Ireland Degges
Tetra Tech has won a five-year, $105 million Blanket Purchase Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water to support the restoration and preservation of watersheds and other bodies of water across the U.S.
Under the BPA, Tetra Tech is responsible for identifying, analyzing and assessing surface water and coastal ecosystems to safeguard human health and aquatic environments from the impacts of pollution and climate change, such as ocean acidification, the Pasadena, California-based consulting and engineering services provider announced on Tuesday.
“This is Tetra Tech’s tenth consecutive EPA watershed management contract, supporting EPA in analytics, guidance and training associated with the development and execution of watershed protection programs,” commented Tetra Tech Chairman and CEO Dan Batrack.
He emphasized the company’s history of supporting the EPA in developing science-based offerings, which has continued for over four decades.
“We are pleased to continue using our Leading with Science approach and Tetra Tech Delta technologies to assess and protect water bodies throughout the United States,” Batrack added.
In conducting BPA activities, Tetra Tech’s scientists will design monitoring programs, develop predictive models and prepare technical guidance documents to study the chemical, physical and biological integrity of water bodies.
The company’s team will analyze model results and oversee spatial datasets to create management strategies for both coastal and inland regions affected by land use, stormwater and runoff, habitat loss and invasive species.
Recently, Tetra Tech has expanded its longstanding relationship with the EPA. In September of last year, the enterprise won a five-year, $100 million contract from the agency to support its Office of Research and Development in studying the effects of global climate change on human health and ecosystems. Under the ongoing award, Tetra Tech is developing predictive models to evaluate numerous climate situations, including sea level rise, storm surges and threats to available drinking water.
