SWCA Environmental Consultants

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm founded in 1981 by Dr. Steven W. Carothers. It works with public and private clients on environmental challenges, combining scientific expertise, regulatory knowledge and practical problem-solving. The firm has operated for more than four decades and works with multidisciplinary teams across the globe.

Its technical work spans biological and ecological consulting; cultural and paleontological resources; air quality and noise analysis; water resources; planning and permitting; engineering; GIS and geospatial data; ecosystem restoration; resilience planning; regulatory advisory services; environmental review; agency coordination; technical reporting; compliance; and project management. SWCA describes its approach as Sound Science and Creative Solutions, applying rigorous science to client- and project-specific problems across fieldwork, environmental review, agency coordination, technical reporting, permitting, compliance and project management.

Clients come from the energy, transportation, mining, government, water, land development and data center development sectors. The firm states a purpose of preserving natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today. Because the firm is entirely employee-owned, staff hold a direct stake in work quality, client relationships and long-term firm performance.