
UST & AST Management
Ark retains an expert staff of environmental engineers and consultants providing effective and affordable nationwide solutions to companies in the assessment, management and/or removal of Underground Storage Tanks (UST).
UST Removal, change in service or Closing in Place
- Tank closure specification
- Bidding assistance for removal and new installation of USTs
- Assistance in reimbursement programs from administering agencies for eligible USTs
- Supervise tank closure and regulatory compliance
- Turnkey management
Leaking USTs
- Regulatory compliance
- Subsurface investigation/delineation
- Estimation of product release and contaminant migration
- Risk assessment, potential receptor identification, and ecological assessment
Environmental Assessment
- Determination of site specific assessment procedures
- Soil and groundwater sampling
- Contaminant migration and preferred flow path analysis
- Fuel identification and fingerprinting
- Soil and groundwater impact assessment
- Determination of impact to surrounding areas
- Dye trace testing and water source identification
Evaluation
- Existing and potential compliance deficiencies
- Appropriate system upgrade alternatives
- Tank compliance management programs
- Potential risk exposure and cleanup liabilities
- Corrosion survey and tank life expectancy determination
Program Implementation
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Risk Integrated System of Closure (RISC) for Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) sites
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) for LUST sites
- Ark has performed numerous underground storage tank related investigation, cleanup, and closure for gas stations, petroleum bulk storage faclities, and manufacturing industries
