects in Detroit to receive DWSD drainage fee credit.
Part 201-213 Compliance
- All aspects of environmental monitoring and reporting for defined Facilities under these rules.
- Groundwater and Fate & Transport Modeling
- Expertise in Alternative Methods for Compliance
- de minimus determinations for any Exposure Pathway
- Site-Specific Criteria development
- Incremental Sampling Methodology for Direct Contact Pathway
Property Transaction Due Diligence
- Baseline Environmental Assessments
- Phase I Site Assessments
- Phase II Site Assessments
- Due Care Compliance Plans
Property Restriction Documents
- Restrictive Covenants
- Municipal Ordinances for Environmental Protection
- Public Highway Institutional Controls
- Notice of Migrations
Environmental Permitting
- Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits (NPDES)
- Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (SESC)
- Joint Permits to Support Surface Water and Wetland Protection
- Detroit Water & Sewerage Department (DWSD) Green Stormwater Infrastructure Drainage Credits
Environmental Reporting
- Current Conditions and Conceptual Site Model Reports
- Sampling and Monitoring Reports
- Response Action and Remedial Activity Reporting
- Closure Documentation and Reporting
- Long-Term and Post-Closure Monitoring Reports
- All required reporting under Facility Administrative Consent Orders
Operations Maintenance and Monitoring
- Maintenance of remedial systems – Vapor Mitigation Systems, Groundwater Extraction Systems, In-Situ and Ex-Situ Soil and Groundwater Remedial Systems (GAC Units, Soil Vapor Extraction, Bioremediation Systems)
Other Practice Areas
Remediation
HMA provides a comprehensive suite of Compliance services to the regulated community. These services are important to our clients for continuity of business and services, creating and maintaining a standard of ethical business practices, and demonstrating environmental responsibility which is becoming increasingly important in today’s business landscape.
Risk Assessment
Environmental regulatory agencies apply traditional risk assessment processes to estimate an amount of chemical in the environment that could cause an adverse health outcome to humans and ecological receptors. The estimated chemical concentration is derived from scientific studies of the chemical’s toxicity combined with upper range values of exposure that a person, plant, or animal may experience.