SES Environmental was selected from a field of qualified consultants to serve as the designated Brownfield consultant for the City of Fort Wayne. After assisting the City with prioritizing potential Brownfield sites, efforts were focused on redeveloping an abandoned industrial complex, which occupied several city blocks within a residential sector of Fort Wayne.

Industrial operations ceased in the 1960s, and facilities began to slowly deteriorate. A major fire, fueled by an accumulation of scrap tires, occurred at the site in 1995. Working closely with the U.S. EPA, Region 5, SES Environmental provided technical consultation and field investigation services to facilitate site redevelopment. This work included:

1. Completion of a detailed Phase I ESA to characterize the nature of past site operations;
    
2. Preparation of a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), and Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP);
    
3. Background geologic and hydrogeologic characterization, and;
    
4. Comprehensive surface and subsurface soil investigation.

Based on the investigation results, a large portion of the site was cleared for residential development. Various land use plans are being considered for the remainder of the site. The Brownfield section of the USEPA Region IV recognized the QAPP and SAP prepared for this site as model documents, and considers this project a successful example of municipal Brownfield development.