INTERA Approved for $900,000 Contract to Provide Environmental Services for Austin Energy

The Austin City Council approved staff recommendations to award a 3-year contract to INTERA for providing Austin Energy (AE), the city-owned electric utility, with environmental consultation, engineering and project management services to assist the Environmental Care & Protection Section in addressing existing and future environmental concerns within its area of responsibility. INTERA and a team of subconsultants will provide environmental services related to AE’s operations including studies, sampling, testing, analyses, recommendations, designs, regulatory review and/or construction management for projects that may involve environmental assessments; petroleum storage tank issues; storm water pollution prevention plans; 316B assessments; toxicity reduction evaluations; spill response plans; spill prevention and countermeasures plans; site remediation; air quality permitting and monitoring; soil monitoring; surface water monitoring; groundwater monitoring; hazardous and non-hazardous waste analysis, design/redesign of pollution controls and monitoring systems,  environmental data collection and reporting, research studies and strategies related to greenhouse gas mitigation including off-sets, carbon market advisory services,  environmental training, feasibility studies, modeling studies, industrial hygiene issues and environmental permitting.