Envirotech Engineering & Consulting, Inc., served as the Quality Assurance agent of the General Contractor during construction of a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility (LLRW) in Andrews, Texas. Envirotech developed and implemented the NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program (QAP) and is providing continual monitoring and administration throughout the course of the project. In addition, Envirotech is providing on-site Quality Control for all QL-1 items to include soil and plastic liner systems. Envirotech is also providing on-site quality control testing on concrete placements; however, this is a QL-2 item.
In order to accommodate these activities a laboratory and office trailer were mobilized to the site at start-up and will remain through completion. Envirotech is providing a full-time on-site Construction Coordinator and technician who have extensive experience in all aspects of landfill and heavy civil construction.
Testing provided includes: permeability, gradation, base coarse, proctors, specific gravity, USCS classification of soils, natural moisture, and field densities for soils and all field testing and compressive strength testing for concrete.
Categories: Construction Materials Testing , Construction QA/QC , Solid Waste