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Geo-Technology Associates, Inc., Abingdon, Maryland
Based in Abingdon, Maryland, our office has proudly served northeastern Maryland and supported projects across the company’s broader footprint since 1985, providing geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, environmental consulting, and natural resources services tailored to the region’s unique site conditions.

Our Services

CMT Construction Materials Testing
- Engineering consultation
- Retaining Wall Inspection, Testing and Certifications
- Bituminous concrete – asphalt testing
- Foundations – bearing capacity of foundations on soil or rock
- Chapter 17 Special Inspections
- Site work – Structural Fill Testing, Subgrade Soil, Utility Backfill Operations, and soil stabilization
- Asphalt Inspections and evaluation of pavement damage
- Demucking Inspections for soft soil conditions
- Firestop and Fire Penetrations (firestopping inspection)
- Foundations – Soil Bearing Capacity of Footings (foundation inspection)
- Laboratory Services, including soil lab testing
- Concrete Sampling, Slump Test (concrete inspection, compressive strength testing)
- Threshold Inspections with certified special inspectors
- Field-welded and Bolted Structures (structural steel inspection, bolting)

Geotechnical Services
- Geotechnical Feasibility Studies as part of geotechnical site investigation
- Subsurface exploration and soil investigation
- Shallow and Deep Foundation Analysis and Design for apartment building, high rise building, and parking lot developments
- Retaining Wall Design/Recommendations
- Slope stability analysis and design for graded sites in Abingdon, Maryland and roadway developments across the region
- Slope Stability Analysis/Design
- Ground Improvement Design/Recommendations, including soil stabilization
- Seismic Analysis
- Groundwater Control Design for high water table conditions
- Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring
- Seepage Analysis
- Dewatering Permits
- Subsidence Mitigation and sinkhole remediation
- Karst Geology Analysis
- Flexible and Rigid Pavement Analysis/Design
- Geotechnical Laboratory Testing, including soil testing
- Karst geology/Sinkhole Analysis and Repair
- Geophysical (MASW/REMI) Studies

Environmental Consulting Services
- Phase I and II environmental site assessments (phase 1 environmental site assessment, phase 2 environmental site assessment)
- Brownfield redevelopment (Including Phase I & II Assessment, Asbestos, Mold, Lead-Based Paint, Wetland, and Vapor Intrusion Evaluations, Brownfield Eligibility Submittal, Brownfield Agreement Consulting, Environmental Action Plan Consulting/Preparation, Environmental Management Plan Consulting/Preparation, Brownfield Cleanup, Annual Monitoring, etc.)
- Soil site investigation and subsurface exploration
- Contaminated soil remediation and groundwater monitoring
- Site-Specific Risk Assessments
- Subsurface Evaluations & Groundwater Monitoring
- Remedial Design and Implementation
- Vapor Mitigation System Designs
- Property Condition Assessments
- Storage Tank Closures
- Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Materials Management
- Aquifer Testing & Analysis
- Consumptive Use Permits
- Dewatering Permits
- Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans
- Spill/Release Emergency/Interim Source Removal
- Soils Management Plans
- Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal and Closure Sampling, including underground storage tank removal
- Industrial Discharge Monitoring
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and stormwater monitoring & NPDES inspections
- Environmental impact studies and support from experienced environmental consulting firms

Natural Resources Services
- Wetland delineation and wetland permitting
- Wetland mitigation design and monitoring
- Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys, Assessment, and Permitting, including endangered species and rare species surveys
- Biological and Ecological Assessments / environmental impact studies
- Tree Survey and Condition Assessments, including tree survey, tree inventory, and tree condition assessment (ISA Certified Arborist on Staff)
- Wetland Restoration and Enhancement, including wetland mitigation and restoration and stream mitigation
- USACE Jurisdictional Determinations
- TDEC Hydrologic Determinations
- Steam Quantification Tool (SQT) and Tennessee Rapid Assessment Method (TRAM) for Wetlands)
- Invasive Species Management
- Historic Resource/SHPO Evaluations

The Union Bridge Quarry Replacement Project for Lehigh Cement is one of GTA’s most comprehensive engagements, drawing on every Abingdon office service line over more than a decade. It began with wetland permitting support that cleared a six-year permit stall in six months, leading Lehigh to engage GTA for the broader quarry replacement at New Windsor, Maryland. GTA delivered an 810-page geotechnical and geophysical report backed by 29 rock-cored borings and 20 air track probes, then expanded into geophysical sinkhole monitoring, groundwater and dewatering studies, a water source investigation, and ongoing construction observation and testing. During construction, GTA’s quality assurance program covered earthwork, tunnel excavation, foundations, caissons, and concrete placement. Spanning environmental permitting, geotechnical and geophysical exploration, hydrogeology, and construction quality assurance, the project shows how GTA’s Abingdon office delivers a full spectrum of services on a single, complex, multi-year undertaking.
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Contact Us
3445 Box Hill Corporate Center Drive
Suite A
Abingdon, MD 21009
410-515-9446

Tom Wirth, P.E
Vice President
Abingdon, MD and Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Geotechnical Engineering and COT

Robert Magyar, P.E.
Vice President
Abingdon, MD
Geotechnical Engineering and COT Services

Andy Stansfield Jr.
Vice President
Abingdon, MD and Newark, DE
Natural Resources

David J. Garbarino
Treasurer & Chief Administrative Officer
Abingdon, MD
Finance & Administration
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