WESTON Brings Former Chem-Wood Property
Back to Beneficial Use

HONOLULU, HI — February 23, 2011 – Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON^®), a leading environmental, redevelopment and construction firm, today announced the start of field activities to clean up 91–476 Komohana Street, Kapolei, Hawaii. Located in the Campbell Industrial Park, the property once housed the former Chem-Wood Treatment Company.

WESTON understands the complexities of sites with legacy environmental problems and is known for developing environmentally sustainable solutions for its clients. Working with multiple stakeholders, WESTON assumed the environmental and financial liability for the Kapolei property, and will follow the December 2009 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved final remedy decision to return the land to beneficial reuse.

WESTON will begin cleanup of the contaminated soil and groundwater at the 2.59-acre Kapolei parcel this week with redevelopment completion scheduled for June 2012.  Contaminated soil will be consolidated on-site—not hauled to a landfill—and the existing asphalt and concrete paving will be used as the base for a new asphalt cap. Site development plans account for stormwater runoff and groundwater treatment and monitoring if necessary. WESTON will retain liability for any long-term monitoring.

According to Patrick G. McCann, WESTON President and CEO, “In assuming ownership of this property, we were able to accomplish what many before us failed to do. We have the in-house knowledge to perform the remediation, and the confidence and resources to assume the risk, so that the land will be put back into productive use with no further impact to the environment or the people.”

The former Chem-Wood Treatment Company operated a wood pressure-treating operation at the site between 1975 and 1988. The operation used hazardous chemicals containing chromium, arsenic and mineral spirits, some of which were released to soil and have impacted groundwater. The EPA first took enforcement action at the site in 1988 and has since overseen a series of investigations and cleanup actions at the site.

Honolulu is home to a WESTON regional office that has demonstrated a long-term commitment to the people and the sustainability of the island’s resources. This is WESTON’s second acquisition of contaminated property purchased with the intent of returning the parcels to beneficial reuse, stimulating the local land-constrained economy through additional job creation and an increased tax base. The first, 616 Iwilei Road, is located near downtown, in the Iwilei District between Honolulu International Airport and Waikiki.

Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON^®) is a global leader in environmental solutions, sustainable development, design/build construction, green buildings and clean energy. Dedicated to making a difference in the world, the company’s 1,800 people reach out from 60 offices around the globe to build strong stakeholder relationships and provide solutions that work. WESTON has been responding to its clients’ toughest problems for more than 50 years.

For property information and contacts, visit: 91–476 Komohana Street and 616 Iwilei Road.