Alpha Geoscience's senior staff provide expert opinions, prepare expert reports and testify in court for a variety of cases involving environmental, mining, mineral resource, geotechnical, and water resource claims. Alpha personnel have provided expert services throughout the United States and internationally. Alpha works cooperatively with attorneys and experts in other technical fields to assist with the development of appropriate legal strategies. Alpha personnel have provides expert services in:
- Characterizing aquifer and ground water conditions.
- Evaluating surface water and storm water.
- Assessing mineral resources.
- Determining the causes of, or predicting the potential for damages to environmental resources and property from human or natural processes.
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- Characterizing and remediating petroleum contaminated sites.
- Interpreting site features, conditions, infrastructure, history and activity from air photographs.
- Allocating costs where multi-party liability is established for site remediation.
- Evaluating the cost-effectiveness and appropriateness of selected remedial measures.
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Alpha personnel have provided expert services in cases that include:
- Interpreting site history, waste disposal practices, site activity and infrastructure from air photographs for hazardous waste and petroleum contaminated sites involved in principal litigation, party litigation and cost recovery claims.
- Assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and merits of investigations and remedial approaches by consultants and remedial contractors for hazardous waste and petroleum contaminated sites involved in cost recovery claims.
- Characterizing hydrogeologic conditions and apparent or potential impacts on the hydrologic system by existing or proposed projects and facilities.
- Assessing geologic, geotechnical and hydrogeologic conditions related to the causes of failure of mines, slopes and other structures.
- Assessment of hydrologic and geologic conditions or providing an expert review of the investigative approach by others for damage or cost recovery claims for underground mines involving mineral extraction or gas storage.
- Quantifying mineral reserves for property valuation claims.
- Documenting and quantifying damages to natural resources and property.
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