Specialties
Sediment Assessment and Remediation; Regulatory and Site Strategy; Litigation Support
Practice Areas
Contaminated Site Assessment and Cleanup; Sediment Assessment and Remediation; Contaminated Media Investigations and Assessments; Conceptual Site Model Development; Regulatory Strategy and Cleanup Goal Development
Education
MS, Marine Environmental Science, Stony Brook University, New York, 2004; BS, Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, 2002; BS, Oceanography, Humboldt State University, California, 2000
Client Service
On behalf of clients, Meredith develops achievable remedial approaches in urban industrialized waterways, conducts focused investigations, and collaborates with regulatory agencies and stakeholders. She uses her breadth of experience in remedial investigation, design, and long-term monitoring to provide strategic technical guidance for projects under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and state-led remediation programs. Her project experience also includes technical support for allocation and litigation matters involving historical environmental contamination.
Meredith has contributed significantly to many multiparty large-scale sediment sites on the East and West Coasts of the United States. She has also led multidisciplinary teams on investigation and remediation projects for former chemical manufacturing, petroleum, and industrial facilities throughout New Jersey and in the New York metropolitan area.
A key practitioner in the sediment assessment and management community, Meredith has presented at multiple conferences on aspects of contaminated sediment management. In addition, she has contributed to technical guidance in the sediment field, including the ASTM E3240 Sediment Corrective Action Framework guidance and ITRC Sediment Cap Chemical Isolation Guidance. She is actively engaged with Sediment Management Work Group, where she works with industry and government members to advance risk-based approaches to evaluate sediment management decisions.
Contact Meredith at Meredith.Hayes@Geosyntec.com.
