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Three notes from the public Our Work page: Kettle Point, Orbit Energy, and an environmental health and safety compliance audit.
Where that page described work still underway, this copy uses the past tense for the work it said was done, and marks an unknown ending [PLACEHOLDER].
Kettle Point
East Providence, Rhode Island. Former bulk petroleum terminal.
Services the page lists as provided
- Remediation of a former bulk petroleum terminal
- Excavation, chemical treatment and stabilization, and re-interment of soil exceeding the RIDEM Method 1 GB Leachability Criteria
- Encapsulation of soils exceeding the RIDEM Method 1 Residential Direct Exposure Criteria
- Management of site stormwater so that no stormwater is directed to the subsurface where it may infiltrate through contaminated soils
- Fencing, along with access restriction, of the delineated historic and archeological section in Area 3
- Maintenance and monitoring of the engineered controls through an institutional control, a Department-approved Environmental Land Use Restriction (ELUR) and Soil Management Plan (SMP)
- A Department-approved post-remediation groundwater sampling and monitoring program
This property was previously used as a bulk petroleum storage and distribution terminal from the 1920s to 1984. As the former AMOCO terminal, site operations consisted of the storage and handling of millions of gallons of No. 2 and No. 6 fuel oils, kerosene, diesel fuel, and gasoline. The site layout included 15.1 acres that at one point held aboveground storage tanks (ASTs). The site is comprised of five areas of concern: Area 1 (West Area), Area 2 (Former Loading Rack Area), Area 3 (Former Warehouse Area), Area 4 (Former Remediation Cell Area), and Area 5 (East Area).
The published note says cleanup of the site enabled later development: a 90,000-square foot, state-of-the-art surgical and orthopedic rehabilitation facility for University Orthopedics, and a 290-unit residential condominium and apartment complex by Churchill & Banks. That note described the complex as being constructed. It does not say whether construction finished. [PLACEHOLDER]
Orbit Energy
Johnston, Rhode Island. Anaerobic digestion facility.
Services the page lists as provided
- Preliminary environmental assessment
- Liaison between the client and regulatory agencies
- Interfacing with the design engineer and equipment vendors
- Preparation and submittal of permit applications to RIDEM
- Coordination of approvals from Town agencies, the Fire Department, Narragansett Bay Commission, and National Grid
- Procurement of contracts with food waste suppliers and digestate receivers
SAGE Environmental Inc. permitted the first anaerobic digestion facility in Rhode Island for its client, Orbit Energy Rhode Island LLC (OERI). The facility, in Johnston, was planned to accept organic food waste, process it, and produce biogas and cogeneration of thermal and electric energy.
At the start of the project, Rhode Island had not developed regulations for anaerobic digestion facilities. During the permitting process with SAGE, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's (RIDEM's) Office of Waste Management promulgated official Rules and Regulations for Anaerobic Digestion facilities.
SAGE received approval from RIDEM's Offices of Waste Management and Air Resources to secure permits for OERI to operate. In May 2015, SAGE Principal Rick Mandile attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The page said construction was anticipated to be complete in September 2017. It does not say whether construction finished, or whether the facility later accepted waste. [PLACEHOLDER]
Environmental health and safety compliance audit
Johnston, Rhode Island. Trucking facility.
Services the page lists as provided
- Environmental health and safety audit
- Evaluation of the trucking operations
SAGE Environmental, Inc. was retained to conduct an environmental health and safety audit for a trucking facility in Johnston, Rhode Island. The facility services heavy duty and medium duty semi-trucks, and sells parts for trucks and new and used trucks. The environmental compliance portion of the audit evaluated the trucking operations and facility against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) regulations for air emissions, wastewater, and hazardous and solid waste compliance. The health and safety portion evaluated the operations and facility against Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RI DLT) occupational safety regulations.
The audit included a physical site inspection of operations at the facility and an in-depth review of EH&S documentation at the facility. The published note says this kind of audit gives the client areas found to be non-compliant, and areas where improvements can be made for best management practices. It does not list the findings at this facility.
As part of the services, SAGE implemented new management plans and operating procedures at the facility. The note says those plans were to keep the facility compliant with EH&S regulations. It does not say whether the facility stayed compliant after that work. [PLACEHOLDER]