Whitehead Environmental Solutions (Whitehead E. S.), is a Plano, Texas based consulting firm that specializes in environmental due diligence services for Texas properties.
Michael has a master’s degree in soil science from the University of Florida and more than 25 years of professional experience working as an environmental consultant in Boston and Dallas. He has worked in various roles as a consultant and business owner.
His expertise includes Phase I ESAs, Phase II site investigations, remediation of contaminated sites, risk-based remedies, and closure of contaminated sites. Michael has successfully re-mediated/closed contaminated properties through Texas regulatory programs such as Superfund, VCP, IOP, Corrective Action, and DCRP (application and working knowledge). He has personally worked on and closed more than 100 Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) cases. He also has used the Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) in several Texas cities as a risk-based option to address contaminated sites, especially properties impacted from chlorinated solvents and metals.
Michael has worked on a broad range of projects in the region, including dry cleaners and shopping centers, service stations (LPST cases), Superfund projects in Texas and the northeast, West Dallas Superfund (EPA and TCEQ), battery manufacturing facilities, former Poly-cycle Industrial facility (battery wastes), Phelps Dodge refinery in El Paso, General Cable facilities in Texas, former chemical facility in Farmers Branch, PEMEX facilities in Mexico, semiconductor facilities, Transco/Williams Schlumberger, and oil & gas leases. With many of these projects, Michael has worked together with the client’s legal counsel to successfully complete projects.
Michael has an excellent working knowledge of TRRP and a great track record with TCEQ case coordinators and managers. This experience has been helpful in working as an advocate for Whitehead E.S.’s clients to get sites closed. He speaks regularly at the Plano Champions Real Estate school in Dallas and Fort Worth and discusses solutions for buying and selling contaminated properties.
Michael is married, has two adult children, and remains active in gardening, exercising, and playing basketball.
Fred is a licensed Professional Geoscientist with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and a Master of Science degree from Baylor University. Since 1995, Fred has performed technical and managerial tasks as a multi-disciplinary environmental consultant based in Texas and Nevada. In various roles, he has conducted tasks as a technical resource, subject-matter expert, and project and office manager. Fred currently manages the company’s operations in Fort Worth.
His expertise includes Phase II site investigations, hydrogeologic characterization, groundwater flow and contaminant transport, and remediation and closure of contaminated sites. Fred has successfully assessed, remediated and closed affected properties through various regulatory programs administered by the TCEQ and Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). These have included the VCP, TRRP, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Corrective Action, Petroleum Storage Tank (PST), MSD, Operator Cleanup Program (OCP), IOP and Risk Reduction Rules (RRR).
Fred has worked on numerous and diverse environmental and engineering projects. These have included assessment and remediation at large commercial and industrial properties and RCRA-permitted facilities; LPST sites; Oil and Natural Gas E&P (upstream and midstream) sites; sites affected by chlorinated solvents, metals, aromatic compounds, and radionuclides.
Fred has an excellent working knowledge of Texas regulations and technical protocol for completing assessment and remediation tasks. As an avid client advocate, his knowledge, skills and abilities have facilitated the closure of contaminated properties.
Fred is married and has four children. He is active in coaching youth sports (go Aledo Bearcats) and “tries” to exercise whenever time allows.
The Whitehead E. S. Staff has expertise across the state of Texas with Phase I ESAs, Phase II Investigations, regulatory closure through TCEQ remediation programs, project management, and remediation oversight.
Our environmental professionals work on a wide range of Phase I ESAs including vacant lots, urban properties historically developed with service stations and dry cleaners, industrial properties, and rural properties with cattle dip vats, burn pits, impacts from historical lead arsenate pesticide use. Tasks include TCEQ file reviews for closed Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP), and Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) cases that were on the Site or neighboring properties, research of Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) sites, and review of previous reports. The Staff understand tight project budgets, quality, and schedule. Most of the Phase I ESAs are performed in one to two weeks.
The Staff work on a wide range of Phase II Investigations concerning chemicals of concern (COCs) such as RCRA metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-VOCs (SVOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and herbicides/pesticides. The work includes soil, groundwater, soil gas (vapor), indoor air, and pond/lake sediment sampling.
The Whitehead E. S. Project Managers have the expertise you need for assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure through TCEQ remediation programs under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) and Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Division. TRRP experience includes Corrective Action (CA), VCP, and IOP along with preparation of Municipal Setting Designations (MSD) and Dry Cleaner Remediation Program (DCRP) applications. The Staff is also experienced with LPST case reporting. Tasks for these projects has included soil, groundwater, soil gas, and sediment sampling, remediation oversights including removal of USTs, report development (APAR, RAPs, RACRs, RDRs, ARFs, and DWSRs), project management, and working with TCEQ case coordinators. The Staff has worked on all phases of TCEQ remediation projects from the application to issuance of the Certificate of Completion or No Further Action letters.
The Whitehead E. S. Staff has expertise across the state of Texas with Phase I ESAs, Phase II Investigations, regulatory closure through TCEQ remediation programs, project management, and remediation oversight.
Our environmental professionals work on a wide range of Phase I ESAs including vacant lots, urban properties historically developed with service stations and dry cleaners, industrial properties, and rural properties with cattle dip vats, burn pits, impacts from historical lead arsenate pesticide use. Tasks include TCEQ file reviews for closed Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP), and Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) cases that were on the Site or neighboring properties, research of Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) sites, and review of previous reports. The Staff understand tight project budgets, quality, and schedule. Most of the Phase I ESAs are performed in one to two weeks.
The Staff work on a wide range of Phase II Investigations concerning chemicals of concern (COCs) such as RCRA metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-VOCs (SVOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and herbicides/pesticides. The work includes soil, groundwater, soil gas (vapor), indoor air, and pond/lake sediment sampling.
The Whitehead E. S. Project Managers have the expertise you need for assessment, remediation, and regulatory closure through TCEQ remediation programs under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) and Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Division. TRRP experience includes Corrective Action (CA), VCP, and IOP along with preparation of Municipal Setting Designations (MSD) and Dry Cleaner Remediation Program (DCRP) applications. The Staff is also experienced with LPST case reporting. Tasks for these projects has included soil, groundwater, soil gas, and sediment sampling, remediation oversights including removal of USTs, report development (APAR, RAPs, RACRs, RDRs, ARFs, and DWSRs), project management, and working with TCEQ case coordinators. The Staff has worked on all phases of TCEQ remediation projects from the application to issuance of the Certificate of Completion or No Further Action letters.
Whitehead Environmental Solutions (Whitehead E. S.), is a Plano, Texas based consulting firm that specializes in environmental due diligence services for Texas properties.