About Us Edge Engineering & Science, LLC (EDGE) is a privately owned professional services firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. EDGE was established with the primary goal of providing high quality environmental engineering and scientific consulting services to the energy, chemical, oil and gas, manufacturing, power, and transportation industry sectors. Our Clients EDGE has experience providing environmental engineering and scientific consulting services to clients across the U.S. in the following sectors: Energy Chemical/Petrochemical Oil and Gas Manufacturing Power/Utility Transportation Our uniquely qualified staff of engineers and scientists has assisted clients on projects all across North America. Consequently, we have the knowledge and technical expertise to provide a variety of environmental services including the siting and permitting of transportation and energy infrastructure projects, conducting environmental engineering and scientific evaluations, performing federal and state regulatory requirements reviews, strengthening operating compliance programs, conducting compliance auditing and due diligence support, and developing and executing computer based impacts evaluations. Our Staff EDGE s team of dedicated environmental engineers and scientists includes experienced staff in the following disciplines: Agricultural Engineering Civil/Environmental Engineering Chemical Engineering Arboriculture Archeology Biology Geology Agronomy Toxicology Geographic Information Systems (GIS) For additional information on qualifications and experience of representative EDGE senior staff members, please contact us.
Management Team Mr. J Scot Vann, P.E President and CEO Mr. J Scot Vann, P.E., is President and CEO of Edge Engineering and Science, LLC (EDGE) and leads the Air Quality Services Practice. Mr. Vann has been working as a consultant in the environmental engineering field since 1996. In EDGE s Houston office, Scot specializes in providing air quality permitting and compliance services. He has extensive experience with managing NSR/PSD/Title V air permitting projects, compiling emissions estimates, auditing environmental compliance and management systems, facilitating emission credit banking and trading, conducting environmental compliance assessments, evaluating control technologies, developing and implementing environmental management information systems, performing regulatory analyses and applicability assessments, and conducting air dispersion modeling evaluations. Mr. Vann s clients, located throughout the U.S. and internationally, have included oil and gas, chemical, manufacturing, waste management, ship building, energy, and electric utility companies. Mr. Shawn M. Lixey Vice President Mr. Shawn Lixey is Vice President of Edge Engineering and Science, LLC (EDGE) and leads the NEPA Practice. Shawn has been working in the environmental field since 1993. In EDGE s Houston office, he specializes in feasibility studies, linear routing and constraint analysis, development of permitting and implementation strategies, field program design and implementation, preparation and management of NEPA documents, state and federal permitting, and construction management. He has also managed environmental compliance issues associated with the operation and maintenance of oil and gas pipeline systems and associated facilities. His clients, located throughout the U.S. and South America, have included the energy, utility, oil and gas, electric, and chemical industries.
Management Team Mr. Christopher J. Colville, P.E. Partner Mr. Christopher J. Colville, P.E., is a Partner at Edge Engineering and Science, LLC (EDGE) and serves on the Corporate Management Team. Mr. Colville has assisted private and public-sector clients with air quality and multi-media regulatory permitting and compliance services since 2000. In EDGE s Houston office, Chris directs a team delivering regulatory permitting and compliance services, with an emphasis on air quality services. He has extensive experience with managing air permitting projects, performing air quality dispersion modeling evaluations, conducting air quality research, managing optical remote sensing emission measurement studies, and providing technical expertise in support of litigation. Mr. Colville has supported clients in the chemical, general manufacturing, aggregates, oil and gas, petroleum refining, and government sectors across the United States.
Our Services EDGE strives to provide high quality services and creative solutions to our clients that exceed their expectations. Services that EDGE has experience with and can provide to the oil and gas, energy, manufacturing, and chemical industrial sectors include: Clean Air Act Services Emissions Estimates and Emissions Inventory Reporting Pollution Prevention and Control Technology Evaluations State and Federal Construction (NSR) and Operating (Title V) Permits Regulatory Audits/Applicability Assessments Routine Recordkeeping and Reporting Stack/Vent Monitoring and Testing Coordination Federal (PSD/NAAQS) and State Toxics Dispersion Modeling Impact Analyses Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting Risk Management Plan (RMP) Reporting Federal, State, and Local Environmental Permitting Services Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Certification Support Pipeline Routing, Facility Siting, Constraints Analysis, Feasibility Studies Facility Siting and Licensing Under State and Federal Environmental Policy Acts Coastal Zone Management Act Consultations Local Agency Zoning, Floodplain, Erosion Control and Watershed Permits State Stream and Wetland Crossing, trench Dewatering, and Water Appropriation Permits U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, and National Park Service Temporary and Special Use Permits U.S. Dept. of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA) Integrity Management Program Support Levee Crossing Permits
Our Services National Environmental Policy Act Services Environmental Resource Reports Third-party Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments Project Planning, Scoping Meetings, and Open Houses Third Party Compliance Monitoring and Environmental Inspection Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Consultations State Endangered Species Consultations Migratory Bird Treaty Act Consultations Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act Services Section 304 Emergency Notifications/Accidental Release Reporting Section 311 and 31 2 Chemical Inventories Section 313 Toxic Release Inventory Preparation and Reporting Clean Water Act Services U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Permits Section 10 Permits to Cross Navigable Waterways Section 401 Water Quality Certifications Wetland Delineation and Waterbody Surveys Wetland Mitigation and Banking National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Hydrostatic Test and Stormwater Discharge Permits Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans Solid/Hazardous Waste Services Waste Management/Minimization Plans Management and Disposal of Oilfield Waste under RCRA
Our Services Cultural Resources GIS Archaeological Predictive Modeling State/ Tribal Historic Preservation Office (SHPO/THPO) Consultations and Integration of the Section 106 Compliance Process Cultural Resource Surveys GIS/Mapping Services GIS database development GPS field data collection and post-processing Data management and integration General Services Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM Standard E1527-13, USEPA AAI Final Rule 40 CFR Part 312) Merger/Acquisition/Divestiture Due Diligence Independent 3rd Party Compliance Audits Data Validation (TRRP-13, RG-411, Louisiana RECAP, EPA Site Specific QAPP Site Investigation/Remediation Soil and Groundwater Investigations (TRRP, VCP, RECAP, RCRA) Remediation Design and Implementation Independent 3rd Party Compliance Audits Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) Services Equipment and Soil Surveys Decontamination and Remediation
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