REPUBLIC BANK UST REMOVAL
Louisville, Kentucky
SITE ADDRESS:	Republic Bank & Trust Company
	5125 New Cut Rd
	Louisville, KY 40214-2745
CONTACT INFO:	Rod Gillespie
	502/584-3644
PROJECT COST:	$225,000.00

Republic Bank was in the process of building a branch facility in southwest Louisville when piping indicative of an underground storage tank (UST) was discovered. The site was a former service station that had three USTs removed previously. QORE Property Sciences was contracted by the general contractor (Marksbury Cornett) to conduct a subsurface investigation to establish if a UST existed and if so, remove the tank. Mr. Lloyd was the certified contractor responsible for managing project activities. During excavation to establish the presence of a tank, one 2,000 gallon UST was found and three more USTs discovered after overexcavation.

BTEX and Lead were discovered in excavated soil that was disposed at Outer Loop Landfill. Approximately, 2,000 tons of soil was removed from the site during two excavation events. BTEX was also discovered in the pit water. Over 25,000 gallons of water was hauled off-site for recycling.

The construction of the new bank continued throughout the corrective action activities. This made coordination of site activities of paramount concern. Through Mr. Lloyd's experience at hundreds of similar sites, only minimal delays in building construction occurred. Numerous time-saving techniques were used without compromising regulatory interaction. Due to the timely response in removing the USTs and subsequent corrective action, the site construction was able to be completed on time despite the unexpected discovery of the four tanks. Also, the corrective action activities were completed within the established budget.