EPA Repeals Clean Water Rule – How Does this Affect Wetlands and Affect You?

October 24, 2019By BhateGeohazard Remediation, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure, Services, Technical Updates, Water/Wastewater Treatment Plants No Comments

How Does the Clean Water Rule Affect You? On October 22, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) finalized a rule which repeals the 2015 Clean Water Rule.  The repeal takes effect on December 23, 2019. This repeal means regulations defining Clean Water Act jurisdiction will be reinstated as they … Read More

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to Locate Underground Utilities

November 6, 2018By BhateColleges/Universities, Condos/Apartments, Government, Healthcare, Historical/Rehabilitation, Hospitality/Casino, Industrial, Infrastructure, K-12 Schools, Office Buildings, Power Generating Plants, Retail, Services, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Uncategorized No Comments

BHATE offers ground penetrating radar solutions (GPR) for the designation of subsurface utilities. With GPR surveys, we can quickly identify and mark the location and depth of service utilities – gas, communications, sewer lines – and other metallic and non-metallic targets including underground storage tanks and PVC pipes. When would GPR be useful? Utility detection … Read More

Tuscaloosa County Auto Supplier on Track to Open High-Tech Facility

November 25, 2017By BhateIndustrial No Comments

Truck & Wheel Group plans a 127,000-square-foot, highly automated facility in Vance that will assemble, sequence and balance wheels for delivery to automotive production lines.  BHATE Geosciences will perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, subsurface exploration, stormwater monitoring and construction materials testing for asphalt, concrete, soil, steel and rebar and floor flatness/floor levelness. This is … Read More