Major Hydrogeological / Research Projects Completed or Being Conducted by B.F. Environmental Consultants

B.F. Environmental Consultants based in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Poconos region has been providing professional environmental consulting services since 1985. The company specializes in the following areas: hydrogeological and wastewater evaluations for siting land-based wastewater disposal systems; overseeing the siting, exploration, and development of community/ commercial water supply sources; and other environmental services.

The company specializes in the following areas:

Conducting soil, hydrogeological and wastewater evaluations for siting individual & community wastewater disposal systems;
Conducting sanitary surveys and overseeing the siting, exploration, and development of new community/ commercial water supply sources;
Developing, conducting and interpreting the results of surface and groundwater quality monitoring programs as related to water supply development, contaminate migration, or geochemical analysis;
Water Availability Analysis, Wellhead Protection and Capture Zone Analysis, and developing Pre-Drilling Plans and Aquifer Testing Plans;
Soils testing and evaluations related to alternative and experimental on-lot disposal or septic systems, stormwater infiltration, and groundwater recharge projects; and
Evaluating and determining optimal loading and application rates for drip and spray irrigation wastewater recharge/disposal system and conducting hydrogeological studies as required by regulatory agencies.

MajorProjects Completed

Land-Use and Planning Issues/ Environmental Monitoring

Wellhead Protection projects in the Pocono's region providing detailed capture zone evaluations, geological assessments, and groundwater modeling to delineate Wellhead Protection Zones.

TJMAX Project Site - Groundwater monitoring associated with site development and blasting operation.

Hydrogeological Studies

Monroe Bottling Company - Spring water development project. Preliminary hydrological assessment to estimate yield, source water, and withdrawal strategies in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

Fox Ledge Bottling Company - Spring water development, sanitary assessment, aquifer analysis, and spring classification.

SYKE Inc- 200,000+ gpd spring water development using interception wells in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Completing Preliminary and Detailed Hydrological Investigations, Nitrate Loading Evaluations, Groundwater modeling, and developing for groundwater monitoring plans for proposed spray irrigation, drip irrigation, and conventional large-volume land-based wastewater disposal systems (Design Flows ranging from 5,000 to over 1.5 MGD).

Wellhead Protection and Groundwater Capture Zone Analysis and Sourcewater Protection Plans for the development of water supply protection plan for Community Water Supplies in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Community Water Supply Development - Fracture Trace Analysis - Groundwater Resource Evaluations and Feasibility Studies in Pennsylvania. Production flows ranging from 10,000+ to over 1,500,000 gpd.

Geothermal - Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Existing Geothermal Systems and Developing Design Specifications for Geothermal Systems Using Mine Water in PA.

SRBC/ DRBC - Consumptive Water Withdrawal for Spring Water Development (> 100,000 gpd) - Consumptive Water Withdrawal for Golf Course Irrigation (> 100,000 gpd) Evaluation of Graywater Reuse for Golf Course Irrigation and Landscape Irrigation (Luzerne, Monroe, and Pike County).

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