April 17, 2012 – Boise, ID.  KTA has developed more than 70 Phase 1 ESAs over the past 5 years for new wind farm power projects throughout the United States.  At present, we are developing Phase 1 ESAs for projects in New York, New Hampshire and Montana.  These projects are being performed for several large wind farm developers on [...]

May 8, 2012 – Seattle, WA.  The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Seattle Post will be awarding Science and Engineering College Scholarships in the next week.  KTA is pleased to be able to support this valuable program.  John Souza of KTA is a board member on the Puget Sound Engineering & Science Scholarship Fund Committee [...]

3-14-2012 – Seattle, WA.  Mr. Ken Taylor of KTA has been invited to speak at a Stormwater Conference in Seattle, WA in August 2012.  The actual dates for the conference will be posted shortly.  This conference is being developed by Lorman Education Services (www.lorman.com).  Ken Taylor also participated as a speaker in a recent Law Seminars International teleconference addressing stormwater matters.  Stormwater [...]

2-15-2012 – Seattle, WA.  KTA has been retained by three medical laboratories in Washington to provide wastewater permitting support.  Medical laboratories utilize very small quantities of hazardous substances during their analysis of samples.  The presence of these hazardous substances results in the requirement for a permit prior to discharge to a sanitary sewer connection (POTW).  [...]

10-28-2011 – Denver, CO.  KTA completed a Vapor Intrusion Sampling and Analysis Plan to evaluate whether TCE vapors are migrating into a Military Installation Bank from contaminated groundwater beneath the bank.  Evaluation of the Vapor Intrusion pathway from contaminated groundwater has become more common over past 5 years.  The evaluation can be a significant effort when [...]

Ken Taylor of KTA will speak in December at the “Siting and Permitting Renewable Energy Projects in the West” summit to be held in San Diego, CA. Ken will discuss a variety of different approaches to manage environmental risk and compliance matters during the siting of new Wind and Solar Farms. KTA enjoys providing clients [...]

8-1-2011 – KTA Finalizes new Website as well as Facebook and Twitter accounts.

7-1-2011 – KTA Completes Large Scale Emergency Response Plans (FRP and SPCC) for the combined Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base.  The plans include responses for emergencies throughout the two bases.  Included in the potential emergencies are those related to the spill of oil and hazardous materials.  The plans also identify and confirm design [...]

6-1-2011 – KTA Team Completes Sediment Investigation at Former Wood Treating CERCLA Site in California.  The CERCLA/Superfund Site was formely the McCormack and Baxter Wood Treating Facility in Stockton, CA.  The scope of services involved collecting and analyzing in-water sediment samples from a waterway adjacent to the Site.  KTA utilized the services of SEELC to collect the sediment [...]

5-1-2011 – KTA Wins Contract to Study Sediment Associated with Stormwater Runnoff and Storwmater Contamination