Well-Managed Environmental Team Keeps Regional Retail Mega-Deal on Course

Issue: Less than one month before its scheduled multi-million dollar purchase of an eight-store, Memphis-area retail operation, Schnuck's needed accurate environmental assessments and highly responsive service. The St. Louis-based grocery chain operator also asked for EPA compliance audits for five area fuel centers as part of the scope of work.

Approach: We rolled our team into action. We generated accurate and detailed Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) reports within two weeks. With only minimal revisions necessary, Pickering submitted the final reports in time to keep the deal on schedule.

Tasks:

• Phase I ESA activities included:
  • In-depth interviews with owners, managers, and regulatory officials
  • Equipment inspections for UST, pumps, and CMS
  • Operational policy and record-keeping reviews
• Phase II activities included:
  • Subsurface investigations undertaken at five facilities
  • Exploratory borings provided site soils and groundwater samples
  • Evaluations found no significant petroleum or volatile compound contamination

Project Timeline: Less than one month

Result: Based on our information, Schnuck's completed its purchase of Memphis-area facilities. Currently, Pickering maintains and assists the client with managing ten Schnuck's fuel centers.