| PDC
Technical Services, Inc.
4349
Southport Road, P.O. Box 9071
Peoria,
Illinois 61612-9071
309.676.4893
PDC
Technical Services, Inc. offers an array of environmental
engineering and consulting services. We employ engineers,
geologists, hydrogeologists, chemists, biologists,
designers, environmental technicians, equipment
operators and support staff.
This
diverse expertise enables us to manage a wide range
of environmental issues, and regardless of the assignment,
we’ll focus our available resources to achieve
a cost-effective and environmentally sound solution
to each challenge.
Click
on the links below to learn more about the offerings
of PDC Technical Services.
To
ask questions about any of these services or to
request assistance, please call PDC Technical Services
at 309.676.4893, or e-mail George Armstrong at garmstrong@pdcarea.com.
To
download a credit application, click
here.
Solid
and Hazardous Waste Management Facility Design and
Permitting
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Regulatory
burdens today are making landfill space more
and more difficult to come by–not to
mention more expensive to operate. As a result,
many companies are closing their on-site landfills
and seeking an alternative waste management
strategy, and the use of transfer stations
is on the rise.
PDC
provides the following waste-related services
to public and private sector clients:
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Siting, design and permitting for new
(greenfield) and expansions to existing
landfills and transfer stations
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Environmental monitoring of landfill gas,
groundwater and surface water
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Landfill closure design and permitting
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Employee training and operations consulting
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Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) services
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Landfill gas management system design,
permitting, installation and operation
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Post-closure monitoring
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The
PDC and Area family of companies has been
providing waste management services for over
75 years. We operate one Subtitle C (hazardous
waste) and three Subtitle D (municipal solid
waste/special waste) landfills. Our engineers
and scientists work closely with you to ensure
that designs and monitoring programs meet
your business needs, as well as government
regulations, in a cost-effective manner.
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Regulatory
Compliance Services
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PDC’s
typical approach to assessing compliance begins
with a regulatory compliance review. Reviews
usually include reviewing file information,
interviewing selected employees and touring
the facility. When finished, our conclusions
and recommendations are reported.
Improvements
are often scheduled in phases to reduce the
risk and burden of implementation. Our staff
of professionals can also assist ongoing compliance
efforts. To help keep your corporate structure
lean, PDC can operate all of your environmental
support services, track paperwork, train employees
and see that deadlines are met.
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Air
Quality Permitting and Consulting
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When
constructing, expanding or modernizing an
industrial or commercial facility, it is important
to consider air permitting requirements. In
some cases, relatively minor adjustments to
your plans can significantly reduce long-term
environmental compliance costs.
PDC's
engineers and environmental scientists can
assist you in developing air compliance strategies
and in meeting state and federal air quality
permitting and reporting requirements. Services
include:
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Emission inventories
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Permit application for Title V, FESOP,
NESHAP
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Compliance assistance
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State air permit application
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Emission reports
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Evaluation
and selection of air pollution control
equipment
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Clean
Water Act Consulting
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The
Clean Water Act encompasses essentially all
point source, and many non-point source, surface
water discharges. Non-point sources subject
to permitting requirements include many construction
sites disturbing more than one acre of land,
manufacturing facilities, landfills, material
recovery facilities, petroleum production
and transmission facilities, many mining operations,
transportation-related maintenance and refueling
facilities and domestic sewage treatment operations.
PDC
provides the following environmental engineering
services related to CWA compliance:
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Industrial wastewater pretreatment system
design and permitting
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) monitoring
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Preparation and certification of Spill
Prevention, Control and Countermeasures
(SPCC) plans
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Storm water NPDES permitting
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Preparation and certification of Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SW3P)
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We’re
also experts in the operation of a wide variety
of wastewater treatment and pretreatment systems,
able to help you maintain compliance on an
efficient, economical basis.
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Contaminated
Site Evaluation and Remediation
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Contaminated
sites present significant regulatory concerns,
liabilities and, in extreme cases, immediate
health and safety concerns. Well-planned and
well-implemented assessment and remediation
(if necessary) are essential for effective
management of a contaminated site.
PDC
provides a full range of site contamination
services:
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Regulatory agency negotiation
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Site
characterization studies
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Risk
assessment
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Planning
and design
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Permitting
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Remediation
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These
projects typically require a multi-disciplinary
approach encompassing hydrogeologic, engineering,
chemical and regulatory issues. Our broad
experience and capabilities in these specialties
ensure that the issues are solved in an appropriate,
efficient and cost-effective manner. Once
the appropriate corrective action is determined,
PDC engineers and designers provide the detailed
design drawings and specifications required
to obtain permits and conduct the work.
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Environmental
Site Assessments
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Under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or
"Superfund"), property owners are liable for
the costs of cleaning up contamination even
if it occurred prior to their acquisition
of the property.
Innocent
landowners and lenders can, however, defend
themselves against CERCLA liability by having
a qualified Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
(ESA) completed prior to purchasing property.
A clean assessment can reduce or eliminate
liability.
PDC's
environmental professionals perform Phase
I ESAs in accordance with the current American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards
so property owners can be assured our assessments
meet CERCLA requirements.
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Pollution
Prevention and Source Reduction
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PDC
can examine your production processes and
identify any potential for reducing waste
generation at the source. The measures we
propose often involve adopting a more efficient
process, which may, in turn, result in a more
economical operation.
In
addition to reducing waste generation, PDC
will recommend feasible process changes with
payback periods that fit your selection parameters.
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Other
Services
PDC
provides a wide range of other environmental services
in addition to those described above. Other services
within PDC's scope of expertise include:
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Expert
file review, consulting and testimony
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Geotechnical
engineering
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Wellhead
protection programs
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Emergency
Planning and Community Right to Know consultation
and training
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Employee
training in environmental topics
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