Christopher Boron, PG

Mr. Boron is a Professional Geologist in New York State and has twenty-five years of environmental assessment/investigation, remediation, and due diligence experience. Project work has included remedial investigations, feasibility studies/alternatives analysis, and remediation under the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Inactive Hazardous Waste Site (Superfund) Program, Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), Environmental Restoration Program, and NYSDEC Petroleum Spills Division.

Over the past ten years, Mr. Boron has been heavily involved with projects focusing on brownfield redevelopment in Western New York, supporting many developers and attorneys in that region. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the State University of New York at Fredonia and is currently a Principal Geologist in Roux’s Buffalo, NY office.

• Principal Geologist for the investigation, remediation, and development of an affordable housing/assisted living facility on Buffalo’s Eastside, which was managed under the NYSDEC Brownfield Cleanup Program. Project involvement began with due diligence and included all phases of the NYSDEC BCP including BCP application; on-site remedial investigations; removal of approximately 10,000 tons of contaminated soil/fill weathered bedrock; implementation of an enhanced reductive dichlorination groundwater remedy to address chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) identified in fractured bedrock; and preparation of a site management plan and final engineering report. Post-Certificate of Completion performance monitoring ongoing.
• Senior Project Manager/Principal Geologist for the investigation, remediation, and development of a student housing development on an approximate 4.4-acre site, formerly used to manufacture industrial metal finishing and metal plating products in the City of Buffalo, which was managed under the NYSDEC Brownfield Cleanup Program. Project involvement began after the remedial investigation was completed by another consultant and issues arose with the progress of the project. Responsibilities included preparation and implementation of interim remedial measures (IRM) to remove soil/fill contamination to allow construction activities to progress, preparation of an approvable interim remedial measure (IRM)/alternative analysis report, development and implementation of an enhanced reductive dichlorination groundwater remedy to address CVOCs identified in fractured bedrock, and oversight of earthwork construction activities. The groundwater remedy has reduced source area and downgradient concentrations by 90% and a Certificate of Completion is anticipated in 2024. Site management plan and final engineering report preparation are underway and post-Certificate of Completion performance monitoring will be ongoing.
• Senior Project Manager for the investigation, remediation, and redevelopment of a multi-family residential development on Buffalo’s Eastside, which was managed under the NYSDEC Brownfield Cleanup Program. Project involvement began with due diligence and has included all phases of the NYSDEC BCP including BCP application; remedial investigation; removal of approximately 10,000 tons of soil/fill; on-site treatment of 316 tons of characteristically hazardous lead-impacted soil/fill prior to removal and off-site disposal as non-hazardous waste; final engineering report preparation; and receipt of Certificate of Completion.
• Senior Project Manager responsible for implementation of site management plan requirements during redevelopment of an 87-acre site formerly owned and operated by two steel manufacturing companies from 1906 to the 1980s. Redevelopment consisted of the construction of a 1.2 million-square-foot solar panel and battery system manufacturing. During the project, Technologically Enhanced Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) was identified in the slag material generated during redevelopment and required the developed of an on-site reuse work plan and NYSDEC variance application, which was the first ever written and employed in New York State. The plan was accepted by the NYSDEC, saving the project approximately $10 million dollars in off-site disposal costs.