Company Overview

ERIN Consulting Ltd. was founded in 1995 as an environmental consulting firm. We offer a wide range of environmental services to companies in Canada and the world. Our staff expertise ranges from biology to engineering and planning. Our clients include companies in oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, education, communications, public housing, and government sectors.

ERIN Consulting Ltd has offices at Suite 215, 1055 Park St., Regina, Saskatchewan and is part of the growing environmental industry in Saskatchewan. Our fieldwork has taken throughout western Canada with projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

ERIN Consulting Ltd has developed a number of significant strategic alliances with environmental industry partners. These alliances include companies with expertise in biotechnology, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering and heritage resources. This allows us to offer a full range of environmental services, including:

General environmental consulting Preparation of environmental management systems Environmental auditing services Site assessments Site remediation Bioremediation design and implementation Biological assessments Environmental impact assessment Environmental training courses and programs Environmental information management Community relations programs Government relations programs Emergency response planning

Although we have undertaken work in all of these areas, our major areas of focus pertains to ecological management. This approach includes landscape ecology, industrial ecology, environmental policy development, bioremediation, phytoremediation, and more traditional environmental consulting services. These later services include environmental impact assessment, audits, and training. We have developed the E. R. I. N. system for environmental data and information management.

We are committed to providing the highest quality environmental services to our clients. We maintain a high degree of technical ability and knowledge of environmental issues and technology in our staff.

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Ecological Management

ERIN Consulting has developed an approach to environmental management that emphasizes ecological management as the primary method to use in any environmental management strategy or program. By reviewing projects on an ecological basis, broad management requirements can be met that will ensure practical environmental management. At the same time, specific issues that need special attention can also be identified and given the attention they deserve.

ERIN Consulting recognizes three key components of ecological management: landscape ecology. industrial ecology and cultural ecology.

Landscape Ecology

Landscape ecology recognizes the importance of the landscape in environmental management. It focuses on the evaluation and protection of enduring features in the environment. As well it considers habitat for plants and animals, including humans, as one of the key components for environmental management. Landscape ecology emphasizes the aspects of the environment, which are necessary to sustain its long term health and survival. It includes species in jeopardy as an important part of the environment but de-emphasizes single species or single use management.

Industrial Ecology

Industrial ecology is often referred to as the science of sustainability. Industrial ecology attempts to manage the environmental impacts of business and industry as if they where ecological systems. The primary foci for industrial ecology is in waste reduction or elimination, improved efficiency and environmental quality management.

The tools of industrial ecology include: industrial metabolism (which manages material flows), input-output analysis (which manages energy flows), design for environment (which manages environmental impacts pertaining to project design), life cycle analysis (which manages environmental impacts during the life of a product), and pollution prevention (which identifies ways to prevent pollution).

Industrial ecology represents a consistent attempt to merge environment and business priorities. By using business management practices to evaluate environmental practices, it is possible to find cost effective environmental solutions that can be incorporated into business terms.

Cultural Ecology

Cultural ecology is the science that tries to understand the relationship of people to the environment. This includes how people use the environment and the impacts that the environment has on them. An extension to this is the evaluation of the impacts of development on people. The information and processes used in cultural evaluation can range from public consultation to interviews and data collection. One emerging area in cultural ecology is the use of traditional knowledge in environmental planning.

Information Management

Information management is one of the most important and often over looked aspects of environmental management. At a time when data and information requirements can be overwhelming we provide a service to manage your data and develop information products that our clients can use for their environmental management needs.

The E. R. I. N. System

The E. R. I. N. system is a data warehouse system that allows for the storage and retrieval of environmental data on all aspects of environmental management. In addition to the data storage function, the E. R. I. N. system also produces routine reports and maps as information products for our clients internal and external reporting requirements.

We can review client's information management requirements and design information management systems for them. We review and prepare data summaries for government reporting including StatsCan and NPRI reporting. We have designed and implemented the Environmental Resource Information Network (the E. R. I. N. System) to manage data and information for our clients.

Other Environmental; Services In addition to the ecological management approach outlined above, ERIN Consulting is pleased to offer a range of traditional environmental services including the following areas.

Environmental Policy

We can develop and monitor environmental policy for our clients. We represent our client's positions on environmental matters to government and the public.

Our staff expertise in environmental policy is extensive. We have participated in numerous government stakeholder groups including the Saskatchewan Clean Air Task Force, the Saskatchewan Waste Dangerous Steering Committee, and the Saskatchewan Contaminated Sites Liability Advisory Group. Staff members were directly involved in the formation of the Saskatchewan Petroleum Industry Government Advisory Committee which we maintain the industry co-chair position. We have developed policy positions for various clients and report routinely on policy directions to various clients.

Environmental Management

We have developed expertise in the preparation and implementation of environmental management systems and audits. Our staff have conducted audits of environmental management systems. We advise clients on issues pertaining to due diligence including environmental compliance and liability. We have done this type of work throughout western Canada and are capable to undertake this work on an international basis.

Environmental Planning

We develop environmental impact statements from the initial prescreening stages to the final preparation of the environmental impact statement. We can prepare and coordinate the public consultation processes associated with environmental impact statements, as required. We are also experienced in the area of municipal environmental planning.

We have prepared numerous environmental protection plans and mitigation plans. We can prescreen developments for environmental sensitivities. Our field monitors can and do work with the construction crews to ensure that the mitigation plans are being followed.

Waste Management

ERIN Consulting Ltd staff will assist clients in the management of their waste streams. This service develops a full waste management package from waste audits to monitoring. We can ensure that clients are in compliance with regulatory requirements and that clients' storage and disposal are handled in such a way so as to minimize liability.

We currently facilitate and administer a waste management cooperative for eight oil and gas companies in Saskatchewan.

Site Assessment

We conduct phase one and phase two site assessments. This includes a review of historic record, archives and air photos. We design and implement sampling programs in support of the site assessments. These assessments can be used as the basis for property transactions or as the basis for planning of site remediation. We also remediate contaminated sites.

We have completed a number of phase one assessments some with sampling programs included. We have provided our clients with reasonable estimates of site liability for acquisition or divestiture of their properties. We have also been part of a team assessing a large industrial site for a risk based site liability estimate. This study will include a detailed site remediation plan.

Bioremediation

ERIN Consulting Ltd with our strategic alliance partner, Environmental BioTechnologies, Inc. offers a complete bioremediation service from design to implementation of bioremediation programs. We are able to offer the design from a biological perspective. This ensures that the programs will be targeted at successful implementation of the bioremediation plan. Whether clients require in-situ methods, such as bioventing, air sparging or bioslurping, or ex-situ methods such as land farming, composting or bioreactors, we are able to effectively design and implement the right program for the remediation at hand.

We have conducted a number of bioremediation investigations and implemented remediation programs. The material treated includes crude oil, diesel fuel, heavy hydrocarbons and PAH's.

Wildlife Management

Our staff includes experienced wildlife ecologists and program managers. We can develop traditional wildlife monitoring or use our preferred ecosystem approach. This approach emphasizes the assessment and monitoring of habitat. The basis for such work is in the area of landscape ecology. This approach dovetails with the ecosystem approach that is being used by government biologists in the management of wildlife today.

Community and Government Relations

We can prepare complete consultation packages for projects. These packages can be targeted at the community or government agencies involved in the project. Our approach differs from others in that we do not conduct public relations campaigns. Instead, we advise clients of local community or government issues and how to address these concerns. We encourage clients to be open in their discussion and information exchanges with the public and to listen and incorporate public suggestions in their plans.

We have conducted industry consultation for input into integrated resource management plans, supported industry and government in consultation groups and participated as stakeholder representatives on numerous government task forces.

Information Management

Information management is one of the most important and often over looked aspects of environmental management. We can review client's information management requirements and design information management systems for them. We review and prepare data summaries for government reporting including StatsCan and NPRI reporting. We have designed and implemented the Environmental Resource Information Network (the E. R. I. N. System) to manage data and information for our clients.

Environmental Training

ERIN Consulting Ltd designs and offers a variety of environmental courses. These courses are offered in conjunction with the Energy Training Institute (ETI) a division of the Southeast Regional College. Courses offered to date include reclamation, waste management, and Saskatchewan regulations. In addition ERIN Consulting Ltd can develop training courses tailored to your corporate needs.

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Legal Name: ERIN Consulting Ltd.

Number of Employees: 8

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• Bioremediation

  We offer a complete bioremediation service to clients with site contamination problems or waste disposal problems. Our strategic alliance with Environmental BioTechnologies, a leading R&D company from San Carlos, California, allows us to provide site assessment, evaluate bioremediation options, and implement biotreatment in the field.

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• Industrial Ecology

  Industrial ecology is the science of sustainable development. We use the tools of industrial ecology to help companies improve their environmental performance and to be more cost effective.

• Phytoremediation

  Phytoremediation is the use of plants to remediate contaminated sites. We design site remediation using plants for hydrocarbon contamination, heavy metals and salt contamination.

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