EBI News for February 12, 2025 – Parsons boosts environmental remediation capabilities
EBI News for February 12, 2025 – The following news section contains the latest stories for the environmental industry. Including, Parsons boosts environmental remediation capabilities, acquisitions, and more!
Parsons boosts environmental remediation capabilities
Parsons Corporation (Chantilly, Va.) has acquired TRS Group Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.), an environmental firm that specializes in remediation technology, in an all-cash transaction valued at $36 million. The transaction is intended to benefit both Parsons’ Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure segments. Formed in 2000, TRS is known for PFAS, thermal, and “holistic” environmental remediation. According to Parsons, TRS has completed more than 160 in situ thermal remediation projects, establishing itself as a proven operator in treating volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, including PFAS, energetics, and pesticides in soil, groundwater, and bedrock. TRS is also the exclusive licensee of PerfluorAd in North America, a cleaning and separation agent used to remove PFAS.
Stantec restores limestone quarry in Colorado
Stantec (Edmonton, Canada) recently completed the Pikeview Mine Closure, Reclamation and Transformation Project as prime consultant for Castle Aggregates in Colorado Springs, Colo. Pikeview Quarry opened in 1903 and was the source of limestone used to construct much of Colorado Springs. Final plans were approved in 2020 for three phases: 1. Reclamation and stabilization of the quarried mountainside, 2. Restoration of the 130-acre landscape through planting more than 31,000 native plants and trees and creating an ecosystem for wildlife like bighorn sheep, deer, bear, bobcats, fox, rabbits, and birds, 3. The Recreation phase, which is now being planned. Stantec’s work included permitting, engineering, supply chain support, project and construction management, and leading the re-vegetation process, in addition to environmental monitoring and stakeholder engagement.
Jacobs to design PFAS upgrades at water treatment plant
Jacobs (Dallas) has been selected by the City of Boynton Beach in South Florida to evaluate and design upgrades at two water treatment plants to remove PFAS from the city’s groundwater supplies and deliver facility upgrades to aging infrastructure.
At a combined treatment capacity of 30 million gallons per day, the two plants provide drinking water to more than 112,000 people. Jacobs will evaluate the city’s existing facilities to assess treatment capabilities for PFAS removal and develop a comprehensive plan for the city’s treatment plants, associated source water supply, and residuals management systems. Jacobs will then design the improvements and provide construction management services.
AECOM reports first quarter fiscal 2025 results
AECOM (Dallas) announced strong performance on all key financial metrics in its first quarter fiscal 2025, with revenues up 3% to $4,014 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024; net service revenue increased by 5.5% highlighted by 9% growth in AECOM’s Americas design business. “Trends across our markets remain robust, and our backlog and pipeline are at record levels, characterized by a highly diverse mix of clients and sectors,” said Troy Rudd, AECOM’s chief executive officer. Rudd announced key hires and growth investments in the firm’s Water & Environment Advisory business in line with its pursuit of higher-value infrastructure professional services. According to AECOM President Lara Poloni, AECOM expects to double its $200 million of net service revenue in this new business over the next three years.
Brown and Caldwell to lead water research projects
Brown and Caldwell (Walnut Creek, Calif.) has been awarded $650,000 from The Water Research Foundation (WRF) to lead three innovative research projects to help the water industry become more resilient, efficient, and sustainable. The company will: 1. Develop a first-of-its-kind GHG emissions library, working with more than 30 utilities to collect data on emissions and electricity use and allowing the water industry to predict GHG emissions more accurately, 2. Advance the biological nutrient removal process, including investigating the use of internally stored carbon, which has the potential to help facilities meet nutrient limits while also improving efficiency and reducing energy, carbon footprint and overall cost, and 3. Develop regionalized and integrated solutions for brine management and recovery.
Weston awarded OASIS+ contract
Weston Solutions Inc. (West Chester, Pa.), has been awarded an unrestricted contract under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) program to provide comprehensive environmental and facilities services to federal agencies. The award combines a wide range of Weston’s service-based competencies into one contract with two domains: environmental and facilities services. Environmental competencies allowed in the contract include engineering design, environmental planning and permitting, geospatial services, visualization and analysis, multimedia compliance, site investigation and remediation, and facilities services. Weston, along with Aerostar Environmental and Construction LLC, the firm’s Small Business Administration-approved protégé (AEC-Weston JV), was also awarded both the OASIS+ Small Business and 8(a) contracts for environmental services.
Jacobs reports strong fiscal first quarter 2025
Jacobs (Dallas) announced gross revenue of $2.9 billion, up 4.4% year-over-year for the fiscal first quarter ended December 27, 2024; adjusted net revenue increased 5.1%, and backlog of $21.8 billion was up 18.9% year-over-year. Jacobs’ Chair and CEO Bob Pragada commented, “Our focus on the transformed portfolio is already having a positive impact on results. We started FY25 with solid performance across our business, led by strong Water and Life Sciences revenue growth within Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities. As we look ahead to the rest of the fiscal year, we continue to see tailwinds from robust bookings over the last several quarters as well as a healthy pipeline across our end markets.”
Beavers finish seven-year dam project in two days
A colony of beavers has saved the Czech government almost £1 million by completing a dam restoration project, according to a February 9 article in the Daily Telegraph (DT). The original project aimed to restore wetlands decades after a military base had drained the area, but plans stalled over ownership and building permits. Meanwhile, eight hard-working beavers got the job done, DT reported. “They built the dams without any project documentation and for free,” said Bohumil Fišer, chief of the Brdy Protected Land Administration, cited in the article. Ecologists noted the dams would last a long time and create good conditions for rare stone crayfish, frogs, and other species. “Beavers always know best,” said Jaroslav Obermajer of the Czech Nature and Landscape Protection Agency. “The places where they build dams are always chosen just right — better than when we design it on paper.”
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