SAN DIEGO, CA – April 11, 2025 – Cascade Environmental (Cascade), the leading field services contractor for drilling and remediation in the United States, was recognized by the Environmental Business Journal® (EBJ) with two 2024 Business Achievement Awards for project merit.
“In another year of strong growth for the environmental industry in 2024, a number of companies set themselves apart with their growth, innovation, or signature projects that merit the special recognition of an EBJ award,” said Grant Ferrier, editor of Environmental Business Journal and chair of the EBJ Business Achievement Award selection committee.
Subsidiary TerraTherm Inc., an internationally recognized leader in thermal remediation, received one award for successfully remediating CVOC DNAPL contamination that was impacting drinking water wells at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Their innovative approach was to combine thermal conduction heating (TCH) and steam enhanced extraction (SEE), utilizing both vertical and angled heaters and extraction wells, to cover an area with a total treatment volume of 11,688 cubic yards. The project required careful daily monitoring, with target temperatures of 100°C during the 145 days of heating to reduce soil PCE concentrations to less than 0.0063 mg/kg, plus 28 days of vapor extraction and cooling.
Aquifer Drilling & Testing (ADT), another Cascade subsidiary, earned the second award for its role on a project involving dated bedrock wells with permanent casings installed to monitor and treat chlorinated solvents and metals in water-bearing rock fractures. With four mobilizations totaling more than 80 days of work, this project offered its fair share of challenges, including migrating contaminants and site access limitations, on top of coordinating health and safety, noise, dust, parking, restoration, access, water disposal, and out-of-town stays for crews.
The 2024 EBJ awards were presented in-person at the EBJ Business Achievement Awards banquet at Environmental Industry Summit XXIII on April 3, 2025, in San Diego, CA.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Gardner, MA, TerraTherm is a recognized leader in thermal remediation solutions, specializing in the cleanup of contaminated soil. Through its proprietary technologies and thermal remediation techniques, TerraTherm has remediated hundreds of sites globally, providing clients with safe, reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions tailored to their environmental challenges.
Aquifer Drilling & Testing (ADT), based in Mineola, NY, is a leading provider of subsurface investigation services specializing in direct push and sonic drilling technologies. With extensive experience operating in the dense urban environment of the New York City metropolitan area, ADT delivers high-quality geotechnical and environmental data to support remediation projects.
Cascade is a field services contractor that partners with our clients to provide seamless environmental and geotechnical solutions from concept to completion. Our mission is to contribute to a sustainable future through environmental investigation and restoration. For more information on Cascade, please visit www.cascade-env.com.