Summit's consulting staff have an average of fifteen years of environmental experience and have been involved in a wide variety of environmental investigation, permitting, remedial design, geotechnical and construction projects. Our areas of expertise include:

Industrial Regulatory Compliance Services, including development of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), Contingency Plans, Hazardous Waste Minimization Plans, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, procurement of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, Site Location of Development, and other state and federal permits, development of Environmental Management Systems and Compliance Manuals. Summit also offers experienced personnel to serve as environmental compliance staff for small, medium, and large manufacturers on a full or part-time basis.

Geotechnical Engineering Services, from site investigations to foundation and earthwork construction design, subsurface exploration, retaining wall design, temporary and permanent dewatering, slope stability analysis, sheeting and shoring design, gravel pit and quarry inventories, pavement design, and soil and foundation-related forensic investigations. Our experience includes projects ranging in size from small site issues to very large commercial development projects.

Contaminated Site Investigation and Remediation Services, including site history reviews, hydrogeologic investigations, engineering evaluation and cost assessment of remedial options, engineering design of remedial systems, permitting, remedial system construction oversight, and Resident Project Representative (RPR) services.

Real Estate Transaction Support Services, including Preliminary Environmental Site Assessments (PESS) Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments (in accordance with ASTM standards), site history reviews, regulatory compliance reviews, hydrogeologic evaluations, and facility audits. Summit also performs NEPA/SHPO screening in accordance with section 106 of the national historic preservation act.

Facility Permitting, including development of license applications and supporting data for air emissions licenses, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, Natural Resources Protection Act, Site Location of Development, and other state and federal permits.

Underground Storage Tank Site Services, including hydrogeological investigations, monitoring well system design and installation oversight, UST removal/replacement oversight and assessments, contamination assessments, remedial system design/installation, remedial system management, permitting, and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans.

Real Estate Development Support Services, covering a broad array of environmental services, from participation in Brownfields projects to site permitting, as well as geotechnical investigations, contamination assessment, remediation design and management. We also have excellent experience in Maine's Voluntary Remedial Action Program (VRAP).

Solid and Hazardous Waste Landfill Services, including closure design, construction management, post-closure management, landfill cap studies, active and passive gas collection system design and construction oversight, leachate management, storm water management, permitting, hydrogeologic investigations, ground water monitoring system design and installation oversight, and resident project representative (RPR) services.

Laboratory Testing Services, including soil, concrete and aggregates. Our Augusta laboratory has AASHTO accreditations in testing of these materials.

Construction Materials Testing and Inspection Services, including concrete, soil, asphualt, steel, masonry and fire proofing. All technicians are certified, as applicable in accordance with ACI and MCTCB.

Industrial Hygiene & Safety Services, including industrial hygeniene monitoring, OSHA health and safety compliances and laboratory safety and regulatory compliance, additional IH services include IAQ assessment and remediation design / management, asbestos and lead-based paint management services.

Septic System Design including site evaluation, design and construction oversight of residential and commercial disposal systems.