INTERA Incorporated services

INTERA`s site assessment and investigation services are designed to provide clients with the technical information needed to make sound business decisions. Since many site investigations are regulatory-driven, our scientific and engineering professionals offer in-depth experience with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and bring to our clients an up-to-date understanding of environmental regulations and procedures.

Modeling expertise is one of the technological capabilities on which INTERA`s reputation is founded. We are a leader in the development and application of quantitative modeling techniques for evaluating groundwater flow and contaminant transport problems. Over the last 32 years, we have developed public domain groundwater flow and transport modeling programs such as SWIFT and SWIFT-II. These models were the first capable of treating variable fluid density, dual porosity (i.e., fractured media), and multi-chain radionuclide transport in three-dimensional cartesian or two-dimensional radial coordinates. We developed the first fully three-dimensional direct (i.e., adjoint) sensitivity analysis software called GRASP. All of these tools were considered state-of-the-art at the time they were developed, and some still are today.

INTERA`s auditing services focus on gauging the risk of potential environmental liabilities. We have conducted audits at a wide variety of facilities across the country, addressing hazardous materials, hazardous waste, solid waste, water quality, air quality, and health and safety issues. Whether the audit is being performed for one of our client`s existing facilities or for a new facility or site being considered for acquisition, we systematically and objectively determine compliance with all applicable regulations, as well as with corporate environmental policy goals, as appropriate. This allows clients to establish priorities within existing environmental programs and plan for the future.

The most effective remedial actions result from the right combination of site investigations, evaluation of remedial alternatives, effective design engineering, and capable implementation. Since every contamination problem is unique, INTERAs knowledge and experience with a wide range of remedial approaches and technologies allow us to apply the best available methods. Our capabilities enable us to provide turnkey remedial solutions, from design, construction, and operation of remedial systems to final site closure. INTERAs solutions arise from careful identification of remedial action objectives and regulatory drivers, determination and application of appropriate standards and technologies, informed selection of remedial options, and thorough evaluation of final technical and economic alternatives.