Former Plating Facility – San Gabriel Valley
MARKET– Developers, Retail, Property Managers, & Insurance
SERVICES– Regulatory Negotiation, Site Investigation & Remediation, Site Reuse, Redevelopment
Project Highlights
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Regulatory Agency – Department of Toxic Substances Control, US Environmental Protection Agency, City of El Monte
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Contaminants of Concern – CVOCs, Hexavalent Chromium
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Engineering Services Provided – Site Assessment, Remediation, Redevelopment
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Challenges – Regional Superfund Plume, Regulatory Negotiations
Project Summary
Located in the San Gabriel Valley, the Site was once one of the largest plating facilities in Southern California. Working for a bona-fide prospective purchaser, Murex quickly evaluated a significant amount of historical documentation during a brief due diligence period to support the client’s acquisition of the property out of bankruptcy and to support negotiations with DTSC and USEPA in order to enter into a voluntary oversight agreement.
The project became a public-private partnership as the City of El Monte was a major supporter, having dealt for years with blight and vandalism at this aging Brownfield site. Murex developed a plan with the new owner to satisfy due care responsibilities, identify and assess data gaps, protect public health, and perform remediation under the oversight of a governing agreement with USEPA that included a robust public participation campaign.
