FIRST ENVIRONMENT, INC.
BUTLER, NJ

Firm Overview First Environment is an environmental engineering and consulting firm headquartered in New Jersey that has been providing cutting edge environmental solutions since 1987. Under the leadership of Tod Delaney – a retired U.S. Army Veteran – the firm has earned a reputation for solving and mediating complex environmental challenges facing federal and municipal agencies, public entities, and private organizations. Our professional staff consists of engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, attorneys, economists, business and policy strategists, environmental regulatory specialists, and management system experts, many with advanced degrees and significant experience providing innovative services to organizations across the country. These personnel remain at the forefront of international discussions on some of the latest standards concerning climate change adaptation and mitigation, sustainability planning, and greenhouse gas reduction, and also contribute as experts in their field at industry events nationwide. For more than 28 years, First Environment has supported the continued improvement of environmental performance and management of our clients through our various service areas, including regulatory compliance support and auditing, management system design, site investigation and remediation, litigation support, broad-scale sustainability and climate change adaptation planning, greenhouse gas management, and alternative fuel evaluation. Our multi-disciplinary workforce allows the firm to cost effectively execute complex projects across the country from our eight office locations in North America. In order to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 280), the NJDEP has now instituted a three-tier (Classes A, B, and C) training and certification program. All regulated UST systems at facilities are required to have an authorized operator (one who has participated in training and passed the accompanying exam) no later than October 13, 2018. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that owners and operators understand how to properly operate and maintain their UST systems to prevent emergencies and/or environmental contamination. As UST systems have become more complicated – especially with computerized monitoring and leak detection systems – there is a growing amount of technical competencies required of on-site personnel. Training classes are given in conjunction with Rutgers University, and a schedule of class locations and schedules can be found here: First Environment has been communicating with Acting Bureau Chief John Olko (NJDEP) and Rutgers University to see that additional training classes are offered before the October 2018 deadline; as a result, several new training classes have been added (and some of the new classes are already sold out). Each regulated UST system or group of UST systems at a facility must have a Class A, Class B, and Class C operator designated. Environmental remediation is First Environment’s specialty. For nearly three decades we’ve assisted Fortune 500 corporations, federal and state agencies, and private clients with complex groundwater remedial actions, Brownfield redevelopments, and National Priorities List clean-ups across the country. Our litigation support and expert witness team provides case-winning legal support to our clients and represents a vast spectrum of environmental specialties, including forensic investigations, cost allocations, fate and transport modeling, and solving complex contamination issues. We’re committed to helping our clients continually improve their environmental performance and management. In support of this mission, our regulatory experts assist facilities in maintaining compliance with state and federal air, water, and solid waste regulations, among others. First Environment has managed some of the first projects in the U.S. that tackled the most complex climate change challenges. For example, we develop climate adaptation plans and conduct vulnerability assessments to help organizations increase resiliency against extreme weather events. First Environment has a long history providing award-winning EMS consulting services grounded in sound management principles and promote client-specific solutions. We are a leader in developing systems which integrate sustainable practices and provide solutions to issues such as climate change adaptation and resiliency. Our greenhouse gas verification team works on diverse emission reduction projects in a variety of sectors. We approach new methodologies and project types with an open mind and, as a result, have a record of executing verifications that are “first of their kind” and “one of a kind” projects. First Environment’s in-house engineers are collectively licensed in 17 states and provide value- added services including modeling, forensic engineering, remedial and mitigation system design and implementation, and evaluation of designs for resiliency to climate change impacts. Our environmental due diligence team expertly assesses and communicates environmental risks so that business managers can make sound decisions and manage or avoid environmental liabilities. First Environment has eight office locations across North America from which we deliver diverse projects to clients across the U.S and even internationally. For general inquiries please call our corporate headquarters.