Morrison Hershfield carried out a full peer review of the design and remediation plan for this 14 plus hectare industrial lagoon which contained massive amounts of highly contaminated pulp and paper sludge. The original remediation plan, with which we were not involved, had been opposed by the community due to its possible negative environmental and economical impacts.

In addition to conducting a full peer review of the different project components, we represented the client in their meetings with the owner and review agencies. This peer review focused on the environmental assessment process, Phase I EAS, Phase II ESA, human and ecological risk assessments, landfill design, hydraulic performance of the remediation system, modeling of the groundwater flow and contaminants transport, and the effectiveness of the proposed remediation alternative.