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The raw water reservoir at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Mont Alto provides potable water to the major buildings and residences on campus. The water system includes Tarburner Spring, a 40,000-gallon raw water reservoir, a water treatment system, a 150,000-gallon finished water tank, and distribution system. Upon inspection, we determined the structural integrity and expected…
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Gasoline that spills on a pervious surface or leaks from an underground storage tank will infiltrate downward until it encounters the groundwater table. Since gasoline is less dense than water, it floats as a light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) plume. In a boring at an active service station, our client encountered floating gasoline, which caused…
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A growing landfill required constant monitoring along its periphery to ensure aging liners and containment systems were functioning as designed. New monitoring wells were needed in key locations at proposed expansion points. The geologically complex area required in-depth analysis of migration flow paths to effectively site the monitoring wells. Using borehole geophysics, we detailed planar-feature…
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For decades, key University of Pittsburgh personnel kept the Bradford Campus facilities and construction projects running smoothly by managing and cross-referencing numerous hardcopy and electronic utility plans and maps that had been created and collected over time. With the upcoming retirement of these key staff, the University of Pittsburgh selected RETTEW to help them turn…
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