Barr Engineering Company services

Barr has helped hundreds of mining, power, fuels, and other industrial clients obtain permits governing air and water quality, wastewater discharge, stormwater management, and solid and hazardous waste. By putting companies’ technical processes in the context of their business goals, we develop permitting strategies for meeting regulatory criteria while allowing flexible, profitable operations. Our innovative approaches to managing compliance risk can remove roadblocks that stand in the way of constructing new facilities and expanding existing ones.

Barr assists clients with large-scale reviews for the development of mines, fuel refineries, and power-generation facilities, as well as transmission lines and pipelines. We work closely with our clients and state and federal regulatory agencies to plan and carry out studies and analyses required by the environmental review process, including those related to: air emissions, cumulative impacts, human-health and ecological risk, socioeconomics, threatened and endangered species, water quality and water supply, wastewater generation and discharge, wetlands

For numerous clients in mining and other industrial sectors, Barr is a trusted advisor on achieving and maintaining compliance with the regulations that govern substances released to the air, water, and land, as well as the environmental safety of workplaces. The suite of services we offer spans all aspects of industrial and manufacturing activities subject to environmental regulation, including: developing compliance plans, strategies, and systems, providing on-site compliance assistance, preparing permit applications and reports, conducting audits and tracking compliance, hazardous waste management, resolving noncompliance issues, recommending changes to processes and facilities if necessary

Environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management systems can be a tremendous asset—if they’re well designed and properly implemented. Barr can help optimize your organization’s environmental regulatory compliance programs by developing strategic, sustainable systems to complement your established business processes. We work with clients to create systems that integrate regulatory compliance obligations, enhance EHS performance, improve communication, maximize resources, and reduce costs. We offer guidance in developing fully compliant ISO 14001 (environmental) or OHSAS 18001 (occupational health and safety) systems, or one custom-designed to meet your organization’s needs.