MANUFACTURING
Protecting operations, reputation, and the environment through science-based strategy and innovation.
We support industrial and manufacturing clients in managing the risks and responsibilities associated with PFAS. Our experts provide comprehensive solutions that span investigation, mitigation, compliance, and communication. We help facilities understand PFAS use in manufacturing processes, assess potential impacts to soil, water, and air, and develop practical, defensible strategies for remediation and regulatory alignment.
With deep experience in analytical chemistry, environmental engineering, and policy interpretation, NV5 offers:
PFAS source identification and lifecycle analysis to trace, quantify, and control contaminant pathways.
Site investigation and remediation design using proven and emerging treatment technologies.
Regulatory and litigation support with defensible data, documentation, and expert testimony.
Risk communication and stakeholder engagement that build trust and transparency.
Our integrated approach combines technical excellence with strategic foresight—helping industrial clients reduce liability, maintain compliance, and operate sustainably in an evolving regulatory landscape.
Potential Impacts to your Operations
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)
EPA officially designated PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances in April 2024. This designation requires that releases of one pound or more of either chemical within a 24-hour period be reported and gives EPA authority to compel investigation, cleanup, and cost recovery at contaminated sites. The rule also expands potential liability for responsible parties, including industrial and manufacturing facilities that produced, used, or disposed of PFAS-containing materials. This designation grants the EPA authority to investigate or require investigations of sites suspected or known to be contaminated with PFAS, order clean-up and remediation, and for CERCLA actions, to charge the costs to responsible parties. Current property owners could incur some liability, even if they never produced or handled the PFAS.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)
In February 2024, EPA proposed adding nine PFAS compounds to the list of RCRA hazardous constituents, meaning they would need to be considered in corrective action investigations at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. EPA also proposed clarifying that PFAS and similar emerging contaminants can be addressed under RCRA’s corrective action authority even if not yet formally listed.
Together, these proposals would expand EPA’s ability to require investigation and cleanup of PFAS releases, signaling increased compliance obligations for industrial and manufacturing facilities that generate, store, or dispose of PFAS-bearing wastes. Designating PFAS a hazardous substance under RCRA allows the EPA much greater control over the entire lifecycle of PFAS: manufacturing, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal.
REASONS TO CHOOSE PFAS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
EXPERIENCE
We are industry leaders in PFAS assessment, remediation, and mitigation. Our technical expertise comes from years investigating, advising, and addressing PFAS contamination.
We are on the cutting edge of science, research, and regulations dealing with PFAS. We employ the experts that devote their careers to environmental challenges and mitigating negative impacts.
INNOVATIVE
FULL SERVICE
Our team deals with all aspects of PFAS, including assessment, design, construction & remediation oversight, case closure, and litigation support.
COLLABORATIVE
We are true team players. We partner with our clients to solve their most pressing PFAS challenges in a highly cost-effective and timely manner. We are highly effective at communicating thoroughly and frequently.
We are well-regarded for our ability to respond with immediacy. We recognize that environmental issues cannot wait; so we are prepared to deploy our trained staff at a moment’s notice.