DRE maintains the largest number of Various Locations Permits in California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Our years of experience working with the SCAQMD have expanded to nearly every Air Quality Management District in the State of California. Understanding the policies and procedures required to obtain equipment permits throughout various air districts in California requires a working knowledge of current regulations, the ability to properly package the required engineering documentation to obtain approval, and the experience to create application submittals that deliver value to the end user.

A lack of permitting experience and knowledge will result in costly mistakes, project delays, and in many cases, permits are not approved. Hiring DRE for your permitting needs eliminates these factors, secures a permit to meet your project needs that adds value to your project objectives, and ultimately saves time and money.

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DRE offers four levels of Project Quality Control Inspection services. We perform all Project Quality Control Inspections on a time and materials (T&M) basis to include all fieldwork preparation, travel time, travel expenses, onsite time, and report preparation time. This service, regardless of a customer’s elected level of Project Quality Control Inspection, delivers a wide variety of knowledge-based information about a project. For example; safety deficiencies, public access issues, equipment performance and condition, the treatment compound condition, wasteful utility usage, permitting compliance, and if the right equipment technology is being used for the project. Our inspection reports all include a recommendation for corrective action.

Our Project Quality Control Inspections have eliminated potential risk, regulatory exposure, and deliver significant savings. The return for investing in our Project Quality Control Inspections is priceless compared to the potential risk of loss. For more information regarding this service please contact Mike Smith at 760-846-2900 or via email at [email protected]
 

• Level 1: Quality Control Inspection is performed by an Operations Manager equipped with a digital camera. The duration of the fieldwork portion of the inspection is two to three hours per site, followed by four to six hours to prepare the report. The Level 1 inspection provides photographic documentation of the site and treatment compound and remediation equipment summarized in a written report.
• Level 2: Quality Control Inspection is performed by an Operations Manager and Engineer equipped with a digital camera, hand tools and electrical test equipment. The duration of the fieldwork portion of the inspection is four to six hours per site, followed by twelve to twenty four hours to prepare the report. The Level 2 inspection provides photographic documentation and physical measurements of the site, treatment compound, and remediation equipment summarized in a written report.
• Level 3: Quality Control Inspection is performed by an Operations Manager and Engineer equipped with a digital camera, hand tools, air monitoring instruments, and electrical testing equipment. The duration of the fieldwork portion of the inspection is eight to twelve hours per site, followed by twenty-four to forty hours to prepare the report. The Level 3 inspection involves collecting photographic evidence, measuring and documenting a wide variety of physical parameters of the site, treatment compound, well vaults, wellheads, and remediation equipment. The results of the inspection are summarized in a written report.
• Level 4: Quality Control Inspection is our highest level of inspection. The inspection is performed by an Operations Manager and Engineer equipped with a digital camera, hand tools, air monitoring instruments, and electrical testing equipment. The document review portion is performed by a Project Manager and Quality Control Manager. The duration of the inspection is three to five days of project specific fieldwork followed by ten to fifteen days to prepare the report. The duration of the inspection is dependent on the amount and type of remediation equipment in operation and the length of time a project has been operational. A Level 4 inspection involves collecting photographic evidence of the site, treatment compound, well vaults, wellheads, and remediation equipment. We also measure and document a variety of physical parameters of the site, treatment compound, well vaults, wellheads, pipeline system, remediation equipment, and the condition of remediation equipment in operation. During the document review portion of the inspection, we read all documents related to the selection, mobilization, permitting, construction, startup, and operation of the remediation equipment. The results of the inspection are summarized in a written report.

The photos below are an example of project deficiencies identified in the course of project quality control inspections. 

 

This treatment compound was found completely open to the public when DRE arrived at the site. There was a homeless person living in the compound. The field log record showed that the tech performed routine O&M on this site while DRE was conducting the inspection.	When DRE arrived at this site, the natural gas leak was so bad it could be physically smelled more than 20 feet away from the treatment compound. Also, note that gas lines are to be color coded yellow.
This trash, hazardous waste in 5-gallon pales, and drums were found inside the treatment compound to an active site. The well field manifold was found  buried under the pile of trash shown in this photo.	The red arrow in this photo is pointing to the main power feed cables zip-tied to the fence.