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Neillsville Foundry Cleanup

From 1969 to 2001, the Neillsville Foundry was an important employer for residents of Neillsville, Wisconsin, and the surrounding area. Over the years, however, foundry operators dumped foundry sand, a by-product of the casting process, on about 3 acres at the site. Two years after the foundry was abandoned, the City of Neillsville examined the… Read More »

Palatka Brownfield Services

The City of Palatka selected Ayres to conduct outreach services, grant management, environmental site assessment, and redevelopment services with the goal of facilitating the redevelopment of brownfield sites. Our work involves leveraging grant dollars to capture the imagination of community leaders, investors, and residents toward revitalizing blighted areas. Our team is proactively managing brownfield redevelopment… Read More »

Wastewater Force Main Spill Response

A Midwestern food production company retained Ayres to assist in rapidly developing a response and recovery plan and monitoring after the wintertime failure of an underground force main that transfers process wastewater from a food production facility to a pre-treatment pond. The failure of this force main resulted in the release of process wastewater into… Read More »