Environmental Management and Compliance

Tetra Tech offers clear and effective solutions to complex environmental challenges by leveraging our foundation in sound science, cutting-edge technology, and industry-leading approaches.

Tetra Tech recognizes the challenges industries face in managing environmental liabilities and implementing sustainable solutions that positively impact our communities and the environment. Our in-depth understanding of the global regulatory framework, our strong technical expertise, and our understanding of business challenges enable us to develop best-value solutions that optimize business performance.

We employ a Leading with Science® approach and leverage our Tetra Tech Delta suite of technologies to provide scalable solutions to address our clients’ most pressing environmental, compliance, regulatory, and sustainability needs.

Air Quality

Tetra Tech’s air quality practice includes comprehensive expertise, enabling us to cover all permitting and compliance strategies in this field. Our customized compliance programs include computerized databases and reporting software to help our clients efficiently and effectively meet their compliance obligations.

Emissions inventories
Dispersion modeling
Control technology analysis
Ambient and emissions monitoring and reporting
Carbon inventories and management
Environmental justice assessments
Permitting and compliance

Acoustics, Noise, and Vibration

Tetra Tech’s profound understanding of acoustic legislation and policy enables us to provide practical, accurate, and timely advice, despite a changing regulatory environment. Our acoustics experts support our clients from the earliest planning stages of a project design through the final stages of construction and operations. Additionally, we have developed Volans, a state-of-the-art 3D animation software suite that empowers air traffic planning, data analytics, and environmental modeling capabilities and addresses aircraft noise issues.

Environmental compliance and permitting assessments
In-air acoustic monitoring and modeling
Underwater acoustic monitoring and modeling
Structural noise and vibration monitoring and design
Noise mitigation development and design

Water Quality

Tetra Tech provides innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective water quality solutions to protect public health and the environment. Our regulatory knowledge and technical expertise help clients around the world comply with the environmental laws related to drinking water, stormwater, and industrial wastewater.

Water quality impact planning, modeling, and permitting
Watershed modeling
Stormwater management and permitting
Groundwater and surface water resource protection evaluations
Drinking water quality
Nutrient pollution assessments and solution development
Wastewater treatment design and engineering

Solid Waste Management

Tetra Tech uses a lifecycle approach to convert our clients’ waste management problems into asset management strategies. We integrate pollution prevention, reclamation, and recycling in asset management programs, with an emphasis on cost savings.

Zero waste management programs
Waste minimization planning and evaluations
Municipal solid waste and construction and debris management
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste reporting and inspections
Regulatory agency coordination and negotiation
Planning and permitting

EHS Auditing and Assessment

Tetra Tech has completed thousands of media-specific and multimedia environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance audits for major industrial clients and government facilities. Our global footprint allows us to assemble audit teams with specialists who are well versed in all local, in-country, and federal regulatory requirements, international standards, and best management practices.

Multimedia EHS compliance audits
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Industry Standards (TSM) Audits
Management System Audits (ISO14001 and ISO45001)
Risk-based and media-specific assessments
Third-party waste disposal audits
Program gap analysis and audit
Environmental compliance training

Environmental Management Systems

As environmental regulation becomes more complex and environmental risks attract more attention, comprehensive Environmental Management Systems (EMS) help our clients establish environmental goals through consistent review, evaluation, and improvement of environmental performance. Tetra Tech’s experts have significant global experience with EMS standards and regulatory compliance, helping our clients reduce the risks of non-compliance in all industrial sectors.

Gap analysis and benchmarking
EMS implementation, training, and support
EMS auditing (ISO19011)
Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety (QEHS) integrated management systems (ISO9001/ISO14001/ISO45001)
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) support

Tetra Tech is also accredited by the Standards Council of Canda to provide greenhouse gas (GHG) verification services under ISO 14064-3.

Digital EHS

Our team of EHS and sustainability experts use our Leading with Science® approach to deliver comprehensive digital strategies. With the power of our advanced Tetra Tech Delta suite of technology solutions, our digital EHS services enable real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and actionable insights, empowering our clients to proactively address environmental and safety challenges, reduce incidents, and optimize resource usage.

Digital advisory
Digital systems
Digital management and analytics
Systems hosting and maintenance

Environmental Due Diligence

With a global network of experienced practitioners, Tetra Tech is a leading provider of environmental due diligence services for businesses involved in complex transactions. Tetra Tech’s environmental due diligence is an investment that can provide a high rate of return by adding tangible value to our clients’ business transactions. Tetra Tech has decades of experience providing strategic advisory and technical consulting services for large-scale asset transfer and business transactions with a vast array of environmental due diligence services.

Merger and acquisitions
Divestments
Initial public offerings
Post-closing transition and integration
Screening evaluations for financial institutions
Entity rationalization and planning
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reviews
Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments

Product Compliance

Tetra Tech is dedicated to helping clients keep their products in the global marketplace. We have the experts to help companies maintain accurate and accessible product data to meet changing regulations and customer requirements. Our experienced and qualified professionals assist companies with REACH, SCIP, IMDS, CAMDS, Conflict Minerals, and RoHS compliance and reporting.

Turnkey program management
Rapid response reporting management
Comprehensive compliance assessments
Supply chain management
Online training certifications

Bushfire and Wildfire Assessments and Management Plans

Tetra Tech is experienced in bushfire and wildfire regulation compliance and advising clients on preparing for and managing the increased bushfire risks. Additionally, we are a leader in wildfire response and recovery. We partner with developers, home builders, contractors, government agencies and larger corporations to provide strategic planning, assessments, and mapping.