Environmental firms: ranked by number of L.A. County environmental employees.THE 20 largest environmental firms in L.A. County employ nearly 3,000 workers dedicated to environmental services. Environmental firms provide a variety of services including water and wastewater treatment, landfill design and development, brownfield redevelopment, impact statements, asbestos remediation, cleanup of mold and other toxic materials, and consulting services. Houston-based Waste Management Inc. continues to lead the list, accounting for 39 percent of the environmental employees. Gardena-based California Waste Services is one of the fastest growing companies on the list. Its revenues have grown to $14 million in 2005, up $8 million or 233 percent from 2003. The company specializes in processing and hauling construction and demolition material. It moved up two spots this year with 145 employees. No. 14 Environ International Corp. saw local revenues increase in 2005 to $17.3 million, up $6.5 million compared with the previous year. The L.A.-based firm saw total revenue increase to more than $100 million in 2005, up 54 percent from the previous year. Overall, the 20 largest environmental firms employ 94,000 people in 2,722 offices worldwide. THE PACESETTER WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. Waste Management Inc., the Houston-based owner and operator of Bradley Landfill in Sun Valley, has 1,100 employees in L.A. County, more than any other environmental firm. The company specializes in solid waste collection and disposal, hazardous waste disposal, recycling, and electrical power generation. The green energy program at Bradley Landfill converts "landfill gas"--methane produced from the waste--into electricity. The program produces enough electricity to power 10,000 homes per year. The firm is doing its part on the pollution-fighting front and is saving money in the process, It lessens the blow of high fuel costs by operating the largest natural gas fleet in the nation. Its 430 trash trucks operate on liquid natural gas and compressed natural gas. Waste Management Inc. reported net income of $186 million for the first quarter ended March 31, up 31 percent from $150 million for the same period a year earlier. First-quarter revenue exceeded $3.2 billion, versus $3 billion in the first quarter of 2005. Bradley Landfill is near capacity and scheduled to close by April 2007. Waste Management plans to open a recycling center on the property to replace it.
Revenues
(county/total)
Company (Ranking in 2005) Employees * 2005
* name * environmental (millions)
* address * L.A. County * 2004
Rank * Web site * companywide (millions)
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) 1,100 WND/$13,200
9081 Tujunga Ave. 1,100 WND/$11,500
Sun Valley 91352 50,000
wm.com
2 SCS Engineers (4) 205 WND/92
3900 Kilroy Airport Way, 225 14/82
Suite 100 537
Long Beach 90806
scsengineers.com
3 California Waste 145 14/14
Services (6) 145 10.6/10.6
621 W. 152nd St. 145
Gardena 90247
californiawasteservices.com
4 Siemens Water Technologies 145 WND/WND
5375 S. Boyle Ave. 145 WND/WND
Vernon 90058 5,000
usfilter.com
5 Earth Tech Inc. (5) 104 35/1,346
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 230 31.4/1,356
Long Beach 90802 8,000
earthtech.com
6 Parsons (7) 100 WND/WND
100 W. Walnut St. 965 WND/WND
Pasadena 91124 11,000
parsons.com
7 Bryan A. Stirrat & 80 17.6/23.5
Associates (13) 80 15.6/20.5
1360 Valley Vista Drive 120
Diamond Bar 91765
bas.com
8 Tetra Tech Inc. (3) 75 20/WND
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. 260 20/WND
Pasadena 91107 7,500
tetratech.com
9 Psomas (11) 72 21.5/96.4
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., 162 21.3/67
Suite 750 713
Los Angeles 90064
psomas.com
10 ATC Associates Inc. (15) 68 6.2/192.5
50 E. Foothill Blvd., 68 6.4/172.4
Suite 300 1,665
Arcadia 91006
atcassociates.com
11 Lee & Ro Inc. (10) 65 $9.6/$12.2
1199 S. Fullerton Road 73 $8.6/$11.4
City of Industry 91748 89
lee-ro.com
12 NRC Environmental Services 64 7.8/42.7
Inc. 64 9.6/42.1
Pier D , Berth D 47 464
Long Beach 90802
nrces.com
13 URS Corp. (9) 60 WND/3,917.6
915 Wilshire Blvd., 230 WND/3,838.1
Suite 700 29,400
Los Angeles 90017
urscorp.com
14 Environ International 59 17.3/109.7
Corp. (14) 72 10.8/65.6
707 Wilshire Blvd., 840
Suite 4950
Los Angeles 90017
environcorp.com
15 A.Q. Environmental 46 4.3/5.3
4924 Balboa Blvd., 55 4.1/4.5
Suite 348 63
Encino 91316
hazwaste.com
16 PCR Services Corp. 30 WND/WND
233 Wilshire Blvd., 38 WND/WND
Suite 130 75
Santa Monica 90401
pcrnet.com
17 Delta Environmental 26 WND/WND
Constultants Inc. 26 WND/WND
911 S. Primrose Ave., 700
Suite K
Monrovia 91016
deltaenv.com
18 ENCORP Environmental 25 1.8/1.8
Management & Services 25 1.6/1.6
615 N. Nash St., Suite 203 25
El Segundo 90245
encorp.net
19 Jones & Stokes 24 4.2/55.2
811 W. Seventh St., 25 3.6/46.4
Suite 800 490
Los Angeles 90017
jonesandstokes.com
20 Kleinfelder Inc. 15 18/188.4
1370 Valley Vista Drive, 80 11/185
Suite 150 1,975
Diamond Bar 91765
kleinfelder.com
Company (Ranking in 2005)
* name
* address Services Offered
Rank * Web site (partial list)
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) solid waste collection and
9081 Tujunga Ave. disposal, hazardous waste
Sun Valley 91352 disposal, recycling, electrical
wm.com power generation
2 SCS Engineers (4) solid and hazardous waste
3900 Kilroy Airport Way, engineering and site remediation,
Suite 100 landfill design and permit
Long Beach 90806 assistance
scsengineers.com
3 California Waste construction and demolition
Services (6) material processing and hauling
621 W. 152nd St.
Gardena 90247
californiawasteservices.com
4 Siemens Water Technologies manufacturer of water and
5375 S. Boyle Ave. wastewater treatment technology
Vernon 90058 and environmental service provider
usfilter.com for municipalities and industry
5 Earth Tech Inc. (5) environmental planning and
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 analysis, remediation and
Long Beach 90802 restoration, solid/ hazardous
earthtech.com waste management, emergency
response, compliance
6 Parsons (7) impact statements, environmental/
100 W. Walnut St. ordinance remediation, compliance
Pasadena 91124 services, biological assesments,
parsons.com water evaluation
7 Bryan A. Stirrat & landfill design, permitting, and
Associates (13) construction, landfill gas
1360 Valley Vista Drive management, hazardous waste site
Diamond Bar 91765 characterization and remediation,
bas.com control system operation and
maintenance
8 Tetra Tech Inc. (3) design/consulting/studies,
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. construction/remediation,
Pasadena 91107 hazardous waste, coastal
tetratech.com engineering, water treatment/
supply, environmental science
9 Psomas (11) CEQA/NEPA documentation,
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., permitting and regulatory
Suite 750 compliance, biological resource
Los Angeles 90064 management, water resource
psomas.com management
10 ATC Associates Inc. (15) environmental consulting, site
50 E. Foothill Blvd., assessments, soil/groundwater
Suite 300 investigations, remediation design
Arcadia 91006 and monitoring, asbestos/lead/mold
atcassociates.com management
11 Lee & Ro Inc. (10) municipal water, wastewater and
1199 S. Fullerton Road environmental engineering
City of Industry 91748
lee-ro.com
12 NRC Environmental Services remediation and site services,
Inc. industrial cleaning, hazardous
Pier D , Berth D 47 waste management services and
Long Beach 90802 emergency spill response
nrces.com
13 URS Corp. (9) WND
915 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 700
Los Angeles 90017
urscorp.com
14 Environ International air and water quality, regulatory
Corp. (14) compliance, site assessment,
707 Wilshire Blvd., hazardous waste management,
Suite 4950 remediation
Los Angeles 90017
environcorp.com
15 A.Q. Environmental mold cleanup, remediation, water
4924 Balboa Blvd., and fire damage restoration,
Suite 348 floods, dry-out building,
Encino 91316 restoration equipment rental,
hazwaste.com asbestos, lead paint, demolition,
consulting, assessments
16 PCR Services Corp. environmental planning &
233 Wilshire Blvd., documentation CEQA/NEPA
Suite 130 compliance, biological services,
Santa Monica 90401 air quality services,
pcrnet.com environmental acoustics,
archaeological, paleontological
resources
17 Delta Environmental assessment/remediation, compliance
Constultants Inc. services, reimbursement
911 S. Primrose Ave., management, real estate services,
Suite K management consulting, risk
Monrovia 91016 management, air quality services
deltaenv.com
18 ENCORP Environmental asbestos, lead, mold, IAQ testing,
Management & Services training, asbestos lab
615 N. Nash St., Suite 203
El Segundo 90245
encorp.net
19 Jones & Stokes environmental and transportation
811 W. Seventh St., planning, historic architecture
Suite 800 and archaeology, natural resources
Los Angeles 90017 management
jonesandstokes.com
20 Kleinfelder Inc. environmental site assessments,
1370 Valley Vista Drive, remediation, planning and
Suite 150 permitting
Diamond Bar 91765
kleinfelder.com
Company (Ranking in 2005)
* name
* address Types of Clients
Rank * Web site (partial list)
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) commercial, government, health
9081 Tujunga Ave. care, industrial, manufacturers,
Sun Valley 91352 real estate, residential, schools/
wm.com universities
2 SCS Engineers (4) environmental consultants,
3900 Kilroy Airport Way, environmental contractors,
Suite 100 landfill gas to energy,
Long Beach 90806 brownfields remediation
scsengineers.com
3 California Waste commercial, environmental
Services (6) consultants, government,
621 W. 152nd St. industrial, manufacturers, real
Gardena 90247 estate, residential, schools/
californiawasteservices.com universities
4 Siemens Water Technologies commercial, government, health
5375 S. Boyle Ave. care, industrial, manufacturers
Vernon 90058
usfilter.com
5 Earth Tech Inc. (5) commercial, environmental
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 consultants, government, health
Long Beach 90802 care, industrial, manufacturers,
earthtech.com real estate, schools/universities,
airports, utilities
6 Parsons (7) commercial, government, health
100 W. Walnut St. care, industrial, schools/
Pasadena 91124 universities
parsons.com
7 Bryan A. Stirrat & commercial, environmental
Associates (13) consultants, government,
1360 Valley Vista Drive industrial, manufacturers, real
Diamond Bar 91765 estate, residential, schools/
bas.com universities
8 Tetra Tech Inc. (3) commercial, environmental
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. consultants, government,
Pasadena 91107 industrial, manufacturers, real
tetratech.com estate, residential, schools/
universities
9 Psomas (11) commercial, government, health
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., care, industrial, real estate,
Suite 750 residential, schools/universities,
Los Angeles 90064 public/private utilities
psomas.com
10 ATC Associates Inc. (15) commercial, environmental
50 E. Foothill Blvd., consultants, government, health
Suite 300 care, industrial, manufacturers,
Arcadia 91006 real estate, schools/universities
atcassociates.com
11 Lee & Ro Inc. (10) commercial, environmental
1199 S. Fullerton Road consultants, government,
City of Industry 91748 schools/universities
lee-ro.com
12 NRC Environmental Services commercial, environmental
Inc. consultants, government, health
Pier D , Berth D 47 care, industrial, manufacturers,
Long Beach 90802 real estate, schools/universities
nrces.com
13 URS Corp. (9) commercial, environmental
915 Wilshire Blvd., consultants, government, health
Suite 700 care, industrial, manufacturers,
Los Angeles 90017 real estate, residential, schools/
urscorp.com universities
14 Environ International commercial, government, health
Corp. (14) care, industrial, manufacturers,
707 Wilshire Blvd., real estate, petrochemicals
Suite 4950
Los Angeles 90017
environcorp.com
15 A.Q. Environmental commercial, environmental
4924 Balboa Blvd., consultants, government, health
Suite 348 care, industrial, manufacturers,
Encino 91316 real estate, residential, schools/
hazwaste.com universities
16 PCR Services Corp. commercial, environmental
233 Wilshire Blvd., consultants, government, health
Suite 130 care, industrial, manufacturers,
Santa Monica 90401 real estate, residential, schools/
pcrnet.com universities
17 Delta Environmental commercial, environmental
Constultants Inc. consultants, government, health
911 S. Primrose Ave., care, industrial, manufacturers,
Suite K real estate, residential, energy,
Monrovia 91016 transportation
deltaenv.com
18 ENCORP Environmental commercial, environmental
Management & Services consultants, government, health
615 N. Nash St., Suite 203 care, industrial, manufacturers,
El Segundo 90245 real estate, residential, schools/
encorp.net universities
19 Jones & Stokes commercial, environmental
811 W. Seventh St., consultants, government, real
Suite 800 estate, residential, schools/
Los Angeles 90017 universities
jonesandstokes.com
20 Kleinfelder Inc. commercial, environmental
1370 Valley Vista Drive, consultants, government, health
Suite 150 care, industrial, manufacturers,
Diamond Bar 91765 real estate, residential, schools/
kleinfelder.com universities
Profile
* year Top Local
Company (Ranking in 2005) established Executive
* name * offices * name
* address (county/total) * title
Rank * Web site * headquarters * phone
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) 1969 Larry Metter
9081 Tujunga Ave. 17/1,325 vice president
Sun Valley 91352 Houston (818) 767-5867
wm.com
2 SCS Engineers (4) 1970 Robert P.
3900 Kilroy Airport Way, 2/40 Stearns
Suite 100 Long Beach chairman
Long Beach 90806 (562) 426-9544
scsengineers.com
3 California Waste 1999 Eric Casper
Services (6) 1/1 president
621 W. 152nd St. Gardena (800) 839-5550
Gardena 90247
californiawasteservices.com
4 Siemens Water Technologies 1991 Joe Zuback
5375 S. Boyle Ave. 4/144 chief technology
Vernon 90058 Pittsburgh officer
usfilter.com (800) 525-0658
5 Earth Tech Inc. (5) 1970 Alan Krusi
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 2/130 president
Long Beach 90802 Long Beach (562) 951-2000
earthtech.com
6 Parsons (7) 1944 James F. McNulty
100 W. Walnut St. 15/350 chairman, ceo
Pasadena 91124 Pasadena (626) 440-2000
parsons.com
7 Bryan A. Stirrat & 1984 Bryan A. Stirrat
Associates (13) 2/6 president
1360 Valley Vista Drive Diamond Bar (909) 860-7777
Diamond Bar 91765
bas.com
8 Tetra Tech Inc. (3) 1966 Dan Batrack
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. 2/350 ceo, coo
Pasadena 91107 Pasadena (626) 351-4664
tetratech.com
9 Psomas (11) 1946 Jacob Lipa
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., 3/16 president
Suite 750 Los Angeles (310) 954-3700
Los Angeles 90064
psomas.com
10 ATC Associates Inc. (15) 1982 Christopher J.
50 E. Foothill Blvd., 2/63 Penza
Suite 300 Woburn, Mass. v.p. operations,
Arcadia 91006 Calif./branch
atcassociates.com manager
(626) 447-5216
11 Lee & Ro Inc. (10) 1979 M. Steve Ro
1199 S. Fullerton Road 1/4 ceo, president
City of Industry 91748 City of (626) 912-3391
lee-ro.com Industry
12 NRC Environmental Services 1988 Todd Roloff
Inc. 1/7 v.p., general
Pier D , Berth D 47 Seattle manager
Long Beach 90802 (562) 432-1304
nrces.com
13 URS Corp. (9) 1904 Alfonso
915 Wilshire Blvd., 3/300 Rodriguez
Suite 700 San Francisco vice president
Los Angeles 90017 (213) 996-2200
urscorp.com
14 Environ International 1989 Joseph W. Hower
Corp. (14) 1/35 principal
707 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles (213) 943-6300
Suite 4950
Los Angeles 90017
environcorp.com
15 A.Q. Environmental 1988 Max Gonab
4924 Balboa Blvd., 2/6 project manager
Suite 348 Los Angeles (800) 606-8007
Encino 91316
hazwaste.com
16 PCR Services Corp. 1974 Gregory J.
233 Wilshire Blvd., 1/2 Broughton
Suite 130 Santa Monica president
Santa Monica 90401 (310) 451-4488
pcrnet.com
17 Delta Environmental 1986 Brad Clark
Constultants Inc. 1/40 unit manager
911 S. Primrose Ave., St. Paul, Minn. (800) 477-7411
Suite K
Monrovia 91016
deltaenv.com
18 ENCORP Environmental 1991 Desiree C.
Management & Services 1/1 Bohning
615 N. Nash St., Suite 203 EI Segundo ceo, president
El Segundo 90245 (310) 640-9811
encorp.net
19 Jones & Stokes 1970 Lee Lisecki
811 W. Seventh St., 1/19 branch leader
Suite 800 Sacramento (213) 627-5376
Los Angeles 90017
jonesandstokes.com
20 Kleinfelder Inc. 1961 Mark Peabody
1370 Valley Vista Drive, 3/65 L.A. regional
Suite 150 San Diego manager
Diamond Bar 91765 (800) 251-4677
kleinfelder.com
WND--Would Not Disclose
Note: Information on this list was provided by the companies
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involved in environmental services and 2005 L.A. County revenues,
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