It has been estimated that Americans generate trash at an astonishing rate of four pounds per day per person, which translates to 600,000 tons per day or 210 million tons per year.  In an effort to accommodate the amount of waste Americans produce daily, municipalities and private sector companies across the country have begun to build and rehabilitate landfills. As a premiere consulting engineering firm in the region, Pennoni Associates has worked on various landfill projects throughout the Mid Atlantic Region. From environmental impact studies to rehabilitation and re-use, Pennoni’s team of experts helps clients provide disposal of waste in the safest and most sanitary manner possible.

William F. Schmidt, PE, serves as Associate Vice President for Environmental Services. He is responsible for the growth and success of the Environmental divisions in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA. Bill joined Pennoni Associates in 2000, and his experience includes in-situ and ex-situ soil and groundwater remediation and remedial design, hazardous waste site assessments, remedial investigations/feasibility studies, underground storage tank management, soil/groundwater sampling/analysis and monitoring, due diligence assessments, construction management oversight, subcontractor monitoring and project cost control, site safety monitoring, and landfill closures. Bill earned a Civil Engineering degree from Rutgers University, and then a MS in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from Villanova University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Environmental services such as due diligence, remediation and permitting are all important components of development and growth today.  Pennoni’s Environmental Technology consists of environmental, civil and chemical engineers, geologists, industrial hygienists, and environmental scientists experienced in performing a wide range of environmental support services. Our client base includes financial institutions, commercial and residential developers, municipalities, and law firms. 

Pennoni’s environmental professionals can provide a complete scope of services including Phase I environmental site assessments for due diligence, Phase II soil and groundwater investigations, remedial alternative analyses, and remedial design and implementation for in-situ and ex-situ remediation of soil and groundwater.

Our Environmental staff is qualified and experienced in providing hazardous materials surveys, asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, and PCB management, indoor air quality studies, and health and safety planning.  Pennoni has a working relationship with area regulatory agencies and can provide air permitting, solid and hazardous waste management, underground storage tank management, as well as, agency negotiations, and expert testimony/litigation support services.  We also have experience with environmental impact statements, endangered species and wetland delineations/mitigations, compliance audits, and landfill investigations/closures.

Pennoni was ranked 184th on Engineering News-Record's 2010 list of the Top 200 Environmental Firms.