In British Columbia a contaminated site is defined in the Environmental Management Act, as an area of land in which the soil or underlying groundwater or sediment contains a hazardous waste or substance in an amount or concentration that exceeds provincial environmental quality standards. Left idle and unmanaged, contaminated sites represent a significant loss of economic opportunity. Cleaning up and redeveloping these sites offer a wealth of public benefits such as new housing and business development, preservation of agricultural land, and revitalized older neighbourhoods. Certification that a site is no longer contaminated allows local governments to put their jurisdictions to most productive use and land owners and developers to take advantage of potential business opportunities. Certification also encourages both local government to approve and Banks to provide financing for developments without concern regarding potential liability due to contamination.RJLC has been involved with many complex contaminated sites, landfill sites, mining and remediation projects in BC, performed Stage I & Stage II Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI), Detailed Site Investigation (DSI), and Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment (HHERA) on behalf of private clients and government agencies at a variety of sites including residential properties, petroleum facilities, railway facilities, transportation facilities and former shooting ranges.
Our environmental scientist and professional agrologist (PAg.) certified by the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists will provide efficient solutions to your environmental challenges.
Typical project experience
• Preliminary Site Investigation – Stage 1 & 2, soil vapour assessment, Langley, BC
• Stage 1 & 2 Preliminary Site Investigation, Detailed Site Investigation and Remediation, Human Health & Ecological Risk Assessment, Port Coquitlam, BC
• Human Health & Ecological Risk Assessment, Olympic Village Parcel 3,6,11, Vancouver, BC
• Stage 1 & 2 Preliminary Site Investigation, Detailed Site Investigation, Human Health & Ecological Risk Assessment, RCMP Coquitlam River Range, Coquitlam, BC
• Characterization of the myriad of sources and source pathways that determine contaminant release to the environment, US EPA project
• Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment - Lutsel K’e, Northwest Territories Abandoned Landfill Site
• Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment, Fort St. John, British Columbia - SO2 and NOx air dispersion simulation
• Sodium Chloride Toxic Effects Evaluation, Peace River Land District, Fort St. John, BC