Andra J. Kidd Named COO of National-Reaching Environmental, Energy, Water and Civil Infrastructure Platform

Andra J. Kidd (Ms. Kidd) has joined the national-reaching environmental, energy, water and civil infrastructure platform Round Table Capital (RTC) Partners launched in July of 2020. Ms. Kidd will serve as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).  The platform currently includes Ohio-based Hull & Associates, LLC, Delaware-based Duffield Associates, LLC and Florida-based HSW Consulting, LLC. 
As COO, Ms. Kidd will be responsible for advancing day to day operations, integrating existing and new acquisitions and enhancing the platform’s financial performance. …

HSW Consulting Acquired By Hull & Associates

UF Water Institute 2020 Symposium

Cathleen Jonas, PG presented at the UF Water Institute Symposium last week in Gainesville where she discussed aquifer vulnerability assessment methodology for source water protection.

HSW Welcomes Bryan Baker as a Senior Scientist in our Tallahassee Office

We are excited to announce the addition of Mr. Bryan Baker, PG. He brings extensive RCRA experience and will serve as a large asset to our team.

We’ve Added To Our Team!

HSW is excited to announce the addition of Kassandra Pierce in our Tampa office!

Plume Stability

HSW recently attended the Southeast Brownfields Conference where our colleagues Ed Meyers, PG and Bryan Baker, PG demonstrated plume stability to support risk-based closure.  

Stormwater Management System Considerations for Risk Based Corrective Action Sites

HSW’s Steven Folsom presented at the 33rd Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School on Stormwater Management System Considerations for Risk Based Corrective Action Sites related to the FDEP’s recently released guidance regarding Considerations for Stormwater Features within Contaminated Sites. His presentation focused on maintaining a practical balance between conditional closures and future development of cleanup properties as well as neighboring properties.

Visualizing the Future

HSW discusses High Resolution Site Characterization Techniques and Data Visualization Technologies in FES Journal’s June 2019 edition. Read more on how these visualization techniques can provide improvement and allow for better interpretation. 

PFAS Updates

Ziqi He, PhD, PE and Derek Huston, PE provided an update to our April 2017 article published in the FES Journal addressing a group of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), specifically Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctyl Sulfonate (PFOS). This article provides an update on the scientific and regulatory actions taken over the last two years, focusing on site characterization and treatment.

DoD Environmental Monitoring and Data Quality (EMDQ) 2019 Workshop Snapshot

HSW’s Zeke (Ziqi) He and Cindy Westergard co-presented on the “Importance of Data Integrity in Environmental Forensics Applications” at the DoD Environmental Monitoring and Data Quality (EMDQ) 2019 Workshop held at the Walt Disney World Shades of Green Resort, May 13-16. PFAS continues to be a hot topic with more than 50% of the workshop sessions focusing on the chemical. We are all familiar with the analytical methods mentioned in the EPA’s PFAS Technical Brief (EPA/600/F-17/022e) released in February …

HSW Celebrates 30 Years of Business

HSW thanks its clients, vendors and employees for their loyalty and dedication over the past 30 years. We look back on those years with the fondest of memories and are eager to make an abundance of more in the next 30 years. While success is often measured in dollars, we feel it is best measured by the positive impact of the work we each do. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to work with you and practice what we …

HSW Highlights Key Points From EPA’s Newly Released PFAS Action Plan

On February 14, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan. This historic PFAS Action Plan identifies immediate, short-term and long-term actions that EPA has pledged to take in response to extensive public interest and input that the agency has received over this group of contaminants. The Action Plan represents a proactive, cross-agency approach including a multi-media, multi-program plan to address this ever-emerging environmental challenge. EPA will develop a PFAS risk communication toolbox …

Extra, Extra….Join the HSW Team Today!

HSW is seeking qualified candidates to fill professional and technical roles within our Tampa and Orlando offices!
Senior Civil/Water Resources Engineer (Tampa)  
Senior Water Resources Specialist Scientist/Engineer (Tampa)
Mid-Level Remediation Engineer (Tampa)(Orlando)  
See Career page for job descriptions and necessary qualifications. Send resumes to rjones@hsweng.com

New Article Reviewing Storm Surge-Induced Chemical Contamination in the Tampa Bay Area

 FES Journal – October 2018 Edition
‘A Storm Surge Induced Chemical Contamination Study for the Tampa Bay Area’ – by Ziqi He, PhD, PE
“This study presented a framework to prioritize facilities of critical concern and assess the risks associated with storm surge-induced chemical releases. The results from this study can be used in the pre-disaster and post-disaster planning periods during a major storm surge event. For example, the critical facility and the chemical information database can provide insights regarding …

Expertise in Brownfields

FES Journal – June 2018 Edition
‘Green Cleanups through Brownfields Redevelopment’ – by Steven D. Folsom, PE BCEE
“Florida has amassed a total of 427 designated brownfield areas in 148 communities across the state, and voluntary responsible parties have executed 295 agreements with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection since inception of the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program. The resulting investment in environmental site characterization and cleanup for these properties exceeds $200 million, exclusive of redevelopment investment.”
 

Modeling Team Joins HSW Consulting.

HSW Consulting Inc. (HSW) is pleased to announce that it has acquired all full-time technical staff formerly of SDI Environmental Services, Inc. (SDI) to join the water resource services group, adding substantial breadth to HSW’s services in groundwater modeling/hydrogeology, water resources, and geographic information systems visualization. “We are looking forward to the expanded opportunities at HSW to provide our services,” says Cathleen Jonas, HSW’s new Principal Hydrogeologist.
“We are very excited to have the new staff members,” says Dr. …