Industrial & Environmental Engineering
The engineers who design and permit BC’s municipal landfills also help mills, mines, ports and industrial sites manage their waste, meet Ministry of Environment and Parks requirements, and keep their environmental reporting on track.
- Waste discharge permits
- NPRI reporting
- Site plans & DOCPs
- Industrial landfills
- Stormwater management
- GHG & methane
- Slope monitoring
- Phase I ESA
Industries with landfill-type problems
If your site stores, buries or treats waste, discharges water, or answers to an environmental permit, chances are we have solved a similar problem before.
Pulp, paper & wood products
Mill landfills for ash, sludge and wood residuals, plus flood dikes, slope monitoring and fill planning.
Mining, quarries & aggregates
On-site mine landfills, landfill gas and leachate management, tire impact assessments, and quarry master plans.
Ports, terminals & utilities
Lagoons, leachate and wastewater, methane investigations, and environmental management plans for construction.
Waste & recycling companies
Permitting for private and industrial landfills, contract reviews, operations support and due diligence on acquisitions.
First Nations & remote communities
Community landfill design, septage lagoons, transfer stations and solid waste plans sized for remote operations.
Developers & property owners
Building on or near a former landfill: methane risk, sub-slab mitigation, soil relocation and Phase I ESAs.
Engineering and compliance support
Pick what you need, from one report to a long-term engineer of record.
Permitting & Ministry of Environment compliance
We prepare and defend the technical work behind your authorization, and we answer the Ministry’s questions in its own language.
- Waste discharge permit applications and amendments under the Environmental Management Act
- Operational certificates and registrations
- Annual reports required by your authorization
- Responses to Ministry information requests and inspections
- Conformance reviews and compliance gap assessments
- Technical assessment reports for new or expanded discharges
Often requested by: mills, private landfills, industrial sites facing a permit renewal or a compliance letter.
Industrial & non-MSW landfills
Industrial landfills deserve the same engineering as municipal ones. We bring 30 years of landfill design to sites that take ash, sludge, wood waste, demolition waste or mine waste.
- Site plans, master plans and design, operations & closure plans (DOCPs)
- Fill plans, airspace and lifespan analysis
- Liner, cover and leachate collection design
- Closure plans and closure construction QA/QC
- Mill residuals, boiler ash and wood waste landfills
- Mine site landfills and tire impact assessments
Often requested by: pulp and paper mills, sawmills, mines, waste companies.
Emissions reporting: NPRI, GHG & methane
Reporting deadlines come around every year. We help you work out what applies, gather the data and produce numbers you can stand behind.
- National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) reporting support
- BC industrial greenhouse gas reporting support
- Federal Landfill Methane Regulations: applicability and methane generation estimates
- Landfill gas generation modelling and emission measurement
- GHG offset credit quantification for biocovers and flares
- Sub-slab methane and gas migration investigations
Often requested by: facilities new to reporting, sites that changed processes, owners of landfills receiving municipal waste.
Stormwater, leachate & monitoring
Most environmental permits come down to water. We design the systems that manage it and the programs that prove it.
- Stormwater management plans and sediment pond design
- Leachate collection, storage and treatment systems
- Lagoon and septage treatment management plans
- Groundwater and surface water monitoring programs
- Annual water quality reporting and trend analysis
- Flood protection dikes and berms
Often requested by: mills, power plants, ports, yards with large paved or stockpile areas.
Geotechnical, slopes & surveys
Waste piles, stockpiles and berms move. We measure, model and monitor them before they become a problem.
- Slope and stockpile stability assessments
- Inclinometer and settlement monitoring
- Landslide and erosion mitigation
- Drone surveys, volumetrics and stockpile tracking
- Blast rock and fill importation planning
- Construction support and QA/QC
Often requested by: sites with steep fills, quarries, owners needing accurate annual volumes.
Property, soil & due diligence
Buying, building on or selling land with a waste history? We tell you what you are dealing with and what it will take.
- Phase I environmental site assessments
- Soil relocation and soil management plans
- Methane risk assessment for buildings near former landfills
- Environmental due diligence for landfill and facility acquisitions
- Construction environmental management plans
- Expert support and technical reviews
Often requested by: developers, lenders, buyers, municipalities redeveloping old sites.
Dates that catch facilities off guard
A quick reference. Whether a program applies to you depends on your site, your activities and your permit.
BC industrial GHG reporting
Operations emitting 10,000 t CO₂e or more in a year must register and report to the Province.
NPRI reports due
For the previous calendar year. Generally applies at 20,000 employee hours plus a substance threshold, and some activities report regardless of hours.
Federal landfill methane reports
Annual methane generation and compliance reporting for landfills covered by the Landfill Methane Regulations.
Authorization annual reports
Monitoring and annual reports on the schedule written into your waste discharge authorization.
Programs change. Thresholds above are summarized from federal and provincial guidance current as of 2026; confirm your obligations with us or the regulator.
Industrial work we have delivered
Many industrial clients prefer not to be named. A sample of recent assignments:
Frequently asked
Do you only work on municipal landfills?
No. Municipal landfills are our core, but the same skills apply to industrial landfills, mill and mine sites, lagoons, stockpiles and any facility managing waste or discharges under an environmental permit.
Do I need a waste discharge authorization?
In BC, introducing waste into the environment from a prescribed industry, trade or activity generally requires authorization under the Environmental Management Act, unless a regulation or code of practice covers it. We can review your operation and tell you which path applies.
Does my facility need to report to the NPRI?
Generally, if employees at the facility worked 20,000 hours or more in the year and a listed substance threshold is met. Some activities, such as non-hazardous waste incineration above 26 tonnes, wood preservation and large pits or quarries, must report regardless of hours. Reports are due June 1 for the previous year.
Do the federal Landfill Methane Regulations apply to industrial landfills?
They are aimed at landfills holding significant municipal solid waste: more than 450,000 tonnes in place, or more than 200,000 tonnes in place while receiving over 20,000 tonnes a year. Landfills that receive only forest products waste, construction and demolition waste, hazardous waste or inert material such as soil and concrete are excluded. Provincial requirements may still apply.
Can you help with a Ministry inspection or information request?
Yes. We regularly prepare technical responses, conformance reviews and corrective action plans, and we can meet with Ministry staff alongside you.
Do you work outside BC?
Yes. We work across Western Canada and the North, including Alberta and Yukon, and internationally.
Not sure if this is something we do?
Describe your site and the problem in a few lines. If it isn’t in our wheelhouse, we will tell you who to call.