EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. (EBA) offers innovative and practical environmental solutions to the mining, energy, development and transportation sectors. EBA applies a cost-effective balance of science and engineering to environmental challenges to achieve sensitive, intelligent solutions.

Natural Sciences
Biophysical Inventory - Biophysical inventories often form the basis for environmental impact assessments and regulatory applications, and are used to satisfy land management planning objectives. Whether fish, stream or soil surveys, rare plant or ecosystem assessments or wildlife inventories, EBA's scientists apply accepted methodology to meet, and often exceed, regulatory agencies' requirements.

Species at Risk - EBA scientists have extensive experience with the biology and ecology of species at risk, as well as species at risk legislation. We use our experience to identify and mitigate the potential effects of activities or developments on designated species.

Environmental Assessment - Our comprehensive knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal environmental legislation and guidelines enables EBA to produce environmental impact assessments that fulfill all regulatory requirements.

Sustainability Management - EBA assists clients with managing the environmental effects of development through monitoring or mitigation. Specific services offered include preparing and implementing environmental protection plans, habitat mitigation/compensation plans, ecosystem restoration/enhancement plans, construction monitoring plans, and compliance audits.

Water Resource Management - We offer a multidisciplinary approach to water resource assessment and management including watershed assessments, surface water system characteristics, groundwater aquifer geology and hydrogeology, surface and groundwater interactions, and climatic influences on water supply.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - EBA offers GIS capabilities that are fully integrated with our environmental practice. Our highly-qualified GIS team specializes in the use of GIS, spatial analyses, spatial data translation, remote sensing, 3D representation, and customized web-based GIS delivery for resource management and engineering applications.

Environmental Engineering
Contaminated Site Assessment - EBA offers a full spectrum of contaminated site services. Our contaminated sites professionals can help individuals and organizations remedy their environmental problems, comply with regulations, and achieve their corporate objectives, allowing them to focus on their business priorities.

Once the extent of contamination has been adequately characterized, conventional or innovative remediation and management options can be identified and cost efficiencies can be maximized. Services include due diligence, Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, Stage 1 and 2 Preliminary Site Investigations and Detailed Site Investigation, remediation, and expert witness testimony.

Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment - EBA also provides ecological and human health risk assessment services that range from simple screening to complex, detailed risk assessment, to determine how human or ecological receptors may be exposed to contaminants and the types of exposure driving site restoration.

Environmental Health and Safety - Our Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) professionals manage and monitor hazardous building material projects. We provide expertise in EH&S program needs analysis, occupational hazard assessment, hazardous materials inventory and management, abatement design and monitoring, project closure reporting, and training services.

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) - EMS services are offered as part of a client's overall management system to address potential environmental impacts from their products, services and operations. Our EMS professionals assist clients in developing and implementing an EMS that conforms to ISO 14001. Additional services include creating environmental management plans and frameworks, and conducting training.

Geoexchange - EBA is a leader in providing geoexchange services, from an earth engineering perspective. Our multidisciplinary expertise is used to develop appropriate and responsible geoexchange systems, with services in suitability assessments, numerical modelling, options analysis, ground heat exchanger design, and performance management.