Use of Institutional Controls to Facilitate Site Closure

Historically, the use of Institutional Controls (ICs) was associated with large, complex sites involved in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleanup programs, such as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action and Superfund.  The ICs were commonly used in conjunction with removal actions, soil and groundwater remediation, and risk [...]

By |2022-01-31T10:42:46-05:00January 31, 2022|News, Site Closure|0 Comments

Use of Institutional Controls to Facilitate Site Closure

Intuitional Controls (ICs) are property or governmental controls that are used to manage risks and/or control potentially complete exposure pathways. Obtaining Site Closure through regulatory agencies doesn’t necessarily mean complete clean up to non-detect levels. As complete cleanup would be impracticable due to cost and timing limitations, using ICs is [...]

By |2021-11-12T09:07:26-05:00November 12, 2021||0 Comments

Use of Institutional Controls to Facilitate Site Closure

Intuitional Controls (ICs) are property or governmental controls that are used to manage risks and/or control potentially complete exposure pathways. Obtaining Site Closure through regulatory agencies doesn’t necessarily mean complete clean up to non-detect levels. As complete cleanup would be impracticable due to cost and timing limitations, using ICs is [...]

By |2021-11-12T09:07:26-05:00November 12, 2021||0 Comments

Use of Institutional Controls to Facilitate Site Closure

Historically, the use of Institutional Controls (ICs) was associated with large, complex sites involved in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleanup programs, such as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action and Superfund.  The ICs were commonly used in conjunction with removal actions, soil and groundwater remediation, and risk [...]

By |2020-11-02T10:42:04-05:00September 30, 2020|News, Site Closure|0 Comments

Expediting Site Closure Using Institutional Controls

Intuitional Controls (ICs) are property or governmental controls that are used to manage risks and/or control potentially complete exposure pathways. Obtaining Site Closure through regulatory agencies doesn’t necessarily mean complete clean up to non-detect levels. As complete cleanup would be impracticable due to cost and timing limitations, using ICs is [...]

By |2020-08-19T10:42:20-04:00August 19, 2020||0 Comments

Expediting Site Closure Using Institutional Controls

Intuitional Controls (ICs) are property or governmental controls that are used to manage risks and/or control potentially complete exposure pathways. Obtaining Site Closure through regulatory agencies doesn’t necessarily mean complete clean up to non-detect levels. As complete cleanup would be impracticable due to cost and timing limitations, using ICs is [...]

By |2020-08-19T10:42:20-04:00August 19, 2020||0 Comments

Closure: We All Strive For It, But What Does It Really Mean?

The word “closure” has many meanings in the English language, including the more general - “a condition of being closed”, and the more ethereal - “an often comforting or satisfying sense of finality, or something that provides such a sense” (Merriam-Webster).  In the environmental world, closure can have a similar [...]

By |2020-08-11T14:22:06-04:00July 27, 2020|News, Site Closure|0 Comments

Does a Landfill Ever Really Close?

Do you or a friend own or operate a landfill?  Is your landfill near the end of its “Post-Closure Care” period?  If so, you are not alone. August Mack has received a number of requests from responsible parties that have one or more landfills that are approaching the end of [...]

By |2020-08-11T16:13:58-04:00February 19, 2020|News, Site Closure|0 Comments
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