SCS Engineers

Delivers comprehensive planning and design solutions for municipal and private waste facilities, from waste characterization studies to the development of modern recycling and organics programs.

• Landfill Permitting and Engineering

  Provides technical feasibility studies, regulatory permitting, composite liner design, and closure planning for sanitary and hazardous waste disposal facilities.

• Materials Recovery Facility Optimization

  Designs and permits advanced waste processing and sorting facilities to increase diversion rates and streamline municipal recycling programs.

• Organics and Composting Programs

  Develops food waste recovery plans, pilot tests, and large-scale aerated static pile composting operations to divert organic materials from landfills.

• Waste Characterization and Master Planning

  Conducts statewide and local waste stream assessments to help municipal agencies establish financially sustainable management plans.

Designs, constructs, and operates recovery systems that capture waste gases for beneficial reuse or destruction, helping mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

• Landfill Gas to Energy Systems

  Engineers power generation facilities, microturbines, and treatment systems that convert raw landfill methane into pipeline-quality natural gas or electricity.

• Digester Gas to Energy Plants

  Designs and builds anaerobic digestion systems at wastewater treatment plants to produce biomethane for direct grid injection.

• Waste Gas Operation and Maintenance

  Performs continuous monitoring, safety tuning, and system optimization for biogas pipelines and power generation equipment.

Provides environmental risk assessment and regulatory compliance support across air, water, and soil mediums to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

  Conducts standardized real estate due diligence, historical reviews, and hazardous substance screenings, including emerging contaminants like PFAS.

• Air Quality Permitting and Monitoring

  Assists highly regulated industrial and municipal operators with Clean Air Act Title V permits, greenhouse gas reporting, and odor characterization.

• Vapor Intrusion and Radon Assessment

  Evaluates subsurface gas migration pathways and implements building mitigation strategies to protect indoor air quality.

Investigates, maps, and remediates contaminated soil, groundwater, and stormwater at complex industrial sites and brownfields.

• Brownfield Redevelopment Consulting

  Transforms blighted industrial properties, former landfills, and mine tailings into transit-oriented housing, parks, or commercial developments.

• Groundwater and Stormwater Treatment

  Designs and installs treatment systems, including barrier walls and integrated extraction wells, to manage localized plume migration.

• PFAS and Emerging Contaminant Mitigation

  Applies regulatory guidance and advanced destruction technologies to address widespread forever chemical contamination in soil and municipal water.

Develops and implements specialized risk management programs for hazardous materials storage and cooling systems.

• OSHA Process Safety Compliance

  Helps industrial refrigeration and manufacturing facilities establish Process Safety Management systems to prevent accidental chemical releases.

• EPA Risk Management Programs

  Creates hazard assessments, emergency response plans, and regulatory submittals under Clean Air Act Section 112r regulations.

Provides specialized disposal and treatment engineering for complex industrial wastewater, leachate, and produced water.

• Deep Well Injection Systems

  Designs Class I underground injection control wells for the safe disposal of liquid wastes from power utilities and industrial facilities.

• Leachate Collection and Treatment

  Engineers robust liners, containment sumps, and biological treatment facilities to collect and reduce contaminants in landfill run-off.

Deploys custom software and hardware solutions to capture, track, and evaluate critical compliance data in real time.

• SCS RMC Remote Monitoring and Control

  Integrates cloud-based supervisory control and data acquisition systems with drone-based telemetry to visualize facility operations remotely.

• SCSeTools Environmental Platform

  Maintains a secure database solution for logging groundwater, gas, and flare data to streamline state and federal compliance reporting.

Supports public and private agencies with long-term financial modeling to ensure the financial sustainability of major utility operations.

• Utility Rate and Financial Studies

  Projects capital expenditures, operational budgets, and rate structures for solid waste, stormwater, and wastewater programs.