I2M Associates provides for the geological and engineering needs of the mining industry and environmental requirements of the petrochemical, oil and gas, and other industries. I2M Associates also serves Tier I and II environmental consultants (i.e., large national and local groups) by providing an adjunct source of Principal-, Senior- and Project-level hydrogeologic guidance on RCRA, CERCLA and other environmental projects.
With many years of national and worldwide experience, the personnel at I2M Associates have completed investigations and projects for numerous consulting companies, industry, and government agencies. These projects have also involved management services (senior oversight, project staff augmentation, and project QA/QC for major consulting companies), dispute resolution, as well as other functions and responsibilities in a range of activities involving numerous environmental and geotechnical projects, including Brownfields projects, mining projects, hydrogeological investigations of contamination sources, ground-water remediation planning, design and analysis, ground-water supply and mine dewatering assessments, resource development and facility maintenance projects.
I2M Associates offers demonstrated technical expertise led by senior professional who have maintained professional standing in industry, some I2M Associates professional over more than 40 years of professional activity in the environmental, water supply and mining fields. I2M Associates offers many years of professional experience for the client to draw on. In addition, an extensive network is maintained of additional independent scientific and engineering associates to draw on who are capable of providing specialized project support to I2M Associates projects when needed.
The I2M Associates senior professionals serve as Editors for the IET Web Resources Portal and EMD Web Portal, as well as in various roles in a number of professional societies and associations. Over the years the I2M Associates team has brought extensive experience, proven integrity, and demonstrated resourcefulness to client projects. Using the latest technology and online information gathering and presentation techniques, the I2M Associates team provides clients, industry and Tier I and II consultants, as well as attorneys, strong support in developing optimum solutions for projects and cases.
I2M Associates Project Management provides:
Environmental Project Audits, Oversight and Review Project Management
Environmental Investigations (RCRA/CERCLA)
Mineral Exploration and Mine Development
Remedial Design and Implementation (RCRA/CERCLA)
Feasibility/Economic Analyses (RCRA/CERCLA)
Litigation Support
Environmental Assessments
Real Estate Transactions (CERCLA)
Property Environmental Evaluations & Transfers (RCRA/CERCLA)
Brownfield Projects
Banking Transactions (CERCLA)
Mine Planning (EAs) and Litigation Support
Hydrogeologic Investigations: Contaminant Transport Analysis and Ground-Water Modeling
Hazardous Waste (RCRA/CERCLA) Investigations
Water Resources Investigations
Geothermal Energy Investigations
Mine Dewatering and Litigation Support
Field Program Execution
Monitoring Well-Site Supervision
Hydrogeological Surveys
Data Collection and Interpretation
Evaluation and Remediation of Contamination
Source Identification (brine, organics, inorganics)
Radioactivity Surveys and Evaluations
Phase I and II Investigations
Remediation Design, Review and Evaluations
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (CERCLA)
Hazardous Waste Characterization and System Design (RCRA/CERCLA)
Effectiveness Analysis of System Operation and Maintenance and Litigation Support
Water and Mineral Resource Investigations
Ground-Water Supply Development
Ground-Water Protection Plans
Energy and Mineral Resource Property Evaluations
Mineral Exploration and Property Evaluations
Mining Property Reserve Analyses
Environmental Impact Studies and Litigation Support
For a brief review of typical I2M Associates projects, see Client Project Summaries.
Additional example projects and services:
- In Utah - Geologic and Paleontologic Investigations.
- In Oklahoma-Arkansas - Paleohydrogeologic Investigations on Siderite.
- White Paper on Ground-Water Supply Issues (PDF) in the 21st Century.
- A SPE paper on Brine Hydrochemistry (PDF).
- A UNESCO Report on Ground Water in Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks (PDF).
Interim reports in preparation:
- Interim Report on the Growth Faulting and Subsidence in and around Houston, Texas,
- Interim Report on the Hydrogeologic Assessment of Natural Gases in Public Water Supplies, Houston, Texas.
- Interim Report on the Mineralization and Magnetics of a Proposed, Recently Discovered Possible Impact Crater, Alaska,
- Interim Report on Water-Table Fluctuations in Response to Loading by Precipitation, Houston, Texas.
- Interim Report on Water-Supply Contamination by Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Activities in West Texas.
- Interim Report on Hydrochemical Sampling of Water Wells in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
- Interim Report on Ground-Water Contamination by BTEX and MTBE in Southern Indiana.
- Interim Report on E. coli Contamination in a Rural Setting in the Northwest U.S.
- Interim Report on Natural Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony Contamination in an Area of Precious Metal Mineralization near Eureka, Nevada.
- Other reports as part of litigation support for the environmental, geotechnical and mining industries.
