ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

PEER was selected as a subcontractor to support the WSSC Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) BOA program. These services include Coordination, Inspection, Condition Assessment, Recommendation, and Program Development activities. These activities include, but are not limited to, conducting a visual and sounding inspection of PCCP water transmission infrastructure, sonic/ultrasonic pulse-echo testing, related PCCP engineering services, forensic field investigation, and laboratory testing.

PEER Consultants performed an assessment of regulated building materials at the Calverton Elementary/Middle School, including Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, and Other Hazardous Materials based on previous inconclusive investigations. The owner was interested in a National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) report given that the current building on the ground would be demolished in preparation for a new school building.

The District of Columbia is responsible for improving the quality of its urban waterways. Under a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, the District is obligated to manage and reduce pollution in urban stormwater. The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) is the agency designated with primary responsibility to administer and oversee the District’s MS4 permit. A major component of the MS4 permit is the development of a Consolidated Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan, which will guide the agency in reducing pollution on its discharges to surrounding water bodies.

The PEER team is serving as a District Environmental Coordinator (DEC) for the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration’s (MDOT SHA) Environmental Compliance Division (ECD). In this role, the team liaises between the ECD and SHA facilities to ensure all sites are compliant with state and federal environmental regulations. This initially requires establishing communication with facility staff, subsequently going onsite to perform facility inspections, and then following up with corrective actions, as required.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) selected PEER as a qualified contractor to provide consulting expertise in the Authority’s Environmental Management and Industrial Hygiene (EMIH) compliance programs, policies, and procedures, including performing surveys and assessments, developing and implementing sampling plans and corrective actions, conducting compliance audits and planning studies, and documenting its work through the draft and final reports.