KEMRON was awarded a modification to the Bolles Canal contract under a South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) award for the restructuring of the canal as part of the global Everglades Restoration program. The modification was to replace a bridge across Bolles Canal on the property known as Jet Farm. The site is located in south Florida approximately 40 miles west of West Palm Beach. The project included demolishing the existing bridge, widening 200 feet of canal, relocating farmer-owned pump stations and piping, constructing concrete footings, wing walls and backs walls called endbents and placing a new bridge. The bridge selected by the SFWMD is a weathered steel bridge 90 feet long and 16 feet wide delivered to the site in 335 pieces. KEMRON assembled the bridge in the field. KEMRON staff visited the fabrication plant in Alabama and met with the design engineers to gain knowledge of the bridge components and assembly. KEMRON personnel were trained in the proper technique of bolt tensioning on a Skidmore-Wilhelm instrument rented for the project. Bolts of every Lot # and size were tested on site daily and recorded by an oversight engineer before utilized on the bridge. The main frame of the bridge is comprised of (4) I-Beams and numerous cross braces and guardrail posts. Concrete form pans are attached between the beams to support an 8 to 10-inch concrete deck which will be poured on the completed bridge. Each 90 foot I-Beam weighs approximately 25,000 lbs and was placed on the foundation endbents with a 200 ton crane. The correct placement of the beams was critical, anchor bolts in the concrete had to line up perfectly with holes in the steel beams. A crew on each side of the canal positioned the beams while communicating with 2-way radios. Crews worked from KEMRON’s deck boat in the water to bolt on the cross-braces connecting the beams together. Safety was of utmost importance due to the nature of this project. Hazards included crushing/pinching, lifting/rigging, crane operation, working over water, alligators and poisonous snakes.
We are pleased to announce that Amanda Williams has joined KEMRON as a Project Manager in our Charleston, WV office. Ms. Williams brings 4 years of environmental program management and compliance experience to KEMRON. Ms. Williams’ experience includes compliance, reporting and auditing for a variety of environmental regulatory programs including NPDES, Title V/air emissions, RCRA, SPCC, monitoring groundwater and soil, and other programs at a large metals production facility in Huntington, WV. As a Project Manager, Ms. Williams will be managing projects for commercial clients under a variety of regulatory programs including Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, RCRA and Voluntary Remediation/Brownfields. KEMRON, a small business in the environmental remediation market, provides a nationwide resume of support to the federal government and private industry providing expertise under RCRA, CERCLA, UST and Voluntary Remediation/Brownfields regulatory programs. Please welcome Amanda to KEMRON!
KEMRON was recently awarded a contract with EPA Region 4 at the former Mississippi Phosphate Corporation (MPC) fertilizer manufacturing plant in Pascagoula, MS. The scope for this contract is to prepare 50 acres on the northeast slope (known as Phase 1B) of the East Gypsum Stack (EGS) Complex for liner installation. Currently, KEMRON is installing liner on the west slope (Phase 1A) under a separate contract with EPA. This firm fixed price contract was awarded under an unrestricted acquisition by Region 4. The scope includes 313,800 cubic yards of total earthwork.
KEMRON has been supporting EPA at the MPC Superfund Site since February of 2017; first with water treatment services that will continue throughout the EGS closure process and later with preparation and cover installation of the Phase 1A portion of the EGS. This contract represents the second step in a multi-step process to completely close and cover the EGS and associated wastewater ponds.
KEMRON was awarded a Task Order under our ERMA contract for environmental remediation services at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) in McAlester, Oklahoma. MCAAP is an active Army installation, producing and renovating conventional missile ammunition and related components and demilitarizing and disposing of conventional and missile ammunition items. MCAAP encompasses 44,965 acres in southeast Oklahoma. The installation operates under a RCRA Corrective Action Permit issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Under this firm-fixed price task order contract, KEMRON will be conducting closed landfill inspections and maintenance; MMRP site long-term inspections and management in compliance with the requirements of CERCLA; Corrective Measures Implementation/Operation including groundwater monitoring, reporting and optimization at 3 sites; and completing a RCRA Facility Investigation, followed by Corrective Measures Study and Corrective Measures Design, Implementation and Operation.
KEMRON’s West Virginia office was recently awarded a contract through the USACE Baltimore District for underground storage tank (UST) removal and soil excavation at Fort McNair in Washington DC. Specifically, the scope includes: preparation of site plans to include the Project Management Plan, Uniform Federal Policy Quality Control Plan and Accident Prevention Plan; cleaning and removal of one 1000-gallon capacity UST; excavation of approximately 10 cubic yards of contaminated soil exceeding the DOEE risk-based screening levels; site restoration and recapping of the area with asphalt; and the preparation of at UST Closure Assessment Report.
KEMRON welcomes Tim Miller, PG as a senior geologist and technical project manager reporting through the Marietta office. Tim has more than 30 years of professional geology experience including both private client and USACE work. Tim hails from Kentucky where he graduated from the University of Louisville with a BS with honors in Geology. He is registered as a PG in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee and has performed and managed projects throughout the Midwest, including Brownfields investigations and remediation under the Ohio Voluntary Action Program. His technical experience includes application of MIP and USEPA’s TRIAD approach to site closure, including risk based closures, vapor intrusion investigation and remedial design for chlorinated solvent plumes, karst geology investigations, DNAPL investigations, as well as many DOT corridor projects, Phase I and IIs and NEPA work for DOT and USACE. His work experience has included RCRA and CERCLA, as well as work under multiple state regulatory programs. Tim will be supporting VI and deep well injection projects currently underway in the Marietta office, as well as proposal and document development on ongoing private and federal projects.
KEMRON representatives will be attending the 14th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference on Wednesday, August 21 until Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Meet with KEMRON representatives Jonathan Brinson and Danny Robinson while you are there! See you in Jekyll!
The US Department of the Army has selected KEMRON for a multi-year contract for environmental restoration services at two Army facilities: Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia and Hunter Army Airfield (HAA) in Savannah, Georgia. The Fort Stewart work includes corrective actions at four sites with varying degrees of organic contamination in accordance with a RCRA Part B Permit and the work at HAA includes remedial services at three munitions impacted sites under CERCLA and one site under the Underground Storage Tank Management Program. The contract is valued at $2.0 million and is executed as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) under a Performance Based Acquisition (PBA).
EPA Region 4 announced the award of a contract to KEMRON Environmental Services, Inc. for the installation of 56 acres of impermeable cover on the East Gypsum Stack (EGS) Complex at the former Mississippi Phosphate Corporation (MPC) fertilizer manufacturing plant in Pascagoula, MS. This firm fixed price contract was awarded under an unrestricted acquisition by Region 4. The liner system consists of 50-Mil Structured Geomembrane covered with a Tufted Geotextile Cover (artificial turf). KEMRON is teaming with COMANCO, Inc, a national leader in landfill cover installation, on this project. Watershed Geo, Inc. will supply the Tufted Geotextile Cover, an innovative product providing upfront and long-term cost savings to EPA and the State of Mississippi.
KEMRON has been supporting EPA at the MPC Superfund Site since February of 2017; first with water treatment services and later with earthwork to prepare the EGS for cover installation. Phase 1A, the subject of this contract, is the first step in a multi-step process to completely close and cover the EGS and associated wastewater ponds.
As KEMRON enters its 44th year of business, our employees continue working diligently with our clients to plan and implement environmental investigations and remedies to protect human health and the environment. Recognizing the importance of cleaning up legacy contaminants as well as ensuring compliance with current environmental regulations at active facilities, KEMRON consistently seeks to employ safe, cost-effective and protective methods to meet our clients’ environmental priorities and objectives. As we celebrate World Environment Day today, our employee-owners continue to invest themselves in improving the environment in their own communities and those of our clients’ sites!
KEMRON is excited to welcome Michael “Skip” Sleister to the team in our Southeast Home Office in Atlanta, GA. Skip is a native Georgian and recent graduate from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Geology and minor in Physics. While at the University of Georgia, Skip had the opportunity to gain experience with Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, Groundwater Sampling and Characterization, and Soil and Lithology Identification and Logging, as well as technological experience with mapping and modelling programs including Fortran and ArcGIS. Welcome, Skip!
KEMRON recently broke ground on the installation of the Jet Farm Bridge. Construction of the bridge is an extension of our work for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) on Bolles Canal. KEMRON recently completed the widening of over three miles of Bolles Canal, during which the original bridge was removed. The Jet Farm Bridge installation involves widening a section of Bolles Canal at the crossing, fabrication of the 90 foot long steel span, construction of footers and placement of the structure. The project is scheduled to be completed in approximately 3 months.
In an effort to protect our environmental future, KEMRON joins in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 10 AM to 2 PM
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
KEMRON’s WV office has hired Brandon Murphy as an Environmental Technician/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. In this role, Brandon will serve as the primary operator for 10 package wastewater treatment plants where KEMRON currently provides contract operation and maintenance (O&M) services and NPDES permit compliance monitoring. Brandon comes to KEMRON from a local public service district (PSD), where he was responsible for system maintenance, utility locates, sewer taps, operation of remote controlled line inspection camera system, QA/QC testing on system influent & effluent and other activities. Brandon also has experience with contract operation of a wastewater treatment plant specifically designed for selenium removal. Please join us in welcoming Brandon to KEMRON!
KEMRON’s West Virginia office is in the process of conducting a large scale BOS carbon substrate injection at an active retail petroleum facility in western WV to remediate subsurface petroleum impacts at the facility. BOS injections are being performed using our specially designed high-pressure injection trailer in an attempt to aggressively move the site to No Further Action (NFA) status. Due to the large contaminant footprint, injection activities are being conducted in phases across four (4) separate treatment areas designated as Treatment Areas A through D. A total of 40 injection points were advanced in Treatment Area A. Treatment Area A was located towards the southern portion of the UST basin and encompassed approximately 1,000 square feet (ft2). BOS injection activities are currently underway in Treatment Area B (located east of the dispenser islands in the vicinity of monitoring wells MW-5 and MW-6) which will consist of 100 injection points and encompasses approximately 2,560 ft2, Treatment Area C (located east of the dispensers in the vicinity of monitoring well MW-10) which will consist of 34 injection points and encompasses approximately 845 ft2, and Treatment Area D (located northeast of the dispensers in the vicinity of monitoring well MW-9) which will consist of 39 injection points and encompasses approximately 980 ft2.
BOS injection activities at this facility include the injection of 18,805 lbs of BOS and 14,150 lbs of gypsum into a total of 213 injection points encompassing a total of 5,385 ft2. Kudos to KEMRON Project Manager Abdo Chaber and KEMRON injection crew members Tim Mihal, Christopher Hedrick, Evan Amick and Jac Jensen for their work on this large BOS injection project.
KEMRON was awarded a modification to the Bolles Canal contract under a South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) award for the restructuring of the canal as part of the global Everglades Restoration program. The modification was to replace a bridge across Bolles Canal on the property known as Jet Farm. The site is located in south Florida approximately 40 miles west of West Palm Beach. The project included demolishing the existing bridge, widening 200 feet of canal, relocating farmer-owned pump stations and piping, constructing concrete footings, wing walls and backs walls called endbents and placing a new bridge. The bridge selected by the SFWMD is a weathered steel bridge 90 feet long and 16 feet wide delivered to the site in 335 pieces. KEMRON assembled the bridge in the field. KEMRON staff visited the fabrication plant in Alabama and met with the design engineers to gain knowledge of the bridge components and assembly. KEMRON personnel were trained in the proper technique of bolt tensioning on a Skidmore-Wilhelm instrument rented for the project. Bolts of every Lot # and size were tested on site daily and recorded by an oversight engineer before utilized on the bridge. The main frame of the bridge is comprised of (4) I-Beams and numerous cross braces and guardrail posts. Concrete form pans are attached between the beams to support an 8 to 10-inch concrete deck which will be poured on the completed bridge. Each 90 foot I-Beam weighs approximately 25,000 lbs and was placed on the foundation endbents with a 200 ton crane. The correct placement of the beams was critical, anchor bolts in the concrete had to line up perfectly with holes in the steel beams. A crew on each side of the canal positioned the beams while communicating with 2-way radios. Crews worked from KEMRON’s deck boat in the water to bolt on the cross-braces connecting the beams together. Safety was of utmost importance due to the nature of this project. Hazards included crushing/pinching, lifting/rigging, crane operation, working over water, alligators and poisonous snakes. 
