This detailed presentation explains Risk-Based Corrective Action to general audiences, and provides a private-sector perspective on managed-risk approaches to remediation. Private Sector RBCA PPT...
ERMI president Steve Hilfiker is in high demand as a speaker
ERMI president Steve Hilfiker is in high demand as a speaker at conferences and conventions. As a 25-plus-year veteran of the environmental field, the author of dozens of articles, and a frequent advisor to Florida legislators, Steve brings a perspective to his presentations that is multidimensional and authoritative. If your group, agency, or organization is… Read More...
2016 LSSI Expansion
2016 Legislative Session Includes Expansion to LSSI (Effective July 1, 2016) The Low Scored Site Initiative (LSSI) has now been expanded through the approval of Senate Bill 100 to include limited remediation activities. The cap expenditure for each site has been raised from $30,000 to $35,000. The total amount that can be spent on the… Read More...
Phase I ESAs are not a Commodity
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments are not a commodity, although many hiring decisions are based solely on price. Consulting is critical to the due diligence process. An innocent land owner defense based on a thorough Phase I ESA is necessary for defending liability for the borrower/investor, and when issues arise, expert consulting is often required… Read More...
ERMI President Addresses STEM teachers at FGCU
ERMI’s Steve Hilfiker was a featured speaker at the Center for Excellence in Education’s “Bite of Science” event on March 2nd, hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University College of Education.Steve spoke to middle and high school teachers from throughout the region who serve as instructors in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) about the opportunities… Read More...
Florida Engineering Society Conference: NAM Presentation
Natural Attentuation Monitoring (NAM) was the subject of a presentation to members of FES by Steve Hilfiker, president of ERMI. NAM, sometimes called “passive remediation” is an option available for some former petroleum storage sites under the state’s Petroleum Cleanup Program. In locations where underground storage tanks once leaked minor amounts of fuel, the soil… Read More...
The Value of Consulting
DEP Agency-Term Contractors (ATCs) should maintain their role as consultants with site owners and responsible parties even though their contract is with the DEP. This is most significantly highlighted on sites with funding caps. Many owners are not aware of the amount remaining in their cap, and some do not even know there is a… Read More...
Florida Engineering Society Conference: RBCA Presentation
Steve Hilfiker, ERMI President helped attendees at the FES conference get up to speed about changes to Florida’s Risk-Based Corrective Action program (RBCA). The program, which has undergone some streamlining by the Legislature, is a primary frame of reference for engineering personnel involved in the remediation of contamination resulting from pollutant/hazardous substances discharges....