Development of Regulated Materials Review (RMR) Manual – ODOT Office of Environmental Services (OES) – Columbus, Ohio

STONE was retained to develop the protocol and manual detailing ODOT’s approach to identifying and handling regulated materials (RM) concerns on all Ohio ODOT and Local Public Agency (LPA) Projects.  The goal of the RMR was to establish a legally defensible process that no RM concerns exist on a project site or that existing RM concerns are properly addressed during construction.  The manual details the procedures for initial review, on-site assessment, and sampling/analysis and provides report templates. Communication was key in the process, with our staff interviewing multiple ODOT department staff and ODOT District Environmental Coordinators, to develop practices which fit into the differing requirements between departments. STONE took on a project with a history of difficulties and successfully accounted for all client requests, preferences, and updates to deliver a result praised for its “logical, clear, and standardized” presentation of the RMR process.

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“Bayshore Environmental is very pleased to have engaged STONE to conduct a Phase II assessment of a contaminated commercial property.  The technical staff at STONE worked with us to develop an excellent program that entailed soil and groundwater sampling, testing and removal of drums of waste petroleum products, and the remediation of contaminated soil.  STONE conducted the work in a timely manner, produced an excellent report that was tailored to meet our needs, and all at a very reasonable cost.  We are pleased to endorse STONE and look forward to working with them in the future.”

Steve Halterman - Bayshore Environmental