ASTI was retained by MSC Land Company, LLC, in October 2018 to provide on-site project management and owner representation to complete waste removal and disposal, subsurface structure clearing, industrial cleaning, and demolition as the first step toward the redevelopment of the southern portion of the former McLouth Steel Plant located at 1491 W. Jefferson Ave., Trenton, MI.

The objective of the 182 acre project was to complete the first step in preparation of the property for redevelopment. This included the demolition of 52 buildings/structures; salvaging 32,575 tons of steel; recycling 70 units containing freon/refrigerant and six non-PCB transformers; disposal of 97 PCB transformers, 2.9 million gallons of non-hazardous liquids, 134.5 thousand gallons of hazardous liquids, 210 cubic yards of hazardous solids, 23,793 tons of concrete, 21,451 tons of general construction and demoliiton debris, and 2,834 cubic yards of non-hazardous liquid; and the abatement and proper disposal of 2,570 cubic yards of asbestos containing materials; and 49,661 tons of galbestose siding. During these site activities environmental programs were conducted, including perimeter ambient air monitoring, work area ambient monitoring, worker air monitoring, dust control, stormwater control, surfacewater sampling, surface water pre-treatment, and material sampling and segregation.

The project was completed with federal and state regulatory oversight from the EPA and EGLE, respectively, and under separate agreements with the County, EGLE and EPA. There were additional federal, state, and municipal permitting requirements to meet all relevant and appropriate regulatory requirements that were managed and implemented during the project. In addition to federal, state, and municipal involvement, residents in the immediate vicinity of the property were engaged and informed through city council meetings, townhall meetings, and an EPA-managed Community Involvement Plan. These public meetings provided for an open dialogue that kept the residents informed of project progress while addressing concerns arising from on-site activities.

The property was placed on the National Priorities List in May 2019, just after on-site activates began. Going forward, the EPA will conduct site assessment and remedial activities in the next phase of preparation for redevelopment and as part of the Superfund program. This project was a unique cooperation between the purchaser, the EPA and EGLE, where the purchaser, as a bona fide purchaser under CERCLA, voluntarily completed site preparation activities to move redevelopment forward.

From negotiations of the original agreements, through site activities and final documentation of completion, ASTI is proud to have been part of a team that included D-21 Demolition, LLC, Cogent Recovery, Next Generation Environmental, and MSC Land Company, LLC.