Agricultural Projects

Farm – Appomattox, Virginia

Greene Environmental was originally contacted concerning an out-of-use heating oil UST located adjacent to a recently remodeled farm house.  The tank was found to be leaking and was removed through the Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund.  During initial site activities, the drinking water well supplying the house and barns was found to be impacted with gasoline contamination.  Through additional investigation, Greene Environmental determined the source of the gasoline contamination to be the location of buried farm tanks that had been removed during the 1980s.  As part of cleanup activities, over 200 tons of petroleum contaminated soil was removed from the former farm tank location.  Through proper coordination with DEQ officials, Greene Environmental has installed a replacement drinking water well on the property at no cost to the client.  The site is currently being monitored with the expectation of permanent site closure within the year.

Plantation – Brookneal, Virginia

Greene Environmental was contacted by the property manager concerning multiple out-of-use fuel tanks located on the property.  Inspection of the buried tanks found them to be leaking thus qualifying the property owner access to the Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund (VPSTF).  Greene Environmental removed the leaking tanks and 165 tons of contaminated soil.  Due to the severity of the releases, temporary monitoring wells were installed and sampled for one year.   Minimal impact to local groundwater was observed and documented.  The site has now been closed from further study and the monitoring wells removed.  Through proper coordination with officials at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Greene performed the above work at no cost to the client.

Farm—Concord, Virginia

Greene Environmental was contacted concerning two out-of-use gasoline underground storage tanks (USTs) formerly utilized during tobacco farming operations.  The property was part of an estate and the heirs wished address any future liabilities associated with the USTs prior to the estate being settled.  Inspection of the tanks revealed significant petroleum contamination and through proper coordination with Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) officials, the tanks and contaminated soil have been removed.  Due to the extent of contamination encountered at the site, temporary monitoring wells were installed to determine the impact of the release on the local groundwater.  Work is currently ongoing; however, the client was able to settle the estate as scheduled.

Farm—Rocky Mount, Virginia

Greene Environmental was contacted concerning an out-of-use gasoline underground storage tank (UST) formerly utilized during cattle farming operations.  Inspection of the tank revealed significant petroleum contamination and through proper coordination with DEQ officials, the leaking UST and contaminated soil have been removed from the property.  Due to the severity of the release, temporary monitoring wells were installed and sampled for one year.   As minimal impact to local groundwater was observed and documented, the site has now been closed from further study and the monitoring wells removed.  Through proper coordination with officials at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Greene performed the above work at no cost to the client.

Greene Environmental has conducted numerous other projects on agricultural properties throughout the state.  Please contact us for addition information.