BUSTR No Further Actions in Weeks

BJAAM Environmental, Inc. (BJAAM) has pioneered a new Corrective Actions procedure with the approval of the Ohio’s Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR) that reduces the time required to receive a No Further Action (NFA) status and reduces the overall project costs. During the development of this initiative, BJAAM created a streamlined process that allows for expedited corrective actions which produces immediate results.

The Triad Approach

In most instances, the traditional UST corrective action process can take several years to complete. This is due to the ever-evolving laws and regulations governing UST corrective action and the required State approvals and review of the numerous BUSTR program tasks. Subsequently, the costs associated with UST corrective action can accrue over time resulting in serious dollars spent, and repetitive site assessment work without a definitive NFA decision from BUSTR regarding your site. BJAAM has developed with the approval from BUSTR the Ohio UST Triad Approach to achieve immediate results and provide closure for all stakeholders in just a few weeks.

For sites that enter the Triad Program, BUSTR provides:

• Waiver of notification periods associated with some BUSTR program tasks

• 24 Hour review and comment turn-around on all agency submitted reports

• Immediate determination at the termination of a Triad project, including NFA!

• Fully equipped mobile office with complete electronic communication and data presentation/reporting capabilities

• On-site mobile laboratory providing real-time analytical results

• Electronic workspace accessible by clients, regulators, and the project team for real-time data review, document review and storage, and interactive project discussion boards for all stakeholders

• State-of-the-art data collection equipment including GeoProbe® direct push and pre-pack monitoring well technology

• Dedicated project management staff consisting of risk assessors, modelers, remediation specialists, and technicians

• Immediate access to mobile remediation units, free product recovery equipment, excavation/transport and disposal equipment, demolition and construction services.

 Reduce Uncertainty, Cost and Time Frames

Uncertainties associated with environmental remediation can be significant. An open BUSTR incident can decrease the value of your asset, complicate the transaction process, and create long term core business interference. Traditional environmental Due Diligence performed at UST sites is aimed at identifying potential environmental issues, but creates uncertainty regarding the cost and time associated with a BUSTR clean-up. The time required to investigate, report, and remediate under traditional UST corrective actions can often take years to resolve.

The Triad Approach eliminates the uncertainty for all stake holders including, buyer/seller, lender, developer, and BUSTR. The result is a complete data set collected under an expedited time-frame, giving all stakeholders the certainty to move towards NFA as quickly as possible. The Triad Approach drastically reduces future potential liability, site development and operation issues associated with open BUSTR incidents. The Triad Approach is a cost effective, time saving corrective action option whose benefits are fully realized when simultaneously completed with core business and/or development decisions. BJAAM has successfully completed several Triad Projects in Ohio for clients at sites where expedited corrective action work has been integrated with business objectives.

Scenarios where Triad is most applicable:

• Early in the transaction process benefiting both buyer and seller

• UST system upgrades and closure

• Property development, construction, and remodeling

• New releases or a release just entered into the 2005 corrective action rules

• Sites with significant historical impact where time and cost to closure have been determined to be unusually high

• Any site where it makes good business sense to eliminate environmental liability as quickly as possible.

In the transaction process, the Triad Approach allows for both buyer and seller to negotiate a purchase price in a clear and concise manner knowing that the cost of the environmental clean-up and future liabilities have been established. Eliminating environmental liabilities and long-term corrective action work allows you to focus on your core-business and minimizes business interference at your locations. BJAAM is the only environmental firm conducting BUSTR corrective action under the Triad Approach. Why? Because BJAAM developed this program with input from BUSTR officials as a means to expedite environmental work and allow BUSTR to make real time determinations. We are experts in regulatory negotiations and technical issues and share the goals of our clients.

The principal benefit of the Triad Approach includes:

• Time and cost certainty and stakeholder reassurance

• Creation of real estate value for non-performing assets

• Facilitation of transactions

• Reduced management distraction on non-core operations

• Elimination of future business interference  

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