Documentation and Compliance
TERRA specializes in comprehensive environmental compliance for complex infrastructure projects, delivering integrated LSP services that ensure regulatory adherence while maintaining project schedules and budgets
Scope of Work
RIDEM Site Investigation and Remediation Program (ISRP) - Rules 1.17
Site classification and characterization
Remedial Action Workplan (RAW) or equivalent federal coordination
Remedial Action Report (RAR) upon completion
RIDEM Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (HWMR) - Rules 1.23
Contaminated soil characterization and profiling
Manifesting for off-site disposal
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) coordination
RIDEM Water Quality Regulations - Rules 8.0
Groundwater Quality Standards compliance (250-RICR-150-05-8)
PFAS assessment under emerging contaminant protocols
Groundwater discharge permits (if dewatering/treatment discharge)
RIDEM Freshwater Wetlands Regulations - Rules 11.0 (250-RICR-150-15-11)
Wetland buffer zone work permits/approvals
Construction within 200-foot buffer coordination
Erosion and sediment control compliance
RIDEM Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES)
Stormwater General Permit for construction activities >1 acre
Notice of Intent (NOI) filing
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Federal Coordination (Not RI-specific but required)
Installation Restoration Program (IRP) compliance per CERCLA
Navy Environmental Compliance certifications
DOD/DON access and security protocols
OSHA and Health & Safety
Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP) - 29 CFR 1910.120
40-hour HAZWOPER training for contaminated site work
Air monitoring for PFAS and other contaminants
NOAA OMAO Ship & Support Facility Relocation, Naval Station Newport
TERRA is providing comprehensive environmental consulting services for the relocation of four NOAA vessels and construction of marine infrastructure at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. The project includes construction of a new pier, trestle, small boat floating dock, bulkhead, and shore-side support facilities at Pier Landing Site, plus additional parking facilities near Building 11. Located within Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Site 19 in Coddington Cove, the 151-acre site encompasses 41 acres of shoreline and 110 acres of deep-water industrial port area within wetland buffer zones.
TERRA is managing all environmental aspects of this complex federal infrastructure project, coordinating with Skanska, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), and NAVSTA Newport while providing environmental consulting, health and safety monitoring, and contaminated soil and groundwater management services. The project addresses historical contamination identified through previous environmental assessments, including PFAS contamination in groundwater, with all personnel requiring DOD/DON access approval for base activities.
Environmental consulting and Installation Restoration: Program coordination with federal facility compliance Comprehensive project oversight coordinating Skanska, RIDEM, and NAVSTA Newport requirements for marine infrastructure construction within IRP Site 19 boundaries
Rhode Island environmental regulatory compliance with contaminated soil and groundwater management: Technical and operational management of historically contaminated materials including RIDEM compliance and Remedial Action Plan implementation
PFAS groundwater assessment with treatment system design and disposal coordination: Specialized PFAS sampling, analysis, and treatment system design assistance for impacted groundwater management and disposal
Health and safety monitoring with wetland buffer zone construction oversight and DOD security protocols: Continuous field oversight and worker protection during pier, trestle, and dock construction activities with DOD/DON access approval coordination
Ed Giordano
Project Team
Jesse Vaughan
NOAA OMAO Ship & Support Facility Relocation
Project Highlights
Environmental consulting and Installation Restoration Program coordination with federal facility compliance
Rhode Island environmental regulatory compliance with contaminated soil and groundwater management
PFAS groundwater assessment with treatment system design and disposal coordination
Health and safety monitoring with wetland buffer zone construction oversight and DOD security protocols