RTP Environmental Associates, Inc. (RTP) is a professional consulting firm, successfully solving complex environmental issues for a diverse set of clients.  RTP’s philosophy is to provide our clients with high quality, responsive and cost-effective consulting services.  Our clients rely on our team of experts, which includes meteorologists, chemists, scientists, engineers and regulatory specialists, to respond quickly as well as to provide long-range comprehensive planning services for both large and small scale projects.

The specific areas of our experience, from multi-media environmental permitting for greenfield and brownfield development, facility expansions, due diligence reviews of facilities, and regulatory defense of operating facilities and proposed projects, are described under our markets section and comprehensive list of services found on the home page of this website.  Our staff have worked at state and federal agencies, in corporate management, as environmental compliance managers and assisting project developers.  We develop timely and cost effective approaches too, for example, permit application preparation, training, modeling analyses, ambient monitoring needs, as well as testing and analytical services to satisfy all regulatory environmental compliance requirements.

With offices throughout the United States, RTP is uniquely positioned to effectively assist with the environmental issues associated with your project.  Our clients rely on RTP to provide expert consulting services over a variety of service disciplines.  We have the experience and expertise to achieve your project goals, even under the most complex situations.  To obtain a better perspective of what RTP can do for you, please contact one of our offices.

About

Our Organization is a closely held corporation managed by senior professionals dedicated to providing superior consulting services in all environmental related disciplines.  Our core guiding principles create an atmosphere that produce high quality, responsive and cost effective results for our clients.

RTP Environmental Associates, Inc. (RTP) was founded in 1978 by a group of experienced scientists and engineers.  That group has grown substantially and now RTP is considered, by most of our clients and peers, to be in the premier grade in our field.  Reliable, trusted and professional services are what RTP staff strive to achieve for every client.  The firm provides these services to a variety of industrial, commercial, and governmental clients.  RTP has seven  regional offices located in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, California, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Louisiana, as well as several branch offices.

RTP's regional offices are managed by Principals with extensive technical experience from a diverse background, ranging from large international consulting/engineering firms to governmental environmental agencies.  Our Principals are actively involved with projects, focused on technical contributions in addition to the optimization of staff activities. Principals also review work products, participate on conference calls, and are available for meetings with clients and government agencies.  In this way, the benefit of the Principal's extensive experience is available, when needed.

Environmental Compliance

RTP provides comprehensive services to assist clients in maintaining compliance with environmental permits and regulations. Our team of experts regularly assists clients with both simple and complex needs associated with a wide range of disciplines.
RTP’s experienced staff is well versed in interacting with Federal, State, and local agencies and participating in pre-application conferences, appeal hearings, public hearings, and agency audits and inspections. We can successfully assist clients in the preparation of permit applications, permit negotiations, response planning, and pollution prevention planning. We can also provide assistance for implementing and maintaining compliance programs. RTP can provide a number of site specific services including, but not limited to, the following:

Enforcement and Litigation Support
Multi-Media Compliance Audits
Site Assessments
Environmental Due Diligence
Voluntary Disclosures
Environmental Management Systems
Health and Safety
Above & Underground Storage Tank Management