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Listed below is a representative sampling of recent ERFS Case Studies within the Storage Terminals Industry. For additional details and technical data, contact an ERFS representative at 1-866-855-ERFS.


Industry: Storage Terminals
Challenge: Prepare idle property for additional parking for the Super Bowl and imported car storage. Old transfer pipes with free product leaking within 5 ft of a monitoring well, unknown at the beginning of th
Solution: All goals met on time for intended use. Total time from ERFS design, field work and testing -- 18 months
Site Setting or Use: Bulk Storage: Facility along St. Johns River
Location: Florida
COCs: BTEX
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Fine sand
Depth to Groundwater: 3 ft bgs
Plume Size: 3,000 SF
Injection Array: 15 vertical wells
Baseline Conditions: Avg BTEX at 500 ug/l, hot well at 2,500 ug/l, sheen in one injection point
Current or Final Conditions: All wells below detection limits; currently in closure monitoring


Industry: Storage Terminals
Challenge: Remediation of very high BTEX and MTBE concentrations 20-50 ft bgs
Solution: Project in progress. Owner evaluating switching from ProxiOne program to completing remediation under a lump-sum, Pay-For-Performance contract to reach full closure goals
Site Setting or Use: Bulk Storage Facility
Location: Texas
COCs: BTEX and MTBE
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Fine sand
Depth to Groundwater: 15 ft bgs
Plume Size: 15,000 SF
Injection Array: 5 laterals in soil excavation plus 11 vertical wells on perimeter of source
Baseline Conditions: LNAPL at 0.5 to 1.0 ft / BTEX > 30,000 ug/l / MTBE > 170,000 ug/l
Current or Final Conditions: Total BTEX reduced 95% and total MTBE reduced 80% after 4 treatments


Industry: Storage Terminals
Challenge: Multiple soil types and fill contaminated with LNAPL on prime site in restored harbor area
Solution: After only 4 months of treatment, owner was able to remove deed restrictions and redevelop property for commercial use
Site Setting or Use: Bulk Storage: Facility adjacent to Baltimore Harbor
Location: Maryland
COCs: BTEX and PAH
Treatment Interval Soil Type: Fine sand, silt, debris and fill
Depth to Groundwater: 4 ft bgs
Plume Size: 20,000 SF
Injection Array: 10 Props.* and 20 vertical wells
Baseline Conditions: LNAPL > 3 ft thick
Current or Final Conditions: LNAPL < 0.01 ft thick NFA issued by MDE


* Propagation delivery devices