Burns & McDonnell services

A deep understanding of the nuances of air quality and noise studies, regulations and permitting issues is critical to keeping your existing facilities safe, operational and in compliance. This understanding is also key to getting new facilities up and running quickly.

Meeting your projects’ regulatory challenges is an essential part of what we do, addressing permitting and compliance at the local, state and federal levels. We deliver new and innovative environmental engineering solutions in compelling and cost-effective ways, on budget and on time. Our team provides a diverse set of services from specialty stormwater treatment and air pollution controls to landfill design and constructed wetland treatment systems.

To help you protect your employees, customers and communities with sound environmental health and safety (EHS) compliance programs, you need an experienced, transparent partner. Our regulatory specialists help you develop a comprehensive and sustainable compliance program to address the ever-changing regulatory landscape.

The range of regulations and permitting requirements your projects face can be daunting. Having a driven, detail-oriented and knowledgeable team with the right tools on your side makes all the difference.

To successfully permit your project, you may need to implement environmental mitigation or other ecological restoration efforts to offset impacts to wetlands, wildlife or other resources. As consultants, we will advise you on the best path forward, including an analysis of your project to determine the types of impacts likely to be generated and appropriate mitigation to offset those impacts.

Your water and wastewater infrastructure is complex and can be expensive to own and operate. Its critical nature emphasizes the need for experienced design and construction teams to successfully deliver projects on budget and on time.

Communities, organizations and businesses increasingly endeavor to develop sustainable environments through green infrastructure systems. Our team focuses on the triple bottom line — social, environmental and cost — benefits of green infrastructure initiatives through planning, design, construction and monitoring the achieved performance levels. 

Industries cope with a range of stringent regulations while also seeking to reduce generated waste and manage soaring costs. From studies, design and permitting to construction and operations management, we have the industry leaders to solve your unique project challenges.

Having an effective master plan in place will support the success of your water and wastewater systems. That plan will enable implementation of facilities and system planning of individual utility components.

Water is essential for life and is a critical resource for our cities and businesses. The impact of depleted water sources, increased regulatory requirements, aging infrastructure and limited financial resources can make the provision of water a complicated challenge for communities of all sizes as well as industries. The same challenges exist on the wastewater side as well. Providing essential services to ratepayers through regulatory changes, historic infrastructure needs, developing technologies and increasing demand can seem daunting.