Waterstone Environmental, Inc. services
Environmental Management and Regulatory Compliance Services
Our environmental management and regulatory compliance services assist private industry and government institutions with the management of ever-changing environmental regulations. We have developed innovative and effective risk management and prevention programs, provided valuable insight into compliant operations, and developed and implemented waste minimization programs for clients. Waterstone personnel have completed over 2,000 compliance and liability evaluations and over 5,000 property transaction assessments nationally and internationally.
Property Transaction Environmental Assessments Services
Phase I Environmental Assessments are a useful tool for reducing the legal and financial risks associated with real property and/or business acquisition transactions. Waterstone’s professional scientists and engineers are highly recognized and respected for the top quality environmental assessment services they provide clients. Waterstone has assisted major Fortune 500 companies; financial institutions; real estate companies; national retail, food, cable, and wireless telephone companies; and other industrial clients in attaining their due diligence obligations for single site and multi-property real estate transactions and refinancing.
Site Assessment and Contaminant Characterization Services
Site Assessments and Characterizations (also known as Phase II investigations) are critical in identifying environmental issues and the nature and extent of contaminants in soil and/or groundwater. Waterstone stays at the forefront of investigative technologies and selects cost-effective methodologies, equipment, and subcontractors so that the client’s ultimate goals for the property, such as regulatory closure, are achieved. Where appropriate, a risk-based investigation may be used to achieve regulatory closure by deriving site-specific cleanup levels in soil or groundwater if remediation is deemed necessary.
Health Risk Assessments Services
Risk assessment is useful for the reasonable management of environmental liabilities and, by using technically strong, legally defensible, and site-specific data, risk assessment can be used to identify and manage risks associated with an existing or potential chemical impact to the environment. These methods also can be used to assess the potential liabilities associated with the purchase of property, develop health-based cleanup levels, negotiate fair-share cleanup allocations among multiple responsible parties, identify appropriate management options, and obtain agency decisions for clients.
Environmental Remediation and Engineering Construction Services
Waterstone is skilled in designing and implementing remedial action plans for our clients. To meet a client’s needs, such as short timeline agency closures, Waterstone often employs innovative technologies and concepts, such as risk assessment and modeling, to reduce remedial requirements or shorten the time period necessary for remedial actions.
Litigation Support
Waterstone professionals provide litigation support and expert witness testimony for litigation involving contamination of property or disputes involving environmental matters. Waterstone’s litigation support strengths include large-scale characterization, data interpretation, and trial documentation preparation and Waterstone’s expert testimony services have resulted in successful verdicts or decisions and our clients have been awarded reimbursements for the costs for site cleanup, property restoration, and damages and defense from further criminal complaints.