Trimpi Associates, Inc. started environmental consulting work in 1992. We've been meeting the varied needs of our clients for over 20 years. Our small efficient staff offers flexible, affordable professional environmental services resulting in an outstanding record of successful project completion.
Richard D. Trimpi
President and Principal Environmental Chemist / Hydrogeologist P.G
Mr. Trimpi has over thirty years of professional environmental experience in performing and managing environmental characterization and remedial projects. He has directed investigations and clean-ups at hundreds of industrial, military, commercial, government, and residential sites with underground storage tanks, petroleum releases, abandoned/waste drums, abandoned tank farms, improper landfilling, laboratory chemicals, catastrophic surface and subsurface spills, toxic gas releases, and abandoned disposal facilities. His experience includes the development, implementation, and supervision of work scopes for the characterization and remediation of PA Act 2 sites, UST sites, NJ ISRA sites, RCRA Corrective Action sites, HSCA sites, and CERCLA sites. Mr. Trimpi has managed the completion of over 170 PA remediation projects with demonstration of attainment of the PADEP Act 2 Land Recycling Act clean-up standards, PADEP Final Report approvals and formal releases of liability. His experience also includes extensive site characterization and investigation activities involving: surface and subsurface soils, shallow and deep groundwater, surface water, and geophysical surveys. His remediation experience includes in-situ technologies (soil vapor extraction, air sparging, bioventing, fenton’s reagent / chemical oxidation, hydrocarbon product collection, dual phase extraction) and ex-situ technologies (excavation, bioremediation, waste stabilization, off-site disposal/recycling).
Education:
M.S. Engineering Geology, 1994, Drexel University
B.S. Chemistry, 1982, Lehigh University
Certifications:
Licensed Professional Geologist (P.G.), Pennsylvania 1995
Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM), Senior Level 1990
ASTM Subcommittee Member D18.21 – Standards for Groundwater and Vadose Zone Investigations
PADEP – UST Certified Remover – 1992
NJDEP – Certified Subsurface Assessor – 1992
Professional Staff
Janine Jacobs - Principal Geologic Specialist
Ms. Jacobs has over twenty-five years of professional environmental experience in performing environmental characterization and remediation projects, soil investigations, septic system design & inspections, percolation testing, and wetlands investigations. Over the past 20 years she has focused on environmental groundwater/soil investigations and remediation at PADEP Act 2 sites and PA regulated storage tank facilities. She supervises and performs monitoring well installations, groundwater sampling, Geoprobe soil probing/sampling, surface soil sampling, sediment and stream sampling. She has experience with evaluating data and remediation system effectiveness for soil vapor extraction, air sparging, in-situ oxidation, bioremediation, petroleum product recovery, pump & treat remediation systems, and contaminated soil excavations. She has over fifteen years of experience in the preparation of PADEP Act 2 submissions, Act 2 Final Reports, Environmental Covenants, Remedial Investigation Reports, Post-remediation Care Plans, Site Characterization Reports, Remedial Action Plans, Remedial Action Progress Reports and Remedial Action Completion Reports
Education:
B.S. Geology, 1986, University of Pittsburgh
A.S. Petroleum Technology, 1984, University of Pittsburgh
Mathew Jeffers – Professional Geologist P.G.
Mr. Jeffers has over 14 years of professional environmental experience in performing environmental assessment, investigation, characterization, and remediation projects in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Experience includes field and project management of commercial and residential property Phase I and II Environmental Sites Assessments. Specific expertise includes the evaluation and remediation of: petroleum releases from regulated and unregulated storage tanks; chlorinated solvent releases and buried/abandoned waste drum sites. He is responsible for generating reports in accordance with the Pennsylvania Storage Tank Program Corrective Action Process and the Land Recycling Act 2 Process; the New Jersey Residential Heating Oil Tank Program; and ASTM Standards for Environmental Site Assessments. Field experience includes directing, supervising and performing: soil boring investigations; monitor well installations; sampling of soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, soil vapor, and indoor air; and aquifer testing. Remediation experience includes implementing remedial technologies including in-situ (soil vapor extraction, chemical oxidation including fenton’s reagent and ozone injection, enhanced natural attenuation, LNAPL removal, groundwater pump-and-treat, and dual phase extraction) and ex-situ technologies (excavation, off-site disposal/recycling).
Education:
B.S. Geology, 2001, Clarion University
Certifications:
Licensed Professional Geologist (P.G.), Pennsylvania, 2010
NJDEP – Certified Subsurface Assessor – 2008
Kylie Lamb - Senior Geologic Specialist
Ms. Lamb has over eight years of professional environmental experience performing environmental characterization and remediation projects. Her work has focused on environmental groundwater and soil investigations including monitoring well installations, groundwater sampling, Geoprobe soil borings/sampling, surface soil sampling, sediment and stream sampling. She has field logged and supervised the installation of more than 400 groundwater monitoring wells and soil borings. She has field experience in the installation, operation and maintenance of soil vapor extraction, air sparging, petroleum product recovery, in-situ oxidation, bioremediation and groundwater pump and treat remediation systems. She has supervised soil remediation at
dozens of PA Act 2 sites. She is experienced at developing and implementing sampling plans for attainment of the PADEP statewide standards including PADEP systematic random soil sampling plans. She regularly evaluates soil and groundwater data for the characterization and remediation of PA Act 2 sites and PA UST sites. And has experience with the preparation of PA Act 2 Final Reports, Site Characterization Reports, Remedial Action Progress Reports and Remedial Action Completion Reports.
Education:
B.S. Geology, 2006, West Chester University
Merrill Walters - Field Project Manager
Mr. Walters has over twenty years of professional environmental experience performing and managing environmental remediation projects and storage tank removals. Over the past ten years his work has focused on environmental soil excavation remediation, storage tank closures, groundwater remediation and field investigations involving soil and groundwater sampling. He has field experience with the installation, operations and maintenance of soil vapor extraction, air sparging, petroleum product recovery, in-situ oxidation, bioremediation and groundwater pump and treat remediation systems. He has supervised the removal of more than 200 regulated USTs and managed the excavation soil remediation at more than 100 PA sites. Mr. Walters has over ten years of experience with developing and implementing soil attainment sampling programs as part of the PADEP Act 2 process. His experience includes solid waste management, demolition, site restoration, and evaluating soil and groundwater data for the characterization and remediation of PA Act 2 sites and PA UST sites.
Education:
M.S. Forest Ecology, University of Washington
B.S. Colorado State University
Stephen Wheeler - Senior Project Manager (Associate) – Senior Biologist
Mr. Wheeler has over twenty-six years of varied environmental experience. His work includes projects involving PADEP Act 2 sites, UST closures/removals, and related reporting, Act 2 Final Reporting, Ecological Screening, Ecological Reports, site investigations, regulatory compliance and permitting, and wetland delineation and permitting projects. His experience includes field project management, implementation and oversight of soil sampling, groundwater sampling, benthic studies, stream/surface water evaluations, ecological risk screening, ecological risk assessment, sensitive receptor evaluations, and identification and assessment of PA species of concern and habitats of concern.
Education:
B.S. Wildlife and Land Resource Management, 1982, Brigham Young University
A.S. Biology, 1980, Ricks College