Creekside Golf Course, Amherst, NY (10 miles north of Buffalo).
Horrible little course, but here's why it's horrible land:
-------------------------
History and Location of Project
The Creekside Golf Course site, Amherst, New York, is located adjacent to Tonawanda Creek, a waterway maintained as part of the New York State Barge Canal. In the early 1950s, the owner placed used drums along the canal banks as an erosion control measure. Over 30 years, erosion of the creek bank exposed more and more drums. Eventually the drums began rolling into the canal. The State placed concrete riprap along the shore to stabilize the banks.
In 1982, an environmental site assessment got under way and in 1985, 175 drums were removed. The drums contained a mixture of phenolic polymers and phenol. Further investigation led to a Consent Order between New York State and the site’s PRP for the complete remediation of the site. Sevenson was contracted by the PRP to carry out the site remediation.
Description of Work
The contract required Sevenson to excavate 650 drums as well as affected creek sediments and soils. Following mobilization and site preparation, a 1,000 lf U-shaped steel sheetpile cofferdam was constructed in the creek to isolate and secure the contaminated zone. Sevenson began the excavation and overpacking of 650 drums and the removal of contaminated soil, creek sediment, and riprap. All material was characterized, stabilized, and disposed of in a secure landfill off site. Stabilization operations were performed in an enclosed Sprung structure. Sevenson constructed and operated an onsite plant for the pretreatment of contaminated water prior to shipping it off site for further treatment at the owner's facility. The site was backfilled and restored. The project was completed in less than 5 months, on schedule and under budget.