Environmental
Environmental Services at Gosling Czubak
Our environmental staff includes registered engineers, certified geologists, certified hazardous materials managers, and trained field technicians. We stand prepared to meet environmental needs for the oil and gas industry, manufacturing, landfills, mining operations, municipal works, or underground storage tanks.
- Asbestos & Lead-based Paint Assessment
Gosling Czubak staffs certified Asbestos and Lead-based Paint (LBP) inspectors to provide a local source for these inspections, avoiding costly mobilizations from downstate firms. These services often include prerenovation or demolition inspections, due diligence prior to purchase, and hazardous materials inventories.
- Compliance & Permitting
Gosling Czubak offers assistance and trusted advice to the regulated community. Whether you are looking for advice on the latest State or Federal enforcement effort or a comprehensive Environmental Compliance Audit, Gosling Czubak employs the professionals you need for help. Common compliance and permitting services include:
- Air permitting and Michigan Air Emissions Reporting System (MAERS) reporting
- Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan preparation
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting, including subpart HH
- Title III, SARA Tier II “Emergency Planning and Community Rightto- Know” reporting
- Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)
- Pollution Incident Prevention Plans
- Hazardous Waste Contingency Plans
- Risk Management Plans
- Spill Incident Prevention Plans
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
- Emergency Action and Emergency Response Plans
- Groundwater and surface water discharge permitting
- Negotiate consent orders
- Large quantity water withdrawal permitting and water use reporting,
- AST/UST compliance
- Opacity and stack testing
- Due Diligence & Environmental Site Assessment (ESAs)
Gosling Czubak can provide due diligence services customized to your business’ risk tolerance or lender’s requirements. Our qualified Environmental Professionals can provide:
- Phase I and Phase II ESAs
- Vapor Intrusion Assessments
- Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs) and related Part 201/213 Due Care Documentation
And many of our forward-thinking clients take advantage of our wide range of services and ask us to include:
- ALTA Surveys
- Wetland Investigations
- Asbestos and Lead-based paint inspections
- Geotechnical due diligence
We know that oil and gas asset transfers require more “diligence” than a typical ASTM standard Phase I ESA can provide. With our many decades of experience in the oil fields of Michigan, we can design a scope of assessment services to align with your risk tolerance and potential asset defects common to the particular oil or gas field you are interested in, which can vary with area and formation.
- Geophysical
Gosling Czubak has invested in the latest in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data collection equipment and can provide subsurface locating and mapping services for a variety of missions. Common applications of GPR include locating:
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Pipes and Utilities
- Grave Sites
- Bedrock
- Shallow groundwater table
- Oil & Gas mud pits
We also can provide Electromagnetic (EM) surveys that have proven helpful for the mapping of shallow brine impacts, mud pits and other purposes, as well as electrical resistivity for grounding studies.
- Hydrogeological Evaluation
The ability to understand water movement and abundance in the subsurface is crucial in making intelligent environmental and business decisions. For decades, we have completed hydrogeological investigations & groundwater evaluations for community governments, agri-business, retail petroleum, oil and gas, and mining industries. Hydrogeological evaluations can fulfill many diverse objectives and include the basis of solutions to the following challenges:
- Wellhead protection and water resource development
- “Due Care” obligation compliance and conceptual site modeling
- Risk-Based Correction Actions
- Contaminant fate and transport analysis and prediction
- Background hydrogeological condition studies, and
- Wastewater and stormwater discharge management
- Sampling & Remediation
Gosling Czubak personnel are experts in sampling nearly all environmental media for a wide range of chemical analyses. We provide cost effective routine groundwater sampling and monitoring services throughout the state, and can also sample indoor and ambient air, soil, soil vapor, and sediments.
Sometimes contamination levels require faster or more economical corrective actions than mother nature can provide. When spills and releases of toxic chemicals threaten ecological or human health, trust Gosling Czubak to design and operate a remediation system to mitigate or remove the threat within the timeframe you require. We have designed and operated more soil and groundwater remediation systems than almost any other firm in the state.
- Wetland & Ecological Services
Gosling Czubak provides comprehensive wetland services across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Let us help you navigate the site planning step of determining what areas of your property are regulated and what activities can likely be permitted. Our services include:
- Wetland Delineation
- Wetland boundary surveys
- Wetland permitting, including pre-application meetings
- Critical Dune Assessment
Asbestos & Lead-based Paint Assessment
Gosling Czubak staffs certified Asbestos and Lead-based Paint (LBP) inspectors to provide a local source for these inspections, avoiding costly mobilizations from downstate firms. These services often include prerenovation or demolition inspections, due diligence prior to purchase, and hazardous materials inventories.
Compliance & Permitting
Gosling Czubak offers assistance and trusted advice to the regulated community. Whether you are looking for advice on the latest State or Federal enforcement effort or a comprehensive Environmental Compliance Audit, Gosling Czubak employs the professionals you need for help. Common compliance and permitting services include:
- Air permitting and Michigan Air Emissions Reporting System (MAERS) reporting
- Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan preparation
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting, including subpart HH
- Title III, SARA Tier II “Emergency Planning and Community Rightto- Know” reporting
- Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)
- Pollution Incident Prevention Plans
- Hazardous Waste Contingency Plans
- Risk Management Plans
- Spill Incident Prevention Plans
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
- Emergency Action and Emergency Response Plans
- Groundwater and surface water discharge permitting
- Negotiate consent orders
- Large quantity water withdrawal permitting and water use reporting,
- AST/UST compliance
- Opacity and stack testing
Due Diligence & Environmental Site Assessment (ESAs)
Gosling Czubak can provide due diligence services customized to your business’ risk tolerance or lender’s requirements. Our qualified Environmental Professionals can provide:
- Phase I and Phase II ESAs
- Vapor Intrusion Assessments
- Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs) and related Part 201/213 Due Care Documentation
And many of our forward-thinking clients take advantage of our wide range of services and ask us to include:
- ALTA Surveys
- Wetland Investigations
- Asbestos and Lead-based paint inspections
- Geotechnical due diligence
We know that oil and gas asset transfers require more “diligence” than a typical ASTM standard Phase I ESA can provide. With our many decades of experience in the oil fields of Michigan, we can design a scope of assessment services to align with your risk tolerance and potential asset defects common to the particular oil or gas field you are interested in, which can vary with area and formation.
Geophysical
Gosling Czubak has invested in the latest in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data collection equipment and can provide subsurface locating and mapping services for a variety of missions. Common applications of GPR include locating:
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Pipes and Utilities
- Grave Sites
- Bedrock
- Shallow groundwater table
- Oil & Gas mud pits
We also can provide Electromagnetic (EM) surveys that have proven helpful for the mapping of shallow brine impacts, mud pits and other purposes, as well as electrical resistivity for grounding studies.
Hydrogeological Evaluation
The ability to understand water movement and abundance in the subsurface is crucial in making intelligent environmental and business decisions. For decades, we have completed hydrogeological investigations & groundwater evaluations for community governments, agri-business, retail petroleum, oil and gas, and mining industries. Hydrogeological evaluations can fulfill many diverse objectives and include the basis of solutions to the following challenges:
- Wellhead protection and water resource development
- “Due Care” obligation compliance and conceptual site modeling
- Risk-Based Correction Actions
- Contaminant fate and transport analysis and prediction
- Background hydrogeological condition studies, and
- Wastewater and stormwater discharge management
Sampling & Remediation
Gosling Czubak personnel are experts in sampling nearly all environmental media for a wide range of chemical analyses. We provide cost effective routine groundwater sampling and monitoring services throughout the state, and can also sample indoor and ambient air, soil, soil vapor, and sediments.
Sometimes contamination levels require faster or more economical corrective actions than mother nature can provide. When spills and releases of toxic chemicals threaten ecological or human health, trust Gosling Czubak to design and operate a remediation system to mitigate or remove the threat within the timeframe you require. We have designed and operated more soil and groundwater remediation systems than almost any other firm in the state.
Wetland & Ecological Services
Gosling Czubak provides comprehensive wetland services across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Let us help you navigate the site planning step of determining what areas of your property are regulated and what activities can likely be permitted. Our services include:
- Wetland Delineation
- Wetland boundary surveys
- Wetland permitting, including pre-application meetings
- Critical Dune Assessment