Environmental firms.Ranked by number of L.A. County employees EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL firms continue to struggle, and those in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County have mirrored the nationwide slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation). A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. that followed the boom years of the 1970s through 1990s. Employment at the largest environmental firms in Los Angeles County has been squeezed, with the 15 largest firms reporting a 6 percent decrease in environmental staff from the year earlier. Companies have been hit by tighter government budgets and cutbacks in the private sector. Nationwide, the core environmental services The various combinations of scientific, technical, and advisory activities (including modification processes, i.e., the influence of manmade and natural factors) required to acquire, produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future states of space, atmospheric, sector, is expected to contract through 2010, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. projections by the Environmental Business Journal. Conversely con·verse 1 intr.v. con·versed, con·vers·ing, con·vers·es 1. To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. See Synonyms at speak. 2. , the water and waste segment, which includes solid waste management, wastewater Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties, industry, and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and treatment works, and water utilities. THE TRENDS Piling Up Waste Management Inc.'s stock price has gained more than 20 percent in the last year. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] More to Toss Waste processing expenditures have grown as share of overall market. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] THE PACESETTER WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. WITH four times as many employees as second place MWH See watt-hour. Global Inc., Waste Management Inc. once again claims the title of largest environmental firm in Los Angeles County. Despite its size, the company has felt the effects of the slowdown in the environmental industry, shedding shedding, n See exfoliation. shedding 1. exfoliation of entire skin, called also ecdysis, exuviate. 2. falling out of haircoat. 3. putting animals into a shed. 4. 36 local employees over the past year. Companywide, Waste Management has cut its payroll payroll a list of employees, their salary rates, tax deductions, amounts paid, payroll tax, long service leave entitlements. by 1,300. The Houston-based company operates 14 sites in L.A. County, providing solid waste collection and disposal, hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. disposal, recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. and electrical power generation from waste materials. Among its county landfills, the controversy surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the Bradley Landfill in Sun Valley continues. With Bradley reaching capacity sooner than expected, Waste Management has proposed building a recycling and transfer station adjacent to the site. Various groups oppose the plan, including the East Valley Coalition, a group of residents and activists in Sun Valley. Waste Management Inc. reported net income of $152 million for the first quarter ended March 31, up from $61 million for the like period a year earlier. First quarter revenues were $2.9 billion, versus $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2003.
Rank Company (Ranking in 2003) Employees Revenues
* name * environmental (1) (L.A./
* address * L.A. County (2) companywide)
* companywide * year-to-date
(3)(millions)
* '03 (millions)
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) 1,200 NA/$5,000
9081 Tujunga Ave. same NA/$11,500
Sun Valley 91352 51,700
2 MWH Global Inc. (3) 300 32/400
301 N. Lake Ave. 350 53/1,000
Pasadena 91101 6,100
3 Tetra Tech Inc. (6) 223 9/650
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. same 24/1,132
Pasadena 91107 8,600
4 United States Filter 150 WND/WND
Corp. (5) same WND/1,000
5375 S. Boyle Ave. 6,000
Vernon 90058
5 Earth Tech Inc. (4) 140 WND/1,300
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 300 WND/WND
Long Beach 90802 8,500
6 SCS Engineers (9) 98 7/28.1
3711 Long Beach Blvd. 116 16/64.4
Long Beach 90807 463
7 URS Corp. (11) 80 WND/838.1
915 Wilshire Blvd., 250 WND/3,186.1
Suite 700 26,000
Los Angeles 90017
8 ATC Associates Inc. (10) 70 2.7/41.4
50 E. Foothill Blvd., same 6.8/164.2
Suite 300 1,650
Arcadia 91006
9 Marcor Remediation Inc. 70 2/12
16027 Carmenita Road same 8/55
Cerritos 90703 600
10 Psomas (12) 67 7.2/21.1
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., 139 23.9/68.5
Suite 750 464
Los Angeles 90064
11 Bryan A. Stirrat 54 2.9/9.2
Associates (14) 66 8.2/23.6
1360 Valley Vista Drive 120
Diamond Bar 91765
12 Kleinfelder Inc. 50 6.3171
1370 Valley Vista Drive, 110 15.5/162
Suite 150 1,500
Diamond Bar 91765
13 West Coast Analytical 37 5.2/same
Service Inc. same 4.8/same
9240 Santa Fe same
Springs Road
Santa Fe Springs 90605
14 A.Q. Management & Control 36 6.3/7.9
3921 Wilshire Blvd. 41 7.4/8.6
Los Angeles 90010 65
15 Crosby & Overton 35 NA/6
Inc. (15) same NA/6
1610 W. 17th St. 38
Long Beach 90813
Rank Company (Ranking in 2003) Services Offered Types of Clients
(partial list) (partial list)
* name
* address
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) solid waste residential,
9081 Tujunga Ave. collection and commercial,
Sun Valley 91352 disposal, hazardous government,
waste disposal, industrial, real
recycling, estate, health
electrical power care,
generation manufacturers,
schools/
universities
2 MWH Global Inc. (3) water, wastewater, commercial,
301 N. Lake Ave. hazardous waste, government,
Pasadena 91101 energy, hydropower, industrial,
air quality manufacturers
control,
environmental
program management
3 Tetra Tech Inc. (6) watershed commercial,
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. management, government,
Pasadena 91107 consulting and industrial, real
engineering, NEPA, estate, health
compliance, care,
remediation, manufacturers,
coastal engineering environmental
consultants
4 United States Filter water and commercial,
Corp. (5) wastewater government,
5375 S. Boyle Ave. treatment industrial,
Vernon 90058 health care,
manufacturers,
schools/
universities
5 Earth Tech Inc. (4) environmental and commercial,
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 management systems, government,
Long Beach 90802 compliance, industrial,
consulting, manufacturers
planning, design
and construction
services,
brownfield
6 SCS Engineers (9) sanitary landfill residential,
3711 Long Beach Blvd. engineering, commercial,
Long Beach 90807 landfill gas government,
control and industrial, real
recovery, estate,
environmental manufacturers,
assessments and schools/
remediation, air universities,
quality compliance waste service
firms
7 URS Corp. (11) environmental commercial,
915 Wilshire Blvd., compliance, government,
Suite 700 planning, industrial, real
Los Angeles 90017 investigation, estate, health
remediation, agency care,
negotiation, manufacturers,
associated environmental
construction consultants
management
8 ATC Associates Inc. (10) environmental residential,
50 E. Foothill Blvd., consulting, site commercial,
Suite 300 assessments, government,
Arcadia 91006 soil/groundwater industrial,
investigations, real estate,
remediation design health care,
and monitoring, manufacturers
asbestos/lead/mold
management
9 Marcor Remediation Inc. asbestos, lead and commercial,
16027 Carmenita Road hazardous materials government,
Cerritos 90703 removal, mold industrial, real
remediation, estate, health
demolition care,
manufacturers,
environmental
consultants,
schools/
universities
10 Psomas (12) CEQA/NEPA residential,
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., documentation, commercial,
Suite 750 permitting and government,
Los Angeles 90064 regulatory industrial, real
compliance, estate, health
biological resource care, schools/
management, water universities
resource management
11 Bryan A. Stirrat landfill design, residential,
Associates (14) permitting and commercial,
1360 Valley Vista Drive construction, government,
Diamond Bar 91765 landfill gas industrial, real
management, estate,
hazardous waste manufacturers,
site environmental
characterization consultants
and remediation
12 Kleinfelder Inc. environmental site residential,
1370 Valley Vista Drive, assessments, commercial,
Suite 150 remediation government,
Diamond Bar 91765 services, asbestos, industrial, real
mold and estate, health
lead-based paint care,
surveys, CEQA/NEPA manufacturers,
environmental
consultants,
schools/
universities
13 West Coast Analytical regulatory methods commercial,
Service Inc. under Department of government,
9240 Santa Fe Homeland Security industrial, real
Springs Road permit estate,
Santa Fe Springs 90605 manufacturers,
environmental
consultants,
schools/
universities
14 A.Q. Management & Control mold experts, mold residential,
3921 Wilshire Blvd. surveys and commercial,
Los Angeles 90010 cleanup, water and government,
fire damage, industrial, real
restoration, estate, health
asbestos removal, care,
demolition manufacturers,
environmental
consultants
15 Crosby & Overton industrial waste residential,
Inc. (15) treatment, disposal commercial,
1610 W. 17th St. of chemicals for government, real
Long Beach 90813 commercial and estate,
governmental industrial,
entities health care,
manufacturers,
environmental
consultants
Rank Company (Ranking in 2003) Profile Top Local
Executive
* name * year established * name
* address * offices * title
(county/total) * phone number
* headquarters
1 Waste Management Inc. (1) 1969 Dan Shoener
9081 Tujunga Ave. 14/1,400 v.p., L.A. area
Sun Valley 91352 Houston (818) 767-5867
2 MWH Global Inc. (3) 1945 Geoffrey Carthew
301 N. Lake Ave. 6/130 regional manager
Pasadena 91101 Broomfield, Colo. (626) 568-6100
3 Tetra Tech Inc. (6) 1966 Li-San Hwang
3475 E. Foothill Blvd. 2/350 chairman, ceo
Pasadena 91107 Pasadena (626) 351-4664
4 United States Filter 1991 Andy Seidel
Corp. (5) 4/148 ceo, president
5375 S. Boyle Ave. Paris (760) 340-0098
Vernon 90058
5 Earth Tech Inc. (4) 1970 Alan Krusi
300 Oceangate, Suite 700 1/130 president
Long Beach 90802 Princeton, N.J. (562) 951-2000
6 SCS Engineers (9) 1970 Robert P. Stearns
3711 Long Beach Blvd. 2/13 chairman
Long Beach 90807 Long Beach (562) 426-9544
7 URS Corp. (11) 1904 Alfonso Rodriguez
915 Wilshire Blvd., 4/300 vice president
Suite 700 San Francisco (213) 996-2200
Los Angeles 90017
8 ATC Associates Inc. (10) 1982 Christopher Penza
50 E. Foothill Blvd., 2/65 branch manager
Suite 300 Woburn, Mass. (626) 447-5216
Arcadia 91006
9 Marcor Remediation Inc. 1980 Matthew J.
16027 Carmenita Road 1/10 Westrup
Cerritos 90703 Hunt Valley, Md. general manager
(562) 921-2733
10 Psomas (12) 1946 Jacob Lipa
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., 2/9 president
Suite 750 Los Angeles (310) 954-3700
Los Angeles 90064
11 Bryan A. Stirrat 1984 Bryan A. Stirrat
Associates (14) 117 president
1360 Valley Vista Drive Diamond Bar (909) 860-7777
Diamond Bar 91765
12 Kleinfelder Inc. 1961 John S. Lohman
1370 Valley Vista Drive, 2170 v.p., regional
Suite 150 San Diego manager
Diamond Bar 91765 (800) 251-4677
13 West Coast Analytical 1984 Ramona L.
Service Inc. 1/same Northington
9240 Santa Fe Santa Fe Springs ceo, laboratory
Springs Road director
Santa Fe Springs 90605 (562) 948-2225
14 A.O. Management & Control 1986 Max Gonab
3921 Wilshire Blvd. 2/5 general manager
Los Angeles 90010 Los Angeles (213) 386-4540
15 Crosby & Overton 1950 Michael Shloub
Inc. (15) 1/2 president
1610 W. 17th St. Long Beach (562) 432-5445
Long Beach 90813
NA - Not Available
WND - Would Not Disclose
CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
(1) Los Angeles County employees involved in environmental services.
(2) Total number of employees in Los Angeles County.
(3) As of May 31, 2004.
Note: Information on this list was provided by the companies
themselves. Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, No. 2 last
year, Mintie Corp., No. 7 last year, and TEG/LVI Environmental
Services Inc., No. 8 last year, may have qualified but failed to
submit information. To the best of our knowledge, this information is
accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical
errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on
company letterhead to the Research Department, Los Angeles Business
Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c] 2004
Los Angeles Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in
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Researched by Nicole Taylor
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