Selecting an Environmental Consultant

Site investigations and cleanup procedures can be complex, time consuming, and costly. It is important to select a qualified environmental consultant to perform the tasks required to thoroughly investigate and clean up your contamination.

A competent and experienced consultant can also help you explore redevelopment options for your property, and ensure that you have information about possible financial assistance.

Selecting an Environmental Consultant [PDF, 167KB]
Environmental Services Contractor List [PDF, 67KB]
Self identified environmental consultants. This is not a certification or registration list. To be added to this list, please contact, Bob Strous (608.266.2699) .
Consultants and Contractors Survey: Survey of Environmental Companies [PDF, 141KB]
Questionnaire that environmental consultants and contractors must fill out if they would like to become eligible to be awarded a state or federally funded project.
PECFA-Registered Consulting Firms [exit DNR]
Information from the American Council of Engineering Companies regarding Qualifications Based Selection [exit DNR](QBS)

Consultant Qualifications

As of May 1, 1995, Ch. NR 712 [exit DNR] of the Wisconsin Administrative Code requires that any person working on a site, from the initial investigation to the final cleanup, must meet minimum qualifications.
In addition, professional engineers, geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists must be registered with the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing [exit DNR]. Ch. NR 712.09 [exit DNR] tells consultants how to demonstrate their registration.

Summary of Chapter NR712

Environmental Response Action	NR 712 Minimum Personnel Qualification Requirements
Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessment	No minimum qualifications. Note: samples taken by technicians who are not qualified under NR712 are not acceptable samples for later use, if remedial actions are required.
Sampling - not involving treatment or engineering controls	Graduate of a voc/tech school, with coursework in science or engineering, with 40 hours supervised field experience, or 40 hours of training in sampling techniques, with 80 hours of supervised field experience.
Sampling - involving treatment or engineering controls, and remedial actions	Working under the supervision of a Professional Engineer (P.E.), Hydrogeologist, or Scientist: Graduate of a voc/tech school, with coursework in science or engineering, with 40 hours of supervised field experience, or 40 hours of training in sampling techniques, with 80 hours of supervised field experience
Soil Boring Logs	Bachelor of Science degree in an appropriate scientific or engineering major.
Submittals for:
Product Removals	Prepared under the supervision of a P.E. or Hydrogeologist
Response Actions (not including groundwater)	Prepared under the supervision of a P.E.
Assessments of groundwater conditions	Prepared under the supervision of a Hydrogeologist

For more information on this specific page, contact:

Laurie Egre

Last Revised: Tuesday January 29 2008