EMCA comprises a small but highly experienced team of environmental scientists and engineers, with extensive experience in environmental monitoring, management, compliance and reporting. EMCA is a growing consultancy, located in northern New South Wales (about 30 minutes from the Gold Coast), and servicing south-east Queensland, New South Wales, and broader areas including the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Central and Northern Queensland.
We have a long history of collaborative and specialist services for our clients. Our focus has always been on providing high quality reporting and advice, a dependable partner for our clients’ projects, and have a continual improvement approach to all of our services. We have an implemented Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) system, which is live to all employees in the office or in the field.
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS, LICENCES AND PERMITS
EMCA has a long history of gaining and coordinating project approvals, particularly environmental approvals and permits, with our key specialties as follows:
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Environmental Impact Assessment - managed major environmental impact assessments, coordinated consultant teams and worked as key members of EIA teams on a number of large projects.
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Environmental approvals for large and small projects, including Qld Environmentally relevant or NSW scheduled activities, Commonwealth and state approvals
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Conditions review and negotiation, major and minor permit amendments.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & WASTE CLASSIFICATION
Our personnel have extensive experience developing, implementing and assessing data from monitoring programs, with a focus on:
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Surface and groundwater monitoring programs (large and small), including PFAS, hydrocarbon and trace level analytical requirements
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Sampling program design, development of management and monitoring plans / programs
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Dust deposition monitoring
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Classification of wastes for on-site reuse, off-site recovery/recycling, disposal
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Site and soil assessment for on-site wastewater (registered site and soil evaluator)
MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE
One of the key benefits to using EMCA is our breadth of knowledge of industry best practice, legislation and government requirements and expectations, allowing us to provide specialist advice, tailored to your project, and aiming for more efficient and real world outcomes. Our services include:
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Operational compliance, including audits, review, site assessment and advice to reach or maintain compliance
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Ongoing operational advice, providing an open support approach to all our clients
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The ability to review and understand a wide range of multidisciplinary specialties
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & PLANS
EMCA operates under a Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Plan, and work with our clients to develop and extend their systems. Our services include:
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Environmental management plans and Environmental Management Systems to ISO14001
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Implementation of environmental systems in Sharepoint online, allowing for company wide access, including in the field, using your existing office 365 licensing
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Risk assessments and risk management plans, including recycled water and recreational water.
ON-SITE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Our Principal Environmental Engineer, Marc Walker, is a registered site and soil evaluator, with extensive experience and continued training in on-site wastewater management. We undertake:
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Site and soil assessments
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System concept design and sizing, procurement assistance
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Mass balance and nutrient modelling
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Applications and approvals - preparation, submission, management and conditions review