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MAX has performed treatment, disposal and environmental construction services throughout the eastern United States. MAX's hazardous waste projects, non-hazardous waste and remediation/construction projects, and construction and remediation projects have occurred at Brownfield sites and CERCLA sites, and have included property development programs.
Hazardous Waste
Baltimore, Maryland
Client: Confidential Developer
As part of the development in the Fells Point District, chromium contaminated soil was uncovered. The developer was looking for a cost-effective solution. MAX worked with the environmental contractor to make sure the waste was removed completely to allow the construction to continue. During the several months of work over 5000 tons of hazardous chromium soil was treated and disposed at MAX's Yukon Facility.
Weehawken, New Jersey
Client: Park Parcel Project
MAX was contracted to manage more than 20,000 tons of soil contaminated with Chromium Ore Processing Residue at a site along the Hudson River.
This parcel of land is being developed as a park to enhance other properties recently developed in Weehawken. MAX joined with another RCRA-permitted Transportation Storage and Disposal Facility to meet the contractor’s project schedule. More than 25 trucks per day were loaded at the site.
Baltimore, Maryland
Client: Maryland Port Administration
MAX has accepted and treated over 100,000 tons of Chromium Ore Processing Residue (COPR) contaminated soil from the Maryland Port Administration's Dundalk Terminal in Baltimore. Since 1995, MAX has treated over 125,000 tons of soil during their on-going removal process. Project sizes have ranged from several hundred tons to over 15,000 tons. Our treatment scheme allows us to treat as many as 27 truckloads per day.
Washington, DC Area
Client: U.S. Government
As a sub-contractor at a U.S. military complex, MAX excavated and disposed of lead- contaminated soil from an “impact berm” adjacent to firing ranges. To ensure no disruption of military training activities at the site, MAX performed the excavation work at night
The work occurred over several weeks, with MAX removing more than 4,000 tons of lead-contaminated soil. MAX then reconstructed the berms for future use.
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Client: USEPA III, Woodland Road Project
As part of this on-going USEPA investigation and clean up of lead contaminated soil in this small eastern PA town, MAX treated over 2500 tons of soil from this site. Over the past 5 years, USEPA has shipped to MAX over 50,000 tons of lead contaminated soil from this project.
Coeburn, Virginia
Client: USEPA Region III - Coeburn Produce Disposal Site
MAX provided the transportation and disposal services for this site in southwestern Virginia. USEPA Region III's site contractor asked MAX to provide these services when the originally selected facility was unable to meet the delivery schedule. Over 2500 tons of lead contaminated soil was removed from the site.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Client: Exide Slag Crushing
During the smelting process, Exide generates a lead slag. This RCRA-permitted wasted is crushed prior to treatment. During Exide’s construction of a new crushing building, the company contracted with MAX to crush the slag it generated.
Over a four-month period, MAX crushed more than 10,000 tons of slag at Exide’s site. The slag was then shipped to MAX’s Yukon Facility for treatment and disposal, where MAX used its 40-hour OSHA trained personnel to manage the handling of this hazardous waste.
Due to the nature of the work, MAX conducted lead monitoring of employees throughout the project.
Newark, New Jersey
Client: Port Authority of New York/New Jersey
During an expansion at the Newark International Airport, lead contamination was discovered. MAX received and treated over 10,000 tons of soil from this site. The work was completed in less than 2 months.
Terryville, CT
Client: OZ Gedney
As part of the closure of this former manufacturing facility, cadmium contaminated soil and sludge was removed. The cadmium sludge was generated during a waste treatment process and was stored at the site. 10,000 tons of material was shipped from the site in two phases.
North Brunswick, New Jersey
Client: North Brunswick School District
While conducting a site evaluation in planning an expansion of its campus, the North Brunswick School District discovered an old pit contaminated with arsenic. MAX provided Front End Management Program (FEMP) services, coordinating the excavation sequence and truck loading to maximize the number of loads MAX could accept per day. During this project, more than 7,000 tons of soil were treated at MAX’s Yukon Facility.
Non-Hazardous Waste
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Client: ALCOSAN
To meet new EPA requirements, ALCOSAN needed to expand their treatment capacity. New digesters were installed. The area selected required the removal of over 100,000 tons of soil for the multiple phases of the work. The soil was shipped to MAX's Bulger Facility for the beneficial use program saving the client landfill costs.
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Client: Army Corps of Engineers
For the reconstruction of a Lock and Dam along the Monongahela River, the Army Corps of Engineers was required to install a stormwater retention and treatment system. The area for this was located in an area that was contaminated with residual waste. MAX accepted over 30,000 tons of soil at its Bulger Facility during the 4 month construction of the stormwater system.
Weirton, West Virginia
Client: ISG (Mittal Steel)
MAX's Bulger Facility received over 10,000 tons of contaminated sand and gravel from a water intake system from this steel operation. On average, Bulger received over 50 trucks per day from the project.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Client: Pittsburgh School Board
The Pittsburgh School Board selected a site in Downtown adjacent to the Cultural District for the construction of a new high school for the performing arts. MAX was selected to provide residual waste disposal of nearly 20,000 tons of petroleum impacted soil from this site. The soil was shipped to MAX's Bulger Facility.
Pittsburgh (Oakland), Pennsylvania
Client: Phipps Conservatory
MAX was contracted by the Pittsburgh Parks and Recreation Department to excavate lead-impacted soil from the expansion project at the Phipps Conservatory. The work was conducted during two phases as the former greenhouses area. MAX personnel excavated and loaded over 2500 tons of soil.
Follansbee, West Virginia
Client: Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation (WPSC)
As a part of reconstruction of WPSC’s coke plant, MAX created an area for the construction of a new warehouse. The project involved the removal of 40,000 tons of by-product and the site clearing of an additional 5 acres. The by-products were shipped to MAX’s Bulger Facility as part of the Beneficial Use Program.
Removal work was completed in 3 weeks, with MAX loading more than 1,750 truckloads of material. During this project, the Bulger Facility received more than 100 trucks per day.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Client: Continental Building Systems, Equitable and Del Monte Buildings
To support the development along Pittsburgh's North Shore area, MAX provided transportation and residual waste disposal for these buildings. The projects involved the removal of nearly 30,000 tons of contaminated soil. The waste was shipped to MAX's Bulger facility for the beneficial use program.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Client: First Side Development
MAX worked with Noralco, a Pittsburgh based excavation contractor, to dispose of over 6700 tons of historic fill. This site is being developed for a high rise condominium in the downtown area. The soil was shipped to MAX's Bulger facility in a two week period averaging over 30 truck loads per day during the project.
Remediation/Construction
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Client:
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.
(ALS) 356 Landfill
MAX provided landfill capping and other services on ALS’s residual waste landfill. The project involved constructing an installation cap on nine acres, including grading, geo-synthetic placement and soil cap with seed. MAX has also worked with ALS to grade the landfill for increasing disposal space during the multi-phase closure and capping project.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Client: Tecumseh Redevelopment, Rider Landfill
MAX provided a RCRA cap over a 10-acre parcel in a formerly closed landfill. MAX used care when removing the previous soil cap and then granted permission to re-use the soil in the final cap construction. MAX placed geo-synthetics over the landfill after bringing the waste to grade. MAX then hauled the cover soils, allowing for the final closure.
Work was completed in two months during 2005.
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Client: Newell Rubbermaid
MAX worked with the client's consultant to achieve a PA release from liability designation for this former manufacturing facility. MAX's personnel excavated contaminated soil from an area where a process tank was located. The soil was non-hazardous and was shipped to MAX's Yukon Facility for disposal. MAX then backfilled the excavation site and installed an asphalt parking area.
Washington, DC Area
Client: U.S. Government
As a sub-contractor at a U.S. military complex, MAX excavated and disposed of lead- contaminated soil from an “impact berm” adjacent to firing ranges. To ensure no disruption of military training activities at the site, MAX performed the excavation work at night
The work occurred over several weeks, with MAX removing more than 4,000 tons of lead-contaminated soil. MAX then reconstructed the berms for future use.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Client: Exide Slag Crushing
During the smelting process, Exide generates a lead slag. This RCRA-permitted wasted is crushed prior to treatment. During Exide’s construction of a new crushing building, the company contracted with MAX to crush the slag it generated.
Over a four-month period, MAX crushed more than 10,000 tons of slag at Exide’s site. The slag was then shipped to MAX’s Yukon Facility for treatment and disposal, where MAX used its 40-hour OSHA trained personnel to manage the handling of this hazardous waste.
Due to the nature of the work, MAX conducted lead monitoring of employees throughout the project.
Pittsburgh (Oakland), Pennsylvania
Client: Phipps Conservatory
MAX was contracted by the Pittsburgh Parks and Recreation Department to excavate lead-impacted soil from the expansion project at the Phipps Conservatory. The work was conducted during two phases as the former greenhouses area. MAX personnel excavated and loaded over 2500 tons of soil.
Yukon, Pennsylvania
Client: MAX Environmental, Closure #5
Under a consent agreement with Pennsylvania, MAX's construction group capped a 14-acre impoundment at the Yukon site. The site was capped in two phases during 1999 and 2002. A 40-mil geosynthetic liner was installed over the entire site and the design meets the RCRA landfill cap standards. The project was completed one year early.
Bulger, Pennsylvania
Client: MAX Environmental, Closure #2
Since 1999, MAX has been accepting material to cap and close this former hazardous waste impoundment. In 2002, MAX placed a RCRA cap over a 7-acre portion of the site. The final cap will be installed over the remaining 8 acres by the end of 2006. MAX used its in house construction group for the capping and closure of this impoundment. The program was so successful that the PADEP granted MAX permission to use the same closure program for the non-RCRA impoundment at the site.