Responsibility Matters

Responsibility and innovation distinguish the work of BB&A Environmental. Finding timely and affordable solutions to complex environmental problems is the foremost responsibility of the professional engineers and geologists of BB&A Environmental. To this end, BB&A Environmental has successfully applied innovative approaches to our client’s best interest.

Since January of 1989, BB&A Environmental has provided innovative and responsible environmental consulting and engineering services to municipal, industrial, commercial, and private concerns throughout the Pacific Northwest. Professional services provided by BB&A Environmental include a broad spectrum of site investigation and assessment, field monitoring, and, when required, site remediation.

As a division of BB&A Environmental, the company provides both environmental and geotechnical drilling and probing services.

Renewable Energy

At BB&A, we aren't just interested in helping you be more responsible. We are committed to responsibility ourselves.

We are proud of our Solar Electric System at our Coburg office. To see a live look at how we are doing, Click Here .

Industry News

EPA announced final amendments to the SPCC Rules On November 5, 2009. The final amendments revise the December 2008 amendments following considerations presented by the regulated community. Final revision to the December 2008 rule removes provisions to: exclude farms and oil production facilities from the loading/unloading rack requirements; exempt produced water containers at an oil production facility; and provide alternative qualified facilities eligibility criteria for an oil production facility. The revised rule is effective January 14, 2010.

The Oregon Brownfield Conference, sponsored by the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC), is set for April 6, 7, 2010, in Salem, Oregon. Important issues regarding FY2010 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant Guidelines - Request for Proposals will be covered. Brownfields grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum).

Since the DEQ significantly lowered the risk-based concentrations (RBCs) for naphthalene, many heating oil cleanup projects have required increased risk assessment and/or engineering controls to address vapor intrusion for naphthalene and total petroleum hydrocarbons. An increased number of cleanup projects with contamination over 2,500 ppm have required soil gas sampling to eliminate the vapor intrusion exposure pathway.