Environmental Services in Richland County, SC

For sites with petroleum or solvent release potential, Phase II field programs typically include soil borings advanced to depth intervals selected based on site-specific conditions, with soil samples submitted for analysis under ASTM E1903 guidance. Groundwater monitoring points may be installed if depth to water is appropriate. Volatile compound screening with a photoionization detector during drilling gives field-level real-time information before laboratory results are returned.

Clay-rich Midlands soils can create refusal or slow advancement with some boring methods and can smear borehole walls, potentially affecting sample integrity. We select advancement methods — hollow-stem auger, direct-push, or rotary — based on the subsurface profile expected at a given site. Sample collection follows ASTM D1586 or D1587 protocols as conditions warrant, and sample handling is documented to preserve chain of custody for laboratory analysis.

During active grading or excavation on sites with known or suspected impacts, we can provide soil screening for visual staining and photoionization detector readings at cut faces and stockpiles, documentation of conditions encountered, and coordination with the project team when conditions deviate from expectations. Monitoring scopes are defined project-specifically and are typically framed around the remedial action plan or regulatory closure conditions the site is operating under.

Field work in Richland County is dispatched through the Charlotte, NC regional hub, about 85 miles away. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large Richland County projects.

Field sampling and testing in Richland County are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Environmental engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in South Carolina, coordinated under one proposal.