The Development team will notify the ACDEH LOP and other agencies as applicable during Site development activities in accordance with the protocols described below.

ACDEH Notification

The developer will notify the ACDEH LOP and the ACDEH Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) during Site redevelopment activities in accordance with the protocols below:

Twenty-Four (24) Hour Notification

The ACDEH LOP will be notified within 24 hours of discovery if any of the following potentially hazardous conditions are encountered:

  • Releases spills or hazardous substances or petroleum hydrocarbons to soil or water that are considered, based on best professional judgement and/or physical evidence (including but not limited to olfactory, visual, field instrument, and lab data), to be an immediate threat to human health and the environment; and/or
  • Discovery of unknown conditions (underground storage tanks, sumps, vaults, piping etc.) or newly found contamination.

In the event of the discovery of UST’s, vaults, hoists, & pipelines, the ACDEH CUPA will be notified within 24 hours of the discovery.

Seventy-two (72) Hour Notification

The ACDEH LOP will be notified 72 hours in advance of ground-disturbing activities in areas of known contamination or suspected contamination.

Agency Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements

All groundwater removal and soil excavation and disposal activities will be documented in daily field reports by the General Contractor and/or Environmental Consultant and will be kept at the Site and made available to ACDEH upon request. Documentation will include at a minimum the following, as applicable:

  • Groundwater – documentation that the treatment system is operating, volume of groundwater that is removed, and semi-annual and annual Self-Monitoring reports (SMR’s).
  • Underground Structures – type, contents, characterization, and destination (transported for off-Site disposal);
  • Impacted Soil – origin, volume, characterization, and destination (location on-Site), although none is anticipated;
  • Off-Site Disposal Records – date, time, trucking company, driver and vehicles used for the trip, equipment decontamination and tarping, waste/material type, volume, copies of bills-of-lading, and hazardous waste manifests; and
  • Dust Complaint Logs – time, name and contact information, compliant description, earthwork activities associated with complaint, and measures taken to mitigate dust;
  • Analytical Reports – Copies of waste characterization laboratory analytical results.