Environmental risk assessment consultants play a necessary role in land exchanges, consolidations and in smaller projects like opening a restaurant. If you deal in real estate, however, at some time or other an agency may want to know your relationship with the environment.

You may not think you need an environmental risk assessment expert yet, but the time may come and it is always good to be prepared. Whether your ranch in Montana is checker-boarded with federal and state lands and you want to consolidate for grazing purposes or to sell your land, or you need to sell a gas station and there was an oil spill, a risk consultant can help. Consider these options when looking for environmental risk assessment consultants:

1. Hire environmental risk experts to establish on paper your relationship with the environment.

2. Get up-to-date with environmental codes and regulations by using environmental risk assessment consulting.

3. Use an environmental risk assessment specialist to understand federal and state laws

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find environmental risk specialists to determine your relationship with the environment

Environmental inspection and analysis is a job for the experts who know the regulations, policies, questions and legalities.

I recommend: Environmental Concerns offer inspection and analysis services to help with your environmental risk management questions, as does Trinity Consultants. Dayton T. Brown assesses environmental risk with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Check environmental codes, regulations and possible liabilities with an environment risk expert

No one needs the extra worry in business of not being up-to-date with state and federal environmental laws. Running a profitable business is enough of a challenge. Of course, there are responsibilities of being a good steward and protecting the environment. The technicalities and fine points of the law and regulations, however, is sometimes best left to a professional consultant.

I recommend: Get your environmental risk assessment service work done with Envirochem Services. They will point out potential legal liabilities and show you how to improve operation efficiencies. Turn to the scientists on board for risk and liability assessments with Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences. Use their expertise in environmental laws and regulations to prevent environmental problems.

Use an environmental risk assessment consultancy to get through the maze of federal and state laws

Whether it is the environmental protection agency (EPA), private, state or federal lands commissions, it can be overwhelming. That's when you need training or consulting.

I recommend: The Rocky Mountain Ecosystem Service will help you when it comes to consolidations of private, state and/or federal lands, the EPA and wild life management. Sage Environmental also works with environmental assessments and the EPA. They help oil companies, industry and towns figure out the next step. This company has soil/wetland scientists on board, and they utilize mapping and GIS tools. Turn to GPI for help with environmental regulations, waste management and federal programs, engineering and facility support.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  You can find a variety of environmental specialists. Your area of country and kind of job-rural or city, small jobs or acres and acres of land-will determine where and who should look for to be your environmental risk specialist.