Our Services
We provide a comprehensive range of site contamination consulting and management services to help clients throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Each service we provide fits into one of three phases: Identify the potential issues, Classify the extent and what needs to happen next, and Rectify the situation appropriately.
Using this framework, we can solve almost any contaminated land issue on your site.
Identify
Establish what land use activities have been carried out and if these activities may have resulted in contamination. This helps to provide a clear picture of the potential issues and sampling requirements for your site, and refines the scope of work required in subsequent project stages.
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Preliminary site investigations (PSI’s) are the first step in understanding the extent of potential contamination issues that are preventing consent from being granted.
It is common for developers to overlook the importance of undertaking a thorough PSI, but getting it right can help you to avoid significant costs and headaches down the line. We have an efficient process that enables us to be extremely thorough, while remaining cost competitive.
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New Zealand’s resource management laws assign the liability of resolving contaminated land issues to the current owner, rather than the original polluter. If you’re considering whether to purchase a business or property with potential contamination issues, it is prudent to undertake environmental due diligence before going unconditional.
In doing so, you will have a clear understanding of the cost to resolve any issues that arise, and this can be used to minimising purchase risk by negotiating a lower purchase price or inserting extra conditions into the contract.
Classify
Determine the level of risk and ascertain if it requires remediation or management to enable your project to go ahead. This stage often involves site visits, sampling, and analysis of the results.
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If your preliminary site investigation uncovers the need for further testing and inspection, the next stage involves undertaking a detailed site investigation (DSI).
During the DSI stage, we physically visit your site, collect and analyse samples, and use this data to inform our recommendations. When you work with HAIL Environmental for your DSI, you get a senior expert at every stage of the project, from sampling to reporting. This enables us to take a much closer look at the evidence presented, and act with agility based on insights that arise, to get you the best outcomes.
Rectify
Find and implement the best suited solution to the problem using the most sustainable and cost effective methods. Engage our expert help to support your existing team, or hand off the entire project and we can fully manage it on your behalf.
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Once you have a detailed understanding of the site contamination issues present on your property, you’ll want to resolve the issues so that your project can go ahead. But before you can take action, it’s important to know which course of action is best to take
Our remediation options assessment service focuses on exactly this: presenting you with a shortlist of potential solutions, so that you can make an informed decision. We look beyond the traditional dig and dump method, and seek to recommend innovative, sustainable actions wherever feasible.
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Once we know what’s required to get your site compliant and your consent approved, the next stage is to resolve any issues identified. We employ a range of innovative remediation techniques to sustainably remove contaminants and avoid ‘dig and dump’ wherever possible.
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If you require ongoing compliance monitoring as a condition of receiving resource consent, we can help by taking this responsibility off your hands.
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In larger remediation projects (especially ones that are located close to residential land), it’s important to have the community and all relevant stakeholders on the same page. Proceeding without transparent communication can lead to frustrations that have the potential to derail your project.
We have deep stakeholder management experience on site contamination projects, with awards and published papers to prove it. If you need help getting (and keeping) everyone on the same page to get the best outcomes, please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
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When an emergency involving hazardous substances arises, we are here to help. Our consultants are available on-call, and we can usually attend urgent matters at short notice, to ensure that your emergency is resolved promptly.
