Representative Client Summaries

Williams AFB

In 1995, BEM became the full-service prime environmental contractor for Williams Air Force Base in Chandler, AZ, in conjunction with the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE).

All environmental activities conducted at Williams AFB have undergone rigorous regulatory review due to its high profile within the federal and state governments. BEM and AFCEE have successfully conducted a series of remedial investigations, design and cleanup actions, and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) property transfer activities at the Base that have gained respect and recognition from the Air Force, Environmental Protection Agency , Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and Arizona Department of Health Service. The partnering efforts of the Base Closure Agency, AFCEE and BEM gained Williams AFB the recognition by the National Defense Installation Association in October 1997 as the premier BRAC installation for conversion to civilian use.

BEM's innovation was best demonstrated when BEM inherited the proposed clean-up of 1.5 million gallon release of jet fuel, involving the pumping and treatment of groundwater using horizontal extraction wells, an estimated cost of $20 million. BEM proposed a focused treatability study extraction of the vadose zone and was able to demonstrate that no sensitive receptors would be affected before the groundwater plume attenuated to an acceptable regulatory standard.

“BEM Systems, Inc. is a proactive firm, demonstrating high technical expertise, sound cost effective management practices, and a continued high performance in both field and cost control. All levels of your management continue to be actively involved and show commitment to achieving true customer satisfaction.”

C. Rick Coneway, PE, DEE, Colonel

Related Links:

Remedial Services
Environmental Health and Safety Compliance
Environmental Management Information Systems

For more information, contact John Mieher, RG at (602) 266-2011 or at jmieher@bemsys.com