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Montgomery County approves Jacobs scope for downtown groundwater monitoring; county share $12,524
Summary
The Montgomery County Commission on Nov. 4 approved a Jacobs Engineering Group scope of work for the Downtown Environmental Alliance assessment project. The county’s share of the not‑to‑exceed $86,974 cost estimate is $12,524.26; the scope includes PCE monitoring of up to six shallow wells and related institutional control activities.
The Montgomery County Commission unanimously approved a scope of work and proposal from Jacobs Engineering Group for the Downtown Environmental Alliance Assessment Project, authorizing the county’s share of the work and associated expenses.
The board approved the agreement after a motion by Commissioner Castanza and a second by Commissioner Sankey. The commission packet lists the county’s share of the not‑to‑exceed $86,974 project cost as $12,524.26 to be charged to the 007‑Liability Fund.
The Jacobs scope covers 2025–2026 post‑remedial‑action activities: sampling up to six existing shallow monitoring wells for tetrachloroethene (PCE) as the only chemical of concern in groundwater; a 2026 windshield property survey of properties inside the Downtown Environmental Overlay; preparation and mailing of institutional‑control notification letters to downtown property owners; management of environmental covenant filings; a remedial action progress report (RAPR) documenting the year’s activities and results; meeting facilitation for the DEA technical and executive committees; and community involvement support. The packet notes sampling will follow the EPA Low‑Flow Groundwater Sampling Method and AEIRG guidance; PCE analysis is planned by subcontracted laboratory via EPA Method 8260 with standard turnaround.
The scope memo anticipates up to 13 analytical samples (including QA/QC), one team of two field staff completing sampling in roughly three days (weather permitting), coordination with the Montgomery Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board for purge water disposal, and a Draft RAPR to be delivered roughly 60 days after the end of calendar‑year 2025, followed by a final RAPR and submittal to ADEM by March 31, 2026. The consulting estimate shows task‑level costs and a planning total of $86,974 (labor plus expenses) on a time‑and‑materials, not‑to‑exceed basis.
Melissa Peak, listed in the packet as Montgomery County director of risk management, is the county contact on the memo recommending approval. The agreement materials in the packet also include the Downtown Environmental Alliance endorsement pages and project assumptions.
The commission carried the motion unanimously. No additional public comment or separate amendment to the scope was recorded at the Nov. 4 meeting.
The county’s immediate next steps under the approved scope include contract execution and scheduling the 2026 groundwater sampling event (the packet identifies May 2026 as the planned sampling period), mailing institutional control letters in late 2025, and proceeding with the RAPR schedule described in the scope-of‑work documents.
