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Effective Environmental, Inc. provides design and evaluation services for new construction projects. Working together with principal architects or engineers, E² is equipped to offer a number of services including design review, code analysis and testing. We can also plan and prepare specifications for environmental repair and remediation projects.

E² has performed numerous large and sensitive construction projects in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. These projects involved many different aspects of construction, including but not limited to: Facility upgrades, water treatment and pump systems, transfer switches, implementing erosion and dust control measures, as well as environmental remediation in conjunction with new construction.

We are experienced in the installation and removal of underground (UST) and aboveground (AST) storage tanks, fueling systems and related environmental services. E² has been involved in numerous fueling systems projects. These projects have ranged from single tank removals to construction of complex multi million dollar fueling facilities.

E² specializes in all phases of fuel system management. We are able to assist in systems design, renovation, and installation. In addition, E² is a skilled remediation contractor with extensive experience in the cleanup of environmentally damaged sites. This strong combination has allowed E² to assist its clients in dealing with unexpected contamination discovered during facility upgrades and repairs, including successfully installing and operating groundwater treatment systems and soft vapor extraction systems.

Effective Environmental’s comprehensive construction and design services are backed by our dedicated personnel and extensive project experience. The E² commitment to safety and excellence makes us a preferred contractor and service provider to major corporations, government agencies, and school districts. We provide innovative solutions to all your environmental challenges. E² professionals take pride in their attention to detail and workmanship. As a result, E² has established a reputation with its clients for delivering high quality projects on-time and on-budget.

Construction and Design Services include, but are not limited to:

□ Wash Bays and Sumps
□ Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks
   (UST and AST)
□ Containment Structures and Waste Storage Units
□ Separators and Evaporators
□ Flow Control
□ Storm Water Runoff Systems
□ Pond Construction
□ Bioremediation Cells Construction
□ Slurry Wall Construction
□ Funnel and Gate System Construction

Wash Bays and Sumps (buses, cars, trucks, tools and equipment) - E² starts by evaluating the customer’s washing capacity needs based on size, volume, and frequency. Keeping in mind the requirements and permit levels for discharge, E² then designs, specs out the equipment and builds the appropriate wash bay system. (i.e. foundation, plumbing, electrical, etc.)

Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks (UST and AST) – E² Constructs, Designs, and even Upgrades all types of storage tank systems. E² evaluates the need of the customer and then designs the system that will best fit their operations. Our expertise covers any type of storage tank imaginable from conception to installation.

Containment Structures and Waste Storage Units – E² designs containment structures and Waste Storage Units around our customer’s specific needs to house, hold or handle volatile, flammable, liquid products and processes. They can be as simple as a grated drip pan or as complex as a non-combustible four hour fire shield building equipped with a dry chemical fire suppression system, explosion relief panels, explosion ventilation and explosion proof electrical services with blast resistant doors.

Separators and Evaporators – E² is able to run tests for customers that break down emulsions and separate oils, solids, and waters. These test results then allow us to spec out the proper equipment and processes required so we can design and construct a system to handle the individual needs of the customer’s operation. For example, water and oil are separated and the oil is sent to be recycled. Then the solids are separated from the water. The solids are then dehydrated and sent for disposal while all of the remaining water is sent to the evaporator leaving no wastewater.

Flow Control – Measuring and controlling the flow of liquids is a critical component of many industrial and manufacturing processes. E² has the knowledge and expertise to assist our clients in handling measurement and displacement issues including variation in viscosity, density, and friction. E² helps design and construct mechanisms to achieve required tolerance.

Storm Water Runoff Systems – Effective Environmental can take any operation facility (i.e. bus yards, parking lots, commercial or industrial site) and design and construct a storm water runoff system. E² knows all the rules and regulations that govern these systems and has extensive expertise in the design and construction of them. E² is also able to take existing storm water systems and upgrade them which can assist with any new compliance regulations or for cost savings for the customer.


Pond Construction – E² is capable of handling all aspects of pond projects. We can carry the project from initial sludge removal and remediation to the final shaping and relining phase. This eliminates the need for our clients to face additional mobilization and equipment costs that would normally be required if separate contractors were needed for each phase of a pond reclamation project. With the right equipment and personnel, we focus on providing our clients with a consistent and uniform final product. E² can build a wide variety of lined ponds ranging in size from 50 m2 to over 40,000 m2.

Bioremediation Cells Construction – E² constructs many varied types and sizes of bioremediation cells as large as 200,000 tons in order to meet the economic and liability needs of our clients.

Cell Features Include:

- Above ground or below ground construction
- Powered ventilation, passive ventilation or no ventilation cells
- Use of various liner types (e.g. HDPE, PVC, and RPE)
- Earthen or concrete wall construction
- Leachate collection system with easy access for future sampling

Slurry Wall Construction – Slurry Walls are used to contain contaminated groundwater, divert contaminated groundwater from drinking water intake, divert uncontaminated ground water flow, and/or provide a barrier for the groundwater treatment system.

These subsurface barriers consist of vertically excavated trenches that are filled with bentonite slurry. The slurry hydraulically shores the trench to prevent collapse and forms a filter cake to reduce ground water flow. Slurry walls are often used where the waste mass is too large for practical treatment and where soluble and mobile constituents pose an imminent threat to a source of drinking water. Slurry walls are a full-scale technology that has been used for decades as long-term solutions for controlling seepage. They are often used in conjunction with capping. The technology has demonstrated its effectiveness in containing uncontaminated groundwater.

Most slurry walls are constructed of a soil, bentonite, and water mixture. The bentonite is used primarily for stabilization during trench excavation. A soil-bentonite backfill material is then placed into the trench (displacing the material) to create the cut-off wall. This composition provides a barrier with low permeability and chemical resistance at a low cost. Other compositions, such as cement/ bentonite, pozzolan/ bentonite, attapulgite, organically modified bentonite, or geomembrane composite, may be used if greater structural strength is required or if chemical incompatibilities between bentonite and known contaminants exist.

Funnel and Gate Systems – E² is capable of designing and constructing funnel and gate systems. A funnel and gate system is a passive remediation method which utilizes cutoff walls (the funnel) to modify flow patterns so that ground water flows primarily through high conductivity gaps (the gates). The non-permeable funnel serves to lead the contaminated groundwater to the highly permeable gate which contains a reactive agent (i.e. iron granules). The reactive agent and the design of these systems vary depending on the site specific conditions and contaminants of concern.

Construction activities are managed by technically qualified personnel using a staff of skilled labor for project execution. The latest techniques and standards are employed in performing such activities to ensure the highest level of quality and workmanship.