iEnvi was engaged by a community group to undertake a preliminary site investigation and soil sampling (PSI) at a property in western Sydney) for the purpose of obtaining development consent for utilising the property as a place of worship. iEnvi has a 100% development approval record for our preliminary site investigations, and completed a
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iEnvi was engaged by a developer to investigate a rural agricultural property. The client proposed to subdivide the property and develop it into a childcare facility. iEnvi combined geotechnical investigation and sampling to save time and cost to the development and provided a preliminary site investigation and soil investigation report, and a soil classification
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iEnvi was engaged by a developer to conduct preliminary site investigations and soil sampling at two properties in Angle Vale South Australia. The developer had acquired two large agricultural properties in South Australia, and wished to convert them into residential townhouse village developments, and environmental investigations were required for due diligence and development approval of
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iEnvi were engaged by a petroleum distribution client to complete a lease baseline investigation for the lease renewal for a property and continued operation as a petrol station, including compliance with the Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2014. The primary objective of the lease baseline investigation was to inspect
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Groundwater monitoring was required by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, due to a decommissioned underground storage petroleum storage (UPSS) at a ski lodge in Perisher Valley (within Snowy Mountains National Park). Groundwater was sampled by iEnvi at the request of a Ski Lodge company. The sampling was conducted using low flow sampling
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Underground petroleum storage systems (UPSS) can be a big headache when trying to sell or develop property. UPSS can leak into the surrounding soil and groundwater, polluting the environment and endangering human and animal health. Thorough UPSS investigation and detailed reporting is necessary to proceed with sales or redevelopments. A family run restaurant in the
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In July iEnvi conducted a preliminary site investigation, soil sampling, and a geotechnical classification on an orchard to determine whether the site was suitable for future use as a 75 lot low-density residential development. All requested tasks had to be completed quickly and to a high standard for the client to obtain financing and achieve
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iEnvi can conduct preliminary site investigations and soil sampling anywhere in Australia with local expertise and support of professionals globally to ensure quick delivery and 24 hour reporting service. Recently we undertook such work for a property developer near Adelaide, South Australia, who required fast turnaround on two simultaneous preliminary site investigations and soil sampling
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The NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated the Contaminated Land Management Compliance Statement in July 2018. The purpose of this update was to set out specific powers and tools that the EPA can use to enforce compliance with the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. Let’s take a closer look at those powers and tools. The
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BEWARE: Sometimes excavated natural material (ENM) or virgin excavated natural material (VENM) classification and reporting isn’t done right, or it is done correctly but other soil is picked up by contractors. This can result in potentially contaminated soil being used as clean fill on development sites. iEnvi staff were engaged as part of a team
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