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In this Brownfield Braintrust Podcast episode, Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE discusses environmental vapor sampling with two exceptional experts in the field, Will Rice of Enthalpy Analytical and Kevin Kelly, P.G. of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services. Reduced regulatory soil vapor screening levels have prompted environmental professionals and brownfield investors to analyze more soil vapor samples, so there is a greater need than ever to be efficient in the field and in the laboratory. Click the following link to watch as we examine one patented solution, VaporDeck?: https://lnkd.in/gjuJ8v9i

More Bad News for California Dry Cleaner Remediation and Redevelopment Projects California has, by far, the most stringent, overly-conservative dry cleaner subsurface remediation standards.?Golden State properties will remain blighted until better science is used as is the case with 49 other States. Click the following link to see the Winefield & Associates Vapor Intrusion Blog for a summary and a link to the relevant report entitled “Overview of State Approaches to Vapor Intrusion: 2023 Update,” Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, Bart Eklund, et al.?(2024): https://lnkd.in/d263wuxG

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By popular demand, we are sharing Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE's vapor intrusion presentation, given on March 20, 2024 at the AEHS Foundation?Conference?in San Diego, which outlines how the California Environmental Protection Agency Supplemental Vapor Intrusion Guidance is actually an underground regulation, as defined in the California Administrative Procedure Act. Click the following link to download the complete PDF version: https://lnkd.in/gVVTBpdd

Our founder, Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE, was honored to be quoted in Thierry Montoya's recent California Globe?article.?Mr. Montoya succinctly and accurately describes brownfield development challenges that California now faces due to the California Environmental Protection Agency Supplemental Vapor Intrusion Guidance.?Unfortunately, CalEPA, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the State Water Resources Control Board have become hindrances to instead of facilitators for converting brownfield sites to beneficial use. Click the following link to read more: https://lnkd.in/gZE7UW_t #nfa #vaporintrustion #calepa #brownfield

In our most recent Brownfield Braintrust podcast episode, Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE discusses the data review of No Further Action (NFA) letter issuance rates before and after the California Environmental Protection Agency State Water Resources Control Board Vapor Intrusion Guidance (VIG) was promulgated... and the data is not pretty. Click below to listen: https://lnkd.in/gPVbagyM #nfa #vaporintrustion #calepa #brownfield

Our very own Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE was recently interviewed by #environmental attorney extraordinaire, Thierry Montoya of Frost Brown Todd, on the Essential Environmental Podcast where they try to answer the question: Does it remain feasible to invest in #brownfield projects given recent regulatory handcuffs imposed by the California Environmental Protection Agency, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and State Water Resources Control Board? Click the following link to hear what they said: https://lnkd.in/gKkfVR-A

Winefield & Associates has updated its data review of No Further Action letters (NFAs) issued by the State Water Resources Control Board and its Regional Boards. Sadly,?the site closure rates have reduced.?This?NFA trend is an alarming disincentive for investors to tackle brownfield challenges in California, especially in environmental justice regions, where land values tend to be lowest. Click the following link to read our notes on approach and view the breakdown of our date summary table: https://lnkd.in/gh_hHFaf

Calling all commercial and industrial brokers!?Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE had the privilege of taking part in a virtual Q&A session with eXp Commercial.?eXp industrial brokers peppered Matt with questions about how to get deals closed when faced with contaminated soil and groundwater.?Click the following link to watch the episode and review time stamps so you can peruse subjects of interest: https://lnkd.in/gvPXFT_w

Winefield & Associates continues to ask the tough questions about CalEPA’s flawed roll-out of the Supplemental Vapor Intrusion Guidance.?During Matt Winefield, MS, MBA, PE's panel appearance at the September 26th?California Land Recycling Conference, he asked one simple question of the audience of over 150 developers, regulators, consultants, and attorneys:?How many of you have received a No Further Action letter in the past year??Watch this two-minute interchange to hear the surprising response.?The answer begs the question:?Does California Environmental Protection Agency really have a Brownfield Program anymore?