REI Engineering: 24 Hour Emergency Response

"REI provided our design team with the professional expertise demanded by a sophisticated project involving complex site and schedule conditions. In addition to providing exceptional engineering for this project, REI proved to be an extraordinary asset in regard to their overall coordination and communication skills. Whether their efforts involved the owner, architect, engineers, contractor, utility service providers or local municipalities, REI engaged us all in a manner that greatly benefited the project."
- Eckert-Wordell Architects

Please contact our Emergency Response department manager for assistance or our main office at mail@REIengineering.com or (715) 675-9784.

24/7/365! Our spill response team is on the job when spills or releases of petroleum, non-hazardous and hazardous materials threaten public health, welfare or the environment.

Section 292.11 Wis. Statutes, also known as the "spills law," requires that a person who possess or controls a hazardous substance, which is discharged or who causes the discharge of a hazardous substance, immediately notify the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) of any release not exempted by law. Consequently, the release of these substances must be cleaned up to comply with state requirements.

REI's professional spill response services include:

Proper notification and reporting of spills
Experienced and properly trained environmental professionals
Mobilization to the site at short notice
Proper coordination of response with state agencies such as the WDNR and local agencies such as police, fire, highway and health departments
Coordination of traffic control at accident sites involving spills
Quick and proper response to mitigate impacts to human health and the environment
Spill response equipment and fully stocked spill response unit including boat when needed for response on surface waters
Photographic documentation of spill, response methods, and site cleanup
Waste disposal coordination and documentation
In constant communication with client during response and followup
Timely summary report for proper documentation of spill cleanup for client, insurance carriers, and regulatory agencies

Examples of spills that REI has provided response services include:

Accidents involving semi-trucks resulting in the release of hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel, or releases of hydraulic fluid, antifreeze, or motor oil
Release of 4,000 gallons of gasoline from an aboveground storage tank facility
Release of sulfuric acid from ruptured tank at a cheese factory
Release of 2,500 gallons of acid at an electric utility facility
Accidents involving tanker trucks and the subsequent release of thousands of gallons of diesel or gasoline
Line break accident on a refueling truck at a resort boat landing causing an impact to the boat landing and the lake
Overfill of Underground Storage Tanks from down loading tanker truck
Ruptured drums or plastic totes in the back of semi trailer causing the release of hundreds of gallons of paints, inks and dyes
Release of thousands of gallons of milk and diesel fuel from milk transport truck into a stream
Release of 200 gallons of mineral oil an accident involving a truck striking a pad mounted electric transformer
Release of thousands of gallons of fuel oil from a ruptured underground pipeline
Spill of hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel from overfill of railroad locomotive
Release of hundreds of gallons of fuel oil from ruptured tank in basement of house
Release of fuel oil from ruptured tanks in a water filled basement in response to extinguishing a fire
Response to a trucking terminal for a release of battery acid after the breakage of shipment of automotive batteries
Numerous others