We understand that minimizing surprises and being cost conscious are critical to your successful remediation requirements.
Trace has saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars on remediation and risk projects across Western Canada. Trace believes remediation projects should include risk assessment and management. This way you can potentially avoid unnecessary remediation by developing risk-based guidelines. Using a risk-based approach reduces costs, saves time, and reduces potential community, environmental and safety impacts.
Environmental Site Assessment
Owners, operators, and contractors need timely value added support from consultants who understand how to conduct environmental site assessments to support future risk, remediation, and reclamation work. Whether you are looking for start to finish environmental support or assistance with a specific aspect like planning, regulatory applications, compliance, surveys, inspection, monitoring, spill response, or decommissioning, we’re here to help.
- Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments
- Risk assessment and site-specific guideline development
- Groundwater monitoring and sampling
- Subsoil Salinity Tool
- Tier 2 Guideline Development
- Environmental Liability Assessments
Contact
Mr. Jason Hampson, B.Sc., P.Ag.
Principal Scientist, Partner
jhampson@traceassociates.ca
Phone: 403.512.6424
Remediation
Great remediation starts with smart planning. With the right amount of upfront planning we can minimize delays and prevent costs from skyrocketing out of control. By implementing risk assessment into every remediation project, we can reduce volumes, minimize disturbance, and significantly reduce costs. Whatever your remediation challenge, we are here to help.
- Risk assessments
- Soil and groundwater remediation
- Remediation action plans
- Management closure processes
- Remediation certificates
- Remediation feasibility assessments
Contact
Mr. Jason Hampson, B.Sc., P.Ag.
Principal Scientist, Partner
jhampson@traceassociates.ca
Phone: 403.512.6424
Risk Assessment
Trace applies industry-leading science to our assessments to reduce liability and costs. Cost savings on a per site basis have ranged from $100,000 to >$1,000,000. Through development of site-specific guidelines, we strive to provide the best and most cost-effective approach to our clients. Trace works directly with regulatory bodies to ensure conformance with regulatory requirements, thus increasing approval of risk assessment / management proposals and submissions that diverge from generic guidelines. The Risk Assessment Team can be utilized for application of specialized alternatives, and ultimately create cost efficiencies.
- Tier 1 and Tier 2 Pathway and receptor exclusion
- Tier 2 Site-Specific Guidelines development
- Subsoil Salinity Tool Tier 2A, Tier 2B, and Tier 2C
- Metal exceedances justification
- Tier 2 application for bedrock
- Human health risk assessment
- Ecological risk assessment
Contact
Mr. Eric Van Gaalen, M.Sc., P.Ag.
Senior Risk Assessor, Partner
evangaalen@traceassociates.ca
Phone: 403.715.8140
Liability Assessment
Acquiring new assets requires an in-depth examination of historical activity to minimize asset risks. The objective of conducting an Environmental Liability Assessment is to identify approximate values of environmental liability (including environmental assessment, remediation reclamation, and abandonment / decommissioning costs), identify sites with significant environmental liability, and gain an understanding of current environmental management and housekeeping standards.
- Identify and estimate environmental liability associated with historical activity
- Site visits to estimate potential closure and management
- Review historical ownership and business activities related to the assets
- Identify sites with significant environmental liability
- Analysis of current environmental management and housekeeping standards
- Estimate annual operating assessment, remediation, and reclamation costs
- Report with an approximate environmental liability cost range to determine if acquisition is feasible
Contact
Mr. Rob Anderson, B.Sc., P.Ag.
Director of Projects, Partner
randerson@traceassociates.ca
Phone: 403.740.4882
Decommissioning & Abandonment
Decommissioning and abandoning your site means you need a partner who manages the site safely and effectively. Trace works with you to make sure best practices and regulatory standards are met. We will help develop a work plan that meets your project specific health and safety plan. Whatever facility you are retiring, we are here to help you.
- Decommissioning strategy development
- Develop bid tenders
- Cost estimating and benchmarking
- Project management of contractual obligations and operational planning
- Permitting and regulatory compliance
- Pre- and post-decommissioning survey maps to identify quantity of debris
- Coordination of downhole and surface abandonment of oil and gas wells
Contact
Mr. Jason Hampson, B.Sc., P.Ag.
Principal Scientist, Partner
jhampson@traceassociates.ca
Phone: 403.512.6424
