Environmental

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Environmental sensitivity is not only an aspiration at Keystone Consulting Engineers (KCE), it’s a professional commitment. KCE’s staff of professional engineers and professional geologist provides our clients with a wide array of environmental engineering services, built on powerful geotechnical, hydrogeological and environmental expertise. Having all of these resources ‘in-house’ creates an extremely efficient and cost effective result for our clients.
Furthermore, the varied environmental credentials and experience of
our staff, combined with KCE’s very close working relationship with
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and
local county conservation districts, enables us to successfully manage
the various approval processes for our clients.
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Practice Areas
—-• infiltration testing,
—-• wetlands delineation,
—-• water supply and geotechnical project,
—-• Phase I & II environmental assessments,
—-• sinkhole mitigation and general earthwork in karst terrains,
—-• environmental science,
—-• hydrogeology,
—-• floodplain studies and groundwater modeling,
—-• stormwater management design,
—-• NPDES permitting,
—-• waterway dam and encroachment permitting,
—-•Demonstration of 4-Log Treatment of Viruses
——In 2009, Pennsylvania Chapter 109 Safe Drinking Water Regulations were revised to incorporate the Federal Ground-
——water Rule. A key Component of these revisions requires that all community water systems maintain at least 4-log
——treatment of viruses for each entry point served by groundwater sources. For more information click here.
—-•Public Water System Monitoring Waviers
——All waviers from PA DEP for the monitoring of synthetic organic contaminants and volatile organic chemicals have
——since expired as of December 31, 2010. The expiration of the waviers now requires the monitoring for inorganic
——chemicals, volatile organic chemicals, synthetic organic contaminants, asbestos, dioxin and PCB’s. A 9-year compliance
——cycle is now in effect for monitoring. For more information click here.
—-• Wastewater Management:
——KCE provides infrastructure/utility design needs for both municipal and private clients for over 38 years. Our services
——include water distribution and wastewater system treatment and design, pumping station design, system modeling,
——well development, preparation of construction plans and specifications, regulatory permitting, and grant writing
——for various utility projects.

—-• KCE also offers expertise with Infiltration/Inflow analyses, and
——sewer system evaluation surveys and remediation projects
——for our clients.
—-• KCE’s professional design team interacts with our clients to
——develop solutions to the difficult challenges facing municipalities
——in their pursuit to provide potable drinking water and safe
——disposal of sanitary sewage for their residents.