Ardaman & Associates, Inc.

Subsurface investigation, geotechnical analysis, and foundation recommendations for infrastructure and development projects.

• Subsurface exploration and borings
• Foundation recommendations
• Sinkhole investigation and evaluation
• Geotechnical engineering for impoundments and earthen structures
• Subsurface investigation for dragline and mining infrastructure

Design, construction supervision, and closure of lined solid waste and phosphogypsum stack systems and cooling/surge pond systems.

• Design of gypsum storage/disposal areas (stacks) and expansions
• Evaluation of physical and chemical properties of phosphogypsum
• QA/QC testing and inspection of gypsum stack construction
• Closure of existing gypsum stacks
• Gypsum disposal operation and water management plans
• Annual inspection of gypsum stacks
• NPDES and environmental permitting

Evaluation, design, construction oversight, and safety analysis for water resource dams, flood protection levees, mine tailings dams, and related impoundments.

• Dam safety analyses
• Evaluation and sizing of spillway structures
• Dam break analyses
• Design of synthetic and natural liner systems
• Construction QA/QC inspection
• Annual inspection and owner staff training

Geotechnical, hydrologic, and waste-management engineering support for phosphate and other surface mines in the Southeastern US.

• Clay settling area and tailings disposal earthen dam design
• Waste disposal planning and reclamation planning
• Hydrology and hydraulics consulting
• Consumptive water use permitting
• QA/QC testing and construction inspection for mine facilities

Surface water and groundwater hydrology, basin modeling, water supply, wastewater disposal, and watershed management services.

• Watershed management and stormwater management
• Groundwater management and monitoring well design
• Water-budget determinations and rainfall-runoff investigations
• Hydrologic and hydraulic numerical modeling
• GIS and data management
• Water use permitting and surface water management permits
• Pollutant loading analysis and environmental permitting

Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, contamination remediation planning and implementation, and Brownfields assessment.

• Environmental site assessments (Phase I and II)
• Contamination assessment and plume containment
• Remediation planning and monitoring
• Brownfields assessment

Geotechnical laboratory analysis and field inspection services for construction projects, including soil, aggregate, concrete, and asphalt testing.

• Soil strength, compressibility, and permeability testing
• Synthetic liner and geotextile testing
• Pulse velocity testing
• Core drilling and laboratory testing

Engineering expert support for public, regulatory, and legal proceedings related to engineering and environmental matters.

• Public presentations
• Expert testimony
• Litigation support for engineering and environmental matters