Republic Services, Inc.

Water Quality Monitoring
(Multiple Massachusetts Sites)

Republic Services, Inc is the second largest provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and energy services in the United States.  Republic owns or operates 195 active landfills in the United States including several in Massachusetts.

EST provided water quality monitoring and related environmental field services at Massachusetts landfills in Chicopee, East Bridgewater, Fall River, Halifax, Plainville, and Randolph. EST’s services included field measurements of static water level, pH, temperature, conductivity, oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and dissolved oxygen prior to sample collection.  EST’s services also included leachate monitoring at the Randolph, MA facility in order to comply with the owner’s industrial discharge permit issued by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA).  All samples were collected in accordance with EPA approved methods, preserved in accordance with 40 CFR part 136 and prepared for delivery to a MA DEP certified laboratory.  Services included preparation of a standard summary report.  EST performed all work in conjunction with this project on budget and on schedule without any health and safety violations.

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Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH Long Term Environmental Monitoring

Pease International Tradeport was developed as a result of the redevelopment of the former Pease Air Force Base which was closed under Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission action in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As part of an extensive environmental remediation effort, comprehensive environmental sampling programs have been established to monitor the movement of plumes containing chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, PCBs, and other contaminants. As part of this initiative, EST performed environmental sampling and monitoring services at the expansive site over a six-year period.

New England Office

124 Crescent Road, Needham, MA 02494

Mid-Atlantic Office

127-G Gaither Drive, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054