Providing Innovative Solutions to Complex Environmental Problems

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1 Providing Innovative Solutions to Complex Environmental Problems

2 Service Areas Natural Resources The core mission of any environmental firm is to advance the understanding of natural systems as they relate to everyday operation of business and industry. By applying this philosophy, Liberty Environmental promotes practices designed to preserve and protect the natural environment. We use our comprehensive knowledge of the natural sciences to perform studies that identify and protect wetlands, watercourses and the watersheds that sustain them. We design options for mitigating affected wetlands and perform restorations of damaged stream systems. Liberty Environmental also has the unique ability to identify sensitive habitats of endangered or protected plant and animal species. These services, when taken collectively, provide expert evaluations considered by decision makers in today s business world as key components of smart development and sustainable land use initiatives. Wetlands Delineation and Mitigation Wetlands have long been considered to be unique and delicate ecosystems. In more recent years, however, they have been recognized as one of the most important natural systems on the planet for flood protection, water quality, watershed protection and species diversity. Our team includes degreed wetlands biologists with extensive experience identifying and delineating wetlands and watercourses to determine buffer areas, setbacks and other land use restrictions affecting site development. Where impacts cannot be avoided, we provide solutions for mitigation of wetlands throughout the lifecycle of the project including the design phase, permitting and construction. Watershed Management As communities and planners recognize the long-range benefits of smart development, the understanding of watersheds and the complex interaction of streams, land use, flood protection and water quality have come into greater focus. Private and public entities use our technical expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, species habitats, wetlands evaluations and fluvial geomorphology to complete detailed basin-wide studies and for watershed planning or design efforts. These skills are also used to provide a more complete and straightforward permitting process for individual projects such as stream crossings, stream restorations and stormwater facilities improvements. Climate Change and Sustainability Greenhouse gas regulation, management and reporting is one of the fastest evolving environmental issues affecting business today. Liberty Environmental helps companies manage their climate change impacts from implementing consistent greenhouse gas tracking at multiple international facilities for Fortune 500 companies to assisting small businesses understand and quantify their carbon footprints. Other climate change and sustainability services include: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Inventories and Carbon Footprints (DOE 1605, WRI, Part 98 methodologies) Voluntary GHG Reporting and Carbon Offsets - EPA Climate Leaders, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) Mandatory Part 98 Federal GHG Reporting GHG Management and Reduction Strategies Product Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Sustainability Index Consulting Renewable Energy Credit (REC) and Biogenic/Biomass Carbon Reduction Strategies Cogeneration and Waste Heat CHP Project Planning and Permitting LEED-Certified Staff for Site Design and Planning Endangered Species and Ecological Assessments When evaluations of endangered species or sensitive habitats are required in the land development process or for purposes of scientific study, Liberty Environmental brings a unique level of expertise to bear. Our technical specialists include biologists regionally recognized for their expertise in several critical indicator species and who deliver a level of guidance and assistance rarely found elsewhere. As such, regulators and land development firms respect Liberty Environmental for the timely, solutions-oriented expertise we provide.

3 Air Quality Management Liberty Environmental s air quality management practice includes engineers and scientists who provide air quality permitting, emission inventories, We have experience preparing state construction permits and federal Title V, PSD and NSR air permits in more than 30 states. Our air quality programs. We are experienced in designing, specifying, installing, commissioning and operating/maintaining air pollution control devices air dispersion modeling, ambient monitoring, air emission testing and compliance services for industrial and government clients. services include preparation of greenhouse gas emission inventories and development of greenhouse gas management and ventilation systems. Air Quality Modeling and Ambient Monitoring Air Quality Permitting Air Pollution Control Engineering Air quality dispersion modeling and ambient air monitoring are required for complex air permitting projects and are important components of regulatory agency air quality planning. Liberty Environmental s air dispersion modeling expertise includes PSD NAAQS and PSD increment modeling, state air toxic modeling, and air quality planning services for government agencies. Our modeling expertise includes the ISC, AERMOD, and CALPUFF EPA regulatory models and the HYSPLIT trajectory model. Our GIS and mapping capabilities provide graphics that clearly communicate air modeling impact results and assist in communicating mitigation options. Liberty Environmental also provides air toxic impacts assessment and risk assessment services. Liberty Environmental routinely prepares air permit applications for customers at manufacturing plants nationwide. We have permitting and technical contacts with over 30 state air regulatory agencies, EPA Region offices, and EPA headquarters offices. We routinely prepare PSD and NSR major source permit applications that include air dispersion modeling studies, BACT analyses, air emission inventories, and regulatory assessments. We have also prepared numerous state construction permit applications, Title V renewal applications and minor modification submittals. Additional air permitting services include: State Air Construction Permits, Permit-to-Install, and Plan Approvals Liberty Environmental has broad expertise in the technical and economic evaluation of air pollution controls. Our engineering staff has decades of experience in manufacturing industries prior to their consulting careers. As such, we have contacts with many pollution control vendors and can sort through performance claims, compare pollution control systems and assess their relative capital and operating costs. We also offer the following air pollution control engineering services: Air Pollution Control Device Specification, Design and Cost Estimation Ambient air monitoring services include installing and operating meteorological stations, siting and operating ambient air samplers, and air monitoring data management. We design, specify, install and operate PSD meteorological and ambient air monitoring programs. Other services include: AERMOD Dispersion Modeling for PSD Projects CALPUFF Modeling for Visibility Impacts at Class I Areas Air Toxic Modeling and Risk Assessments Nonattainment Planning for Government Agencies Source Apportionment and Wind Roses (PMF, HYSPLIT) Meteorological Tower Installation and Operation Ambient Air Monitoring Stations - PM2.5 and Air Toxic Monitoring Upper Air SODAR and RASS Monitoring Wind Title V Operating Permits State Only and Synthetic Minor Operating Permits Major Source PSD and Nonattainment NSR Permits Air Dispersion Modeling AERMOD, CALPUFF BACT Analyses, LAER and BAT Determinations Flexible Air Permitting PAL Permits RACT Assessments MACT Compliance for HAP Emissions Sources Air Pollution Control System Cost Estimation Air Pollution Control System Troubleshooting Air Pollution Ventilation System Evaluation and Design Air Emissions Test Program Management Air Emission Factor Development Risk Management Plan (RMP) and Process Safety Management (PSM) Consulting and Engineering Services Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEMS) Systems Design and Deployment Energy Assessments CAM Plan Development Ambient Air Data Management and Website Development Permit Negotiations

4 Site Assessment and Remediation Liberty Environmental s team of specialists are experts in environmental site evaluation and remediation at large industrial complexes, commercial properties and residential development tracts. We understand the technical challenges, regulatory environment and business dynamics facing today s environmental managers and real estate developers. Our capabilities span the range of assessment and investigative services, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and comprehensive soil and groundwater investigations. Hydrogeologists and remediation engineers perform contaminant fate-and-transport modeling, risk assessments, remedial feasibility evaluations and remediation system design and installation in support of the remedial objectives of our customers. Environmental Site Assessments In order to protect against environmental liabilities, it is critical for commercial property purchasers to conduct appropriate due diligence prior to acquisition of a site. Liberty Environmental has conducted thousands of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and through our involvement in ASTM Committee E50, we stay ahead of the curve in the latest standards for conducting All Appropriate Inquiry. Our experience and knowledge enable us to communicate the real environmental risks and propose common sense solutions to prospective purchasers, their lenders and attorneys. Asbestos and Hazardous Building Materials It is not uncommon for redevelopment projects to be delayed due to the difficulties posed by hazardous building materials. Building inspection by certified individuals, preparation of a thorough materials inventory and preparation of management plans and demolition specifications enable building projects to progress smoothly, ensure that worker and occupant health is protected and help avoid costly penalties from regulatory agencies due to hazardous material mismanagement. Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies Today s risk-based approach to corrective actions at brownfield, hazardous waste and other contaminated sites requires a high level of scientific expertise and an understanding of federal and state regulatory programs. Application of our expertise in contaminant fate-and-transport modeling, risk assessment and use of institutional and engineering controls, ensures that remedial efforts are guided by informed decision making that takes into account the planned site use and human exposure pathways. Liberty Environmental s experience in this area places our clients at the forefront of this rapidly changing, innovative field. Our staff has completed site investigations under a wide range of programs including: Storage Tank Management Liberty Environmental s storage tank services span all levels of tank management from tank system design, to tank inspection, spill plan development, tank removal and corrective action. Our staff has presented to national audiences on spill prevention planning and we have managed hundreds of storage tank removals, leaking tank investigations and remediations. Through our understanding of modern technological developments in tank materials, appurtenances and containment devices, we provide protective system designs that avoid future liability from spills and leaks. Soil and Groundwater Remediation Engineered remediation systems remain a large part of environmental cleanup solutions, and our team of experts brings an unequaled level of complementary skills to our system designs. Through the collaborative efforts of our diverse team of scientists and engineers, we design and operate efficient, innovative treatment systems designed to fit each site s unique setting and remedial objectives. Our applied remedial technologies have included: Multiphase Fluid Extraction Soil Vapor Extraction, Air Sparging and Bioventing Physical and Biological Ex-Situ Treatment In-Situ Bioremediation Phytoremediation Chemical Oxidation Most importantly, our investigative and remedial solutions are designed, engineered and operated with one overriding objective to achieve site cleanup and re-use goals on time and under budget. BENZENE PLUME Leaking UST Site #274 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) State Storage Tank Programs Voluntary Cleanups (including brownfields redevelopment) We have experience with a full spectrum of geological and ecological conditions that can be encountered at a project site including sanitary landfills, hazardous waste landfills, lagoons and impoundments, operating manufacturing plants, abandoned disposal sites and waste piles.

5 Regulatory Compliance and Planning Businesses and government agencies know that environmental compliance is not a static process. Staying compliant with regulations and permits environmental responsibilities. Liberty has experience in helping businesses understand and manage their current environmental responsibilities, often means managing a multitude of changing recordkeeping and reporting requirements, while ensuring that employees understand their as well as helping businesses and government agencies plan for future environmental regulatory impacts. Environmental Compliance Services: To ensure compliance with environmental and regulatory obligations, Liberty Environmental can create a customized environmental management system (EMS). We provide recordkeeping and regulatory tracking support and prepare periodic regulatory compliance reports, allowing customers the opportunity to outsource routine environmental compliance services. Liberty Environmental also provides the following services to help manage environmental compliance requirements: Strategic Planning Services: Liberty Environmental specializes in environmental assessments for new plant sites. We can also compare the permitability and local environmental climates at any number of candidate sites, in addition to providing routine environmental due diligence services. Liberty Environmental helps identify environmental options for plant closures including maintaining valuable operating permits and banking valuable emission reduction credits. Environmental and EHS Compliance Audits Regulatory Tracking and Interpretation New Plant Siting Environmental Impact and Fatal Flaw Analysis New Facilities Siting, Permitting and Negotiation Routine Environmental Reporting and Plant EHS Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) and Economic New Plant Environmental Permitting and Negotiation Environmental Impact and Fatal Flaw Analyses Management Services Benefit (BEN Model) Penalty Assessment Assistance Plant Closure Environmental Management Plant Closure/Expansion Environmental Strategies Environmental Management System (EMS) Development Expert Witness Testimony and Regulatory Agency Negotiation Plant Expansion Environmental Strategies Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) and Economic ISO certifications Benefit (BEN Model) Penalty Assessment Assistance Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions Odor and Dustfall Complaint Investigations and Government Environmental Planning: Understanding how environmental impacts affect communities is an important issue for government agencies, non-profits and educational institutions. Our expertise helps these organizations understand and respond to environmental regulatory action that affects their constituents, allowing them to participate in an informed manner and protect their best interests. Our portfolio of government environmental planning services consists of the following: EHS Management Program Auditing and Recommendations Regulatory Development Tracking and Preparing Comments Forensic Services Expert Witness Testimony and Regulatory Agency Negotiation Third-Party Environmental Permit Application Reviews Regional Environmental Management Planning Real-Time Pollution Monitoring Data Management and Website Development Pollution Risk Assessments and Communicating Risks to the Public

6 Water Resource Management As pressures on water quality and availability have increased over the decades, management of this critical resource has become an extremely important element of land development planning and public safety. Proper and responsible stewardship of water resources in today s regulatory climate calls for an integrated approach that must include expertise in several fields, including hydrogeology, geochemistry and hydraulics and a strong familiarity with water supply and waterways regulatory programs. Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies A skilled and focused understanding of a site s hydrologic and hydraulic setting is now an essential element of most land planning and design projects. From limited stormwater runoff estimates for general permit registrations, to complex unsteady-flow hydraulic modeling projects, Liberty Environmental provides the technical skills to support nearly any water planning or design project. Our professionals include master s degree and post-graduate experts in water resources engineering and urban hydrology who have the technical knowledge essential to support, understand and rely on modeled data. We also combined our modeling skills with our knowledge of fluvial geomorphology to perform stream restoration projects where reaches of eroded or damaged streams are returned to more stable, natural conditions. Stormwater Best Management Practices Liberty Environmental provides a range of services specifically designed to address site evaluation and best management practice (BMP) design requirements to fulfill the extensive set of water quality and stormwater volume control requirements established by Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. These include preliminary site-wide feasibility studies, surface and subsurface infiltration testing, BMP selection and design, and stormwater permitting. Our integrated approach relies on broad technical expertise that customers find particularly in the site evaluation phase allows for a smoother permitting process with fewer regulatory review comments or design conflicts. Public Water Supply Groundwater and surface water contamination, and the increasing demand for safe, plentiful drinking and irrigation water supplies have placed great importance on the need for expert water supply planning. Our experts provide customers with the needed technical and planning skills to responsibly utilize this precious resource. We assist our clients in all aspects of the water supply permitting and design process from siting and installing new source wells or rehabilitating existing wells, to designing water supply treatment systems. Liberty Environmental also offers related hydrogeological services such as delineating wellhead protection areas, preparing wellhead protection management plans, performing hydrogeologic impact studies, conducting sinkhole evaluations and evaluating stormwater infiltration impacts.

7 Liberty Environmental, Inc. provides environmental consulting and engineering services to clients across the United States including manufacturers, private landowners, land developers, financial institutions and government entities. Our staff is composed of national experts in air quality management, water and waste management, environmental compliance and auditing, sustainability and greenhouse gas management, storage tank management and earth sciences. Our environmental services are valued by our customers, many of whom we have worked closely with for years and who appreciate our thoroughness and dedication, proven record of success in managing environmental matters, innovative approach to environmental challenges, and discretion in managing sensitive compliance concerns. Liberty Environmental s vision is to provide our customers with a trusted advisor to manage environmental affairs. We make an effort to understand their business needs and partner with them to solve environmental problems in the most professional and cost-effective manner. Through our guiding principles of TRUST, QUALITY, EXPERTISE and INNOVATION, we strive to achieve our mission: Providing Innovative Solutions to Complex Environmental Problems 50 N. Fifth St., 5th Floor Reading, PA Fax