VIDL Network experience can introduce you to Environmental Science which includes all aspects of the world in which we live. A short list of those aspects will include the air we breathe, the water we drink, ground we walk on, the heat and cold we feel, the radiation we absorb, the decisions we make, and the consequences we reap.
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Project Objective: Based on the available data collected during field visit, complete key components of Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) needs to be done by following instructions provided. Prerequisite: Module DD-10: Due Diligence Overview Module DD-20: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Input Data: Site Visit Data: Description, Use, Location, Interviews Historical Information: Aerial Photographs, Topo maps Regulatory Record Database Appendix A: Photographs [...]
Project Objective: Based on the available data collected during field visit, complete key components of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) by following instructions provided. Prerequisite: Module EV-10: Environmental Compliance Summary (Introduction) Module EV-30: Storm water Input Data: Site Visit Data: Site Inspection Notes Template Instructions Procedure: Based on available information, complete the sections of SWPPP. Color Coding: RED TEXT is guidance/instructional language. Delete [...]
Module # DD-10 Due Diligence Overview Most of the lenders will require environmental and structural due diligence or assessment performed for commercial real estate transactions in United States. Based on the findings of these assessments, lenders can negotiate the loan amount, rate or simply deny the loan, similar to home inspection. The American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) have provided guidelines [...]
Module # DD-20 Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Most the lenders will require Environmental and Structural Due Diligence or Assessment performed for commercial real estate transactions in the United States. Based on the findings of these assessments, lenders can negotiate the loan amount, rate or simply deny the loan, similar to home inspection. The American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) has [...]
Most the lenders will require Environmental and Structural Due Diligence or Assessment performed for commercial real estate transactions in the United States. Based on the findings of these assessments, lenders can negotiate the loan amount, rate or simply deny the loan, similar to home inspection. The American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) has provided guidelines for conducting Environmental and Structural Assessments. This module provides [...]
Module # EV-10 Environmental Compliance Overview Private and public sector entities seeking to do business in the United States must comply with environmental, health and safety regulations determined by each individual state. This module provides a general summary of environmental compliance requirements and the state governing agencies. Learning Objectives: After completing this module, you will have learned: What the typical environmental compliance [...]
All types of facilities in the private and public sector, including cities, schools, farms and industrial facilities generating domestic or industrial wastewater are required to obtain and maintain a Water Quality Permit. The permit requires the facility to treat the wastewater to the quality specified by the governing agency. The discharge of treated wastewater into or adjacent to water within a state must be authorized [...]
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is widely used in geological, hydrological, archaeological, engineering and forensic investigations to detect buried objects in the subsurface. GPR has arguably the highest spatial resolution of any geophysical imaging method, approaching centimeters under the right conditions. Learning objectives After completing this module, you will learn: Principles of operation of the GPR system The physical properties that influence the GPR signals GPR [...]
Electrical Methods (i.e., direct current (DC) or low frequency methods) Introduction Electrical resistivity techniques are routinely used to solve hydrogeological (e.g., finding water bearing units (aquifers)), environmental (e.g., delineating groundwater plumes), and engineering (e.g., locating subsurface voids) problems. Electrical methods measure the flow of electric current in the ground thereby investigating electrical properties of the subsurface. The resulting subsurface geoelectrical image (represented as changes in [...]
Module # EV- 30: Stormwater Compliance The industrial boom in the United States during the 1950's and 60's brought with it a level of pollution never before seen in this country. Scenes of dying fish, burning rivers, and thick black smog engulfing major metropolitan areas were images and stories repeated regularly on the evening news. In December of 1970, President Richard Nixon [...]