UGE-ECS, Inc.

Underwood General Engineering & Environmental and Environmental Consultant Services (UGE-ECS), Inc. was founded January 1982. Formerly, Underwood Loss Control (ULC), Inc.  The firm began as a Occupational Health & Safety Consulting Firm and has progressed to a full service environmental and construction management organization and environmental engineering specializing in underground storage tanks and hazardous materials removal, remediation and assessments.

Ms. Espie-Underwood, President of the firm, has been a leader in the OSHA consulting field since 1970. UGE-ECS provides consulting services to cooperations, municipalities, the State of California,  and various federal governmental agencies. The firm operates under both  an  Engineering Contractors  -  Class  "A",  and an - Asbestos/LBP/Mold  Abatement  License.

UGE-ECS, Inc. is a Woman/Minority Owned. MBE/WBE/SDB/SBE and has been certified  as such with MWD (Metropolitan Water District-Los Angeles); Minority Business Development Agency; Los Angeles Community Colleges, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, San Diego County Water District, CBE (Community Business Enterprise), DGS(Department of General Services),CUCP (California Unified Certification Program), and  SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration).

UGE-ECS is a multi-discipilnary Environmental Engineering and  Consulting firm with corporate headquarters in Southern California, and the firm provides services throughout the United States and International.  UGE-ECS staff includes experience professionals and support personal providing services in federal program management, major project control, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene and asbestos, LBP and mold abatement,  and including training. 

UGE & ECS, Inc. formerly Underwood Loss Control, Inc. open it's doors 1982. Underwood has successfully completed major contracts with Public, Private Sector and General Industry, Cities, Local, State and Federal Agencies with a International Track Record.

What makes us different from the other firms? Most environmental firms rely on technical skills and cost-effectiveness to secure business - so do we. But we are equally proud  of other words  we hear from our clients such as  "responsive"   "innovative"  "reliable"  "dedicated"  "trustworthy"   and  "committed".  These words describe the staff of  UGE & ECS, Inc. who shares the commitment to solve your problems.

Our focus is on government and industry and that segment of the community which has to deal with the complexities of regulations passed down to them. We assist our clients in interpreting environmental risk and liabilities, compliance requirements,  and developing economically and environmentally sound solutions for a full range of environmental concerns.

  TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES 

The UGE-ECS Team staff have extensive experience in all of the following:

  *  Preliminary Assessment

  *  Site Inspections

  *  Record Searches

  *  Hazard Ranking Systems

  *  Remedial Investigation/Confirmation Studies 

  *  Core Sampling/Analysis

  *  Risk Assessments

  *  Feasibility Studies

  *  Remedial Design

  *  Remedial Action

  *  Site Closure

  * Prepare Health & Safety Plans

  * Employee/Management Health & Safety Training

  * Site/Field Health  and Safety Inspections

  * Health & Safety Risk Assessment

In addition, the team has extensive experience in the following related environmental fields:

     *  Environmental Impact Studies and Assessments;

     *  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

        (NPDES) permits support;

     *  Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Studies and Controls;

     *  Asbestos Abatement/Project Management; 

     *  Air monitoring/Reporting;

     *  PCB Surveys/Removal/Disposal;

     *  Hazardous Removal/Transportation;

     *  Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans. 

UGE-ECS Team has participated in all aspects of initial site evaluations, including Phase I, II,  and III assessments, site discovery, background investigations, file reviews, confirmation studies, and hazard rankings.

Further, UGE-ECS Team has extensive experience in investigating sites where poor housekeeping practices, improper containment that resulted in environmental contamination. UGE-ECS Team have conducted Preliminary Assessments  at a wide variety of sites at government facilities and buried drum sites.  The firms' involvement in conducting Preliminary Assessments  has included a wide range of contaminants  released to air, surface and subsurface soils, surface water, and ground water.  UGE - ECS, and Team has the capabilities and the environmental technology complete all our projects.