Scope and field context
Project scope and field context
ATI Companies has conducted multiple environmental drilling projects for Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., at the Tampa International Airport for on-going expansion of this historic and vital airport facility. In the 1920s, the area was used as a general aviation air field until World War II when the U.S. Army leased and developed the field as a military community with sewer and water facilities, paved streets, and military-style buildings. In 1946, the Army returned the air field to the City of Tampa who then converted it into the present-day municipal airport. The city then purchased 720 acres adjacent to the airport for the airport expansion. To assist in assessing soil and groundwater quality in the expansion area, ATI installed hundreds of shallow, intermediate, and deep wells, both single- and double- cased, using multiple drilling technologies that included hollow-stem auger, mud rotary, and direct-push technology. Contaminants of concern were petroleum products, chlorinated solvents, and metals. ATI collected hundreds of soil samples and groundwater samples, while working in difficult access areas. ATI decontaminated drilling equipment in accordance with USEPA protocols.