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Debris Removal
Debris removal and disposal is what CrowderGulf is best known for, and rightly so. Our expert staff and large pool of subcontractors enable us to move millions of cubic yards of debris in a short amount of time.
Our debris removal services include:
- • Large-scale debris removal
- • Debris reduction and disposal
- • Tree trimming and removal
- • Sand removal from right-of-entry
- • Land clearing
Our attention to detail, accuracy, and thorough documentation ensures that our clients receive all state and federal disaster funds they are entitled to. We have answered the call of local and state governments in their most trying times with urgency, compassion, and resolve.
Disaster response and recovery
CrowderGulf has the ability to respond immediately following a disaster, effectively managing the debris removal, reduction, and disposal processes to put affected communities on their way to recovery. We are prepared to provide a full spectrum of support services beyond debris management.
Our disaster response and recovery services include:
- • Emergency response
- • Demolition
- • Levee construction
- • Hazardous waste handling
- • Site preparation
- • Road and utility work
- • Emergency berm construction
- • Additional disaster support services
We have decades of experience when it comes to quickly assembling and deploying the uniquely trained and experienced project teams, specialized equipment, and resources necessary for effective disaster and recovery response efforts.
Disaster support services
CrowderGulf has extensive experience in all phases of disaster response and recovery. We realize that many unforeseen needs may arise following a disaster.
Our disaster support services include:
- • Complete debris removal, disposal, and recovery
- • Portable housing
- • Temporary power services
- • Emergency ice, water, other consumables
- • Hazardous material handling
- • Bio-mass recycling
- • Road and utility work
- • Pre-event services
- • Technical and management assistance
We are prepared to provide a full spectrum of support services beyond debris management.
Marine operations
The high-tech equipment we use makes our extraction processes more efficient and less harmful to the environment than other methods. Instead of dragging or trawling an entire area, we can now pinpoint and target specific items—from something as small as a soda can to an object as large as an airplane. We have even located historic wrecks and archeological relics off the Galveston coast and submerged houses in the waters of New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy.
We have moved millions of cubic yards of sand to rebuild miles of protective dune lines in Louisiana and to close inlets in Florida and North Carolina. But there’s more to beach reclamation than simply moving sand from place to place. It often involves collecting, sifting, screening, and reconstructing one of the most delicate eco-systems on earth. We are always sensitive to the impact this process may have on an area and remain ever vigilant to return it to what nature had initially intended.
Coastal restoration
Our beaches and shorelines can be reshaped and even destroyed by natural disasters—leveled in a matter of hours. Replacing and rebuilding these areas may seem an insurmountable task, but for CrowderGulf it has become our crowning achievement.
Our coastal restoration services include:
- • Beach replenishment
- • Wetlands restoration
- • Beach sand screening and replacement
- • Oil spill cleanup
Our commitment to pre-event services allows us to become involved in clients’ preparedness planning and training—key components that are vital to a timely and well-managed debris removal process.
Pre-event services
At CrowderGulf, we establish and maintain a solid working partnership with our clients, becoming an integral part of their disaster management team to ensure that all involved are better prepared when a disaster occurs.
Our pre-event services include:
- • Preparedness planning
- • Training
- • Debris management plan development
We offer guidance related to the debris contract, management, and documentation processes and what can be done ahead of time to prepare for commencement of work. We have former FEMA management personnel on staff to provide technical assistance to clients.
Technical SERVICES
Disaster debris services and their subsequent costs are typically one of the first and foremost concerns of federal, state, and local governments.
Our TECHNICAL services include:
- • Debris Management Site Selection & Permitting
- • Initial Debris Estimates
- • Annual Client Training
Our personnel and subcontractors assigned to specific contractual duties that substantially impact environmental quality have their work continually evaluated by Quality Control Supervisors. All CrowderGulf employees and subcontractors, with duties partially or indirectly applicable to environmental protection, will have those duties evaluated daily, whether relating to noise, smoke, dust, traffic, drainage or general containment actions, or containment actions specifically related to hazardous materials.
Recycling and green initiatives
The vast quantity of debris produced by a natural or manmade disaster can create a huge recycling challenge. In our effort to protect our environment and support green initiatives, we pledge to make the maximum effort to recycle materials. All debris related operations are performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and/or regulations.
Examples of some of our innovative recycling practices include:
- Finding buyers overseas for residual wood chips following Hurricane Isabel
- Finding farmers to take residual (tested and approved) ash for use in planting. This phosphorus-rich ash was much more economical to area farmers than fertilizer.
- Restore debris management sites to green space where appropriate.
- Located plants to take chips for biofuel. During several previous activations, CrowderGulf found plants to take chips for biofuel in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia.