Senior Environmental Consulting

Senior Environmental Consulting provides scientific and engineering solutions to the environmental challenges facing Fortune 500 manufacturing companies, brownfields site redevelopers, environmental attorneys, trade associations, and municipalities. With over 40 years of experience in both government research (USGS, starting as a student trainee in 1973 and ending as a senior hydrologist in 1987), and environmental consulting, SEC possesses the scientific understanding and “hands on” consulting experience needed to develop the best approach for understanding and addressing environmental problems.

Joseph J. Hochreiter, CGWP routinely assists clients in:

  • Developing good, effective science in support of resolving environmental disputes and conflicts,
  • Assisting developers and municipalities with environmental compliance on brownfields redevelopment projects,
  • Resolving the technical and policy issues associated with potable water supply development,
  • Auditing and optimizing complex, multi-site environmental compliance and remediation programs, including peer review,
  • Providing project management and/or senior-level consulting for complex site remediation projects, including River-System NPL sites,
  • Formulating public communication plans and conceptual site model development.

Expert Services

Worked with counsel … Served as a technical expert … Oversaw the demolition and remediation of a building pad site … Prepared an expert report in support of the remedial actions undertaken to remove underground storage tanks and contaminated soil, etc. …

Brownfields Redevelopment

Assisted the municipality in obtaining Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund grants … Providing regulatory coordination, expert services, and strategic consulting … Conducted a groundwater analysis for a shopping center … Assisted a Fortune 100 diversified manufacturing company …

Water Supply Consulting

As a senior hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), … Provided technical and policy recommendations to (NJWSAC) and to NJDEP Division of Water Supply … Assists residential and commercial developers with design of groundwater-based water supply systems

Remediation and Risk Management

Served as Owners Representative to a brownfields redevelopment company … Completed accelerated ISRA compliance under the New Jersey Cleanup Star Program … Provides technical analysis and negotiation strategies … Led a team of engineers, geologists, and toxicologists that implemented a risk-based site remedy

Multiple Site Coordination, Allocation, and NPL-Site Management

Mr. Hochreiter represents clients involved with the Passaic River (NJ), Portland Harbor (OR), and Gowanus Canal (NY) NPL-River-System sites … Managed PRP interactions, technical and administrative site management, exit strategy development, and OM&M optimization

Conceptual Site Model Development and Public Communication

A CSM should always be performed before commencing field study and should be updated as often as new site information is collected. … SEC is a strong proponent of CSM development and for its use as an important tool in communicating with regulatory agencies and the public …