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03 — Corrective Action

Every site has
a path forward.

Practical, informed guidance from active response through long-term stewardship — helping property owners manage impacts, maintain compliance, and move sites toward a defensible outcome.

Overview

Corrective Action addresses contamination through response measures designed to protect human health, restore site function, and support regulatory closure — without losing sight of practical site use.

Once environmental impacts are confirmed, focus eventually shifts from investigation to response. Dunecrest helps evaluate the applicable exposure pathways, cleanup criteria, project constraints, and long-term obligations so the path forward is technically sound, appropriately scoped, and aligned with Michigan regulatory expectations.

Step 01
Evaluate Conditions
Review analytical data, exposure pathways, property use, site history, and applicable Part 201 or Part 213 criteria.
RBCA · Data review
Step 02
Select the Remedy
Compare practical response options, including active remediation, land use restrictions, engineering controls, and monitoring.
Alternatives analysis
Step 03
Implement Controls
Coordinate field work, remedial construction, verification sampling, monitoring, and documentation of completed response activities.
Remedial oversight
Step 04
Document Stewardship
Prepare closure documentation, restriction documents, inspection plans, and ongoing compliance records when residual impacts remain.
Closure · Due Care
01 — Remediation

Remediation
& Response Measures

Once environmental impacts are confirmed, the project focus often shifts from investigation to response. Corrective Action, including remediation, addresses contamination through strategies designed to protect human health, restore site function, and support regulatory closure.

Dunecrest develops and implements site-specific solutions that balance effectiveness, cost, constructability, and long-term stewardship. Each project considers relevant or potentially relevant exposure scenarios, applicable cleanup criteria, property use, redevelopment plans, and the practical limits of the available data.

Remedial support may include feasibility studies, remedial alternatives analysis, remedy selection, design coordination, implementation oversight, confirmation sampling, performance monitoring, optimization, closure documentation, and EGLE coordination.

Project File Remediation
Focus
Response measures · Remedy selection · Site closure
Framework
RBCA · Part 201 · Part 213
Services May Include
Feasibility studies, alternatives analysis, and remedy selection support.
Remedial design coordination, implementation oversight, and performance monitoring.
02 — Land Use & Resource Restrictions

Land Use
& Resource Restrictions

Corrective Action does not always mean removing all contamination. When residual impacts remain in place, land use and resource restrictions can help ensure the property remains protective of human health and the environment over time.

These controls may include institutional controls, engineering controls, restrictive covenants, land use restriction affidavits, groundwater use limitations, vapor mitigation systems, caps, containment systems, or inspection and maintenance requirements.

Dunecrest assists property owners and responsible parties in developing, documenting, and maintaining these controls in a way that aligns with Michigan Due Care obligations, site use, and long-term stewardship needs.

Project File Restrictions
Controls
Institutional · Engineering · Resource use
Deliverables
Restrictive covenants · LURAs · Monitoring plans
Services May Include
Evaluation and implementation of land use and resource restrictions.
Design and verification of engineering controls such as caps, vapor barriers, or containment systems.
03 — Long-Term Stewardship

Long-Term Monitoring
& Stewardship

Some sites require ongoing monitoring, inspection, maintenance, and reporting after the initial response action is complete. Long-term stewardship helps confirm that the selected remedy remains protective and that ongoing obligations are being met.

Dunecrest supports monitoring programs, inspection schedules, operation and maintenance documentation, periodic reporting, and practical tracking systems for properties where contamination remains subject to engineering controls, institutional controls, or Due Care requirements.

The goal is to make ongoing obligations clear, manageable, and durable so future owners, operators, lenders, contractors, and regulators can understand what was done and what still applies.

Project File Stewardship
Focus Areas
Monitoring · Inspection · O&M · Reporting
Use
Residual impacts · Controls · Continuing obligations
Support May Include
Long-term monitoring, inspection, reporting, and remedy performance tracking.
Due Care and continuing-obligations support under Part 201 or Part 213.
04 — EGLE Coordination & Closure

Closure Documentation
& Agency Coordination

Corrective Action work needs to be documented clearly enough that the environmental record can support the next decision. Dunecrest prepares technical summaries, figures, tables, sampling documentation, response-action narratives, and closure-support materials that explain what was completed and what remains.

Depending on the site, documentation may support EGLE communication, local agency coordination, lender questions, purchaser diligence, owner/operator obligations, closure discussions, or future corrective action planning.

Closure outcomes depend on site conditions, data quality, exposure pathways, applicable criteria, and regulatory requirements. Dunecrest helps identify the appropriate pathway and coordinate with the broader project team so the record is clear, practical, and defensible.

Project File Closure
Deliverables
Reports · Tables · Figures · Closure support
Coordination
EGLE · Local agencies · Project team
Documentation Focus
Summarize response activities, remaining conditions, and applicable restrictions or obligations.
Support agency communication, approval tracking, and closure-related documentation.

Need a practical path forward for an impacted property?

Send the site address, known environmental concerns, available reports, and any regulatory or project deadlines. Dunecrest can help evaluate the current record, identify next steps, and develop a corrective action scope that fits the property.

Mailing PO Box 47
Traverse City, MI 49684
Service Area State of Michigan
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