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TDSR Sites

Enabling Timely Response to Natural Disasters

A row of sandbags is placed on a barrier in the foreground, while people in red life jackets navigate a small boat through a flooded residential street in the background. Trees and houses line the flooded area.An Impact of Catastrophic Events

Local and state municipalities face many challenges in the wake of a catastrophic event. To begin rebuilding the areas impacted by disasters, timely decisions are needed to develop a course of action to properly transfer, store, and dispose of storm debris.

The team of experienced engineers and environmental scientists at HHNT works to provide management and consulting services related to on-site monitoring, permitting, and remediation efforts for Temporary Debris Staging and Reduction sites (TDSR). Our goal is to ensure the clean-up does not add to the event’s already significant environmental impact.

Thorough Remediation Process

In April 2011, a series of 55 tornados devastated Alabama, claiming the lives of more than 200 people and leaving tens of thousands more without homes. The magnitude of destruction necessitated the collaboration between many government entities and the private sector to begin providing relief in the impacted communities.

Following the tornados, HHNT worked closely with contractors, the Alabama Department of Environment Management, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure that all local, state, and federal environmental rules and regulations were adequately addressed throughout the remediation process.

This process included limited due diligence evaluations on 36 Municipal Solid Waste and Construction and demolition Landfills throughout the disaster area. Additionally, more than 70 TDSR sites were environmentally evaluated. We again provided similar services for the tornado that ravaged the Joplin, Missouri, area later that year.

Proactive Environmental Solutions

For over thirty years, HHNT has been committed to providing proactive environmental solutions for our clients. Following a disaster, a community is most vulnerable, and decisions must be made with a sense of urgency. These decisions often have long-reaching impacts. The right decisions can save time and money and allow the community to begin rebuilding successfully. The wrong ones can amplify environmental damage and further debilitate a community.

HHNT will work with clients in these time-critical situations to ensure the right decisions are made and prevent further harm to the environment.