CDIM Provides Vessel-Based Sampling and Monitoring Services

CDIM Provides Vessel-Based Sampling and Monitoring Services

Through recent project needs and equipment and vessel acquisition, CDIM Engineering now provides vessel-based sampling and monitoring services within northern California’s estuarine and riverine systems. CDIM is pleased to announce that it offers the following services:

  • Vessel-based water quality monitoring including field observations, real time data collection, and sampling for chemical and physical analysis;

  • Shallow sediment sampling;

  • Vessel-based inspections and reconnaissance for dredging or sediment remediation projects;

  • Deployment and operation of water quality monitoring stations;

  • Application of high-resolution global navigation system devices for all projects;

  • Data collection quality assurance procedures in accordance with project needs; and,

  • Contracting and oversight for laboratory analysis including data validation and reporting.

Based in San Francisco, CDIM provides environmental and engineering services to local construction, development, industrial and municipal clients. Our staff of licensed professional engineers and geologist provide client-focused support on site engineering, contamination remediation, water quality and environmental regulatory compliance projects. We hold superior quality, cost efficiency and exceptional client-service as paramount values.

Examples of recent or ongoing on-water projects include:

  • Dredging and Capping for Future Ferry Terminal Construction: CDIM was the overall consultant project manager and technical lead for water quality monitoring for the Mission Bay Ferry Landing Dredging and Cap Construction project in the Mission Bay/Central Basin Waterfront area of San Francisco. We provided vessel-based water quality monitoring during dredging and sediment capping, including both real-time monitoring and at-depth sampling for high resolution chemical analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), to ensure compliance with San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board requirements.

  • Temperature and Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring: CDIM provides on-water monitoring services facility that discharges water to the San Joaquin River. CDIM uses a 17-foot vessel to collect field measurements using a multiparameter devices as well as grab samples for harmful algal blooms (HAB) to maintain with the client’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

CDIM maintains a Class A General Engineering Contractors License with Hazardous Substance Removal Certificate (1020239 A HAZ) and is a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) through the City of San Francisco Contract Monitoring Division (#CMD082017244). We value engineering solutions that accomplish our client’s objectives, advance our profession, and result in net positive business, community, and social impacts.

We are enthusiastic about our expanding services and continued growth as a company. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to discuss how our vessel-based services could assist in achieving your objectives!

CDIM Opens Oregon Office

CDIM Opens Oregon Office

CDIM is pleased to announce that we have expanded by opening a second office location in downtown Salem, Oregon! Steps away from the Oregon State Capitol building in the heart of the Willamette Valley, CDIM’s staff in the Salem office will provide the expert-level services to both existing and new clients. Our Salem office is located at:

494 State Street, Suite 340
Salem, Oregon 97304

Please reach out to us at 415-498-0535 or info@cdimengineering for additional information.

Announcing Kylie Cush, PG

CDIM is pleased to announce that Kylie Cush, PG recently joined the firm. After spending five years at a national engineering firm honing her skills in geologic investigation, site cleanup and soil vapor mitigation, Kylie joined CDIM in March 2022. Kylie holds client service and quality as paramount values and will augment CDIM’s existing remediation capabilities.

Phase 1 ESA Standard Update

Did you know that ASTM International published a 2021 revision to the standard E1527 for preparation of Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)?

CDIM created a presentation on the subject to assist clients and fellow environmental professionals understand the revisions and the impacts on future Phase 1 ESAs. Click the photo below to download the full presentation. Updated May 11, 2022

Wishing Peace, Joy, Health and Prosperity for the Coming Year

CDIM exits the year with cautious optimism for the year to come. We learned a lot this year and grew as individuals and as a firm. One of our staff welcomed a baby, another a new dog, three staff gained new houses, and one moved to a new city. We hired a controller and continued to improve our business processes and grow our skills, with particular gains in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, sediment remediation, and environmental and civil design for new development in San Francisco. Our firm continued its growth trajectory and was able to continue its tradition of year-end support to the SF Downtown Streets Team, SF CASA and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The end of 2021 feels an awful lot like the end of 2020, and we exit the year heartened by the same knowledge that working hard and true together for our clients and ourselves on projects we enjoy is the best thing we can do to usher in a grand 2022!

We wish peace and prosperity to our families, friends, colleagues, and clients in the coming year, and we also wish you time this holiday season to reflect on the things that matter most.

Thank you,
The CDIM Team

Best Wishes for the Holidays and Coming Year

Best Wishes for the Holidays and Coming Year

Happy Holidays from our Team to Yours!

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The year is ending and we write now to wish you all happy holidays and great fortune in 2021. Our hope and sincere belief is that life will come roaring back in 2021—bringing with it a renaissance of community, celebration, culture and innovation.  We are grateful for the health and perseverance of all those around us over the past year, and especially for our clients and network of partner firms and organizations that enabled us to continue to function productively.

CDIM continued its annual tradition of making year-end donations to local charities. Each of the organizations below connects back to one of our team members, and we encourage those with the resources and desire to consider them in their charitable giving.

  • San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates advocates for abused and neglected children in foster care. www.sfcasa.org

  • Downtown Streets Team provides a work experience program that empowers individuals and acts as a stepping stone into employment, housing and a better life. www.streetsteam.org

  • Samaritan House is the largest food distribution agency in San Mateo County. www.samaritanhousesanmateo.org

  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's vision is to create a world in which all patients with pancreatic cancer will thrive. www.pancan.org

  • San Francisco Marin Food Bank provides meals to those in need in San Francisco. www.sfmfoodbank.org

We are grateful to all of our clients and partners for trusting us this past year. We wish you all a peaceful close to 2020 and prosperity and joy in the year to come.

Thank you,
The CDIM Team