Are you dealing with a potentially hazardous site and need a specialist to come and assess environmental safety? At Geohazard Environment Limited, we collect samples and offer an extensive range of services from preliminary site investigations to consent compliance monitoring and progress reports.
New Zealand has a legacy of soil and water contamination as a result of past horticultural and industrial activities. What was common practice in the past is now often recognised as accelerating the decline of the environment.
Farm activities such as sheep dips, farm dumps, and persistent agricultural chemical use have affected rural areas. In towns and cities, timber treatment plants, gasworks, underground storage tanks, and other industrial processes impact the ground around them.
Often contamination is left undetected and unmitigated until a new development is proposed. Development projects can have delays when contamination is suspected or discovered, with councils requiring resource consent applicants to prove that their site is safe.
Geohazard Environmental Ltd investigates contaminated sites, analysing the historic use of properties to determine past use, collecting samples, and reporting on the risk to human health. Following the best practice guidelines set by Ministry for the Environment, and using knowledge built up through years of experience, we provide top quality informative reports to progress your projects.
Site Investigations
Preliminary Site Investigation is the first step to identify if your site has had any potentially contaminating history. If it is more likely than not that HAIL activities have occurred at the site, then we offer a Detailed Site Investigation.
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Action Plans
If site clean-up (remediation) is required, Geohazard Environmental Ltd can prepare a remediation action plan (RAP) that describes what actions should be taken.
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Reporting & Reviewing
If remediation has been undertaken, a validation report is used to show to the council that the objectives have been met, and the site is suitable for the proposed use.
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Water/Gas Monitoring
We offer installation and monitoring of groundwater wells, surface water sample collection. We also offer consent compliance monitoring for landfill gas, stormwater and groundwater quality.
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