Cascade Environmental

What Cascade Environmental does

Cascade Environmental is a US-based, privately held provider of full-service environmental drilling, high-resolution site characterization, and remediation services, operating across all 50 states. The company delivers projects through four primary service lines: environmental and geotechnical drilling (sonic, auger, rotary, direct push, diamond coring); high-resolution site characterization (HRSC) using proprietary tools such as MIHPT, WaterlooAPS, UVOST, and OIP/OIP-G; site remediation encompassing thermal treatment via its TerraTherm subsidiary (TCH, ERH, steam enhanced extraction, in-pile thermal desorption), injection-based treatments (ISCO, ISCR, bioremediation), in situ stabilization, environmental fracturing, and civil/environmental construction; and the Cascade Chemistries product line of proprietary remedial amendments (Colloidal iZVI, Colloidal S-iZVI, SourceKill, Pathfinder, ColloidalChem). The business model is project-based, enterprise field sales with custom quotations, targeting environmental consultants and engineers, industrial and commercial property owners, government agencies, and real estate developers. National coverage is delivered through wholly-owned subsidiaries including TerraTherm (thermal remediation) and Aquifer Drilling and Testing (NYC metro drilling), supported by a content-driven marketing engine (Pathways newsletter, webinars, white papers, case studies). The company is differentiated less by any single technology and more by offering an integrated drilling-through-closure workflow with proprietary chemistries, in-house technical expertise (including a Ph.D.-level Senior Technical Director and a dedicated Director of Technical Experts), and documented project outcomes such as 500,000 pounds of organic mass removed at the SRSNE Superfund Site and clean closure levels at sites in New Jersey and California.

Name

Cascade Environmental

Legal name

Cascade Environmental

Website

https://cascade-env.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cascade Environmental is a US privately held provider of integrated environmental drilling, high-resolution site characterization, and remediation services, including proprietary chemistries and thermal treatment via subsidiary TerraTherm, serving consultants, industrial property owners, and government agencies across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Remediation Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Portfolio & Multi-Site Environmental Risk Screening (Desktop / Rapid Risk Assessments) (EUAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC), Chlorinated Solvent & VOC Groundwater Remediation (e.g., PCE/TCE) (BPALAKAC), Groundwater Extraction, Treatment & Discharge (Pump-and-Treat, reinjection) (BPALAKAF)

Keywords

• Environmental drilling services
• Site characterization
• Contaminated site remediation
• Groundwater remediation
• Thermal treatment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bothell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Environmental Drilling Services: Field services providing environmental and geotechnical drilling across all 50 states using multiple technologies including sonic, auger, rotary, direct push, and coring. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for drilling, sampling, and well installation services.
2. Site Characterization Services: Traditional and high resolution site characterization services including groundwater sampling, contaminant mass distribution analysis, and conceptual site model development using advanced technologies like MIHPT, WaterlooAPS, and UVOST.
3. Site Remediation Services: Full-service remediation including thermal treatment (via TerraTherm subsidiary), injection services, in situ stabilization, and environmental construction. Services range from thermal source treatment to injection of oxidants, reductants, and bio-amendments.
4. Cascade Chemistries Products: Proprietary remedial amendments including Colloidal iZVI, Colloidal S-iZVI, SourceKill, Pathfinder, and ColloidalChem sold as products for in situ groundwater remediation projects, enabling clients to achieve faster and more cost-effective site closure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cascade Environmental is a full-service environmental field services company that provides drilling, high-resolution site characterization, and in situ remediation for contaminated sites. Service offerings span environmental and geotechnical drilling using sonic, auger, rotary, direct push, and coring methods; site characterization using both traditional and advanced HRSC tools (MIHPT, WaterlooAPS, UVOST, OIP); and remediation via thermal treatment (subsidiary TerraTherm), chemical injection (ISCO/ISCR/bioremediation), in situ stabilization, and proprietary Cascade Chemistries amendments. The company operates across all 50 U.S. states, serving environmental consultants, industrial property owners, government agencies, and real estate developers.

Product overview

Cascade Environmental provides a comprehensive suite of environmental drilling, site characterization, and remediation services. The company operates three primary service lines: (1) Drilling services utilizing multiple technologies including Sonic, Auger, Rotary, Direct Push, and Diamond Coring for environmental and geotechnical applications; (2) Site characterization services ranging from traditional methods to proprietary High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) technologies including MIHPT, WaterlooAPS, UVOST, and OIP; and (3) Remediation services encompassing thermal treatment (via subsidiary TerraTherm), injection-based treatments (ISCO, ISCR, bioremediation), environmental fracturing, and civil/environmental construction. The company's proprietary Cascade Chemistries product line includes colloidal amendments (Colloidal iZVI, Colloidal S-iZVI, ColloidalChem), SourceKill (NASA-developed emulsified ZVI), and the Pathfinder automated injection system. Cascade also offers specialized PFAS remediation services and in situ stabilization (ISS) for contaminated soil containment. The portfolio is delivered as service offerings with proprietary chemistries, not as a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cascade Chemistries: A line of injectable amendments for in situ groundwater remediation including Colloidal iZVI, Colloidal S-iZVI, SourceKill, Pathfinder, and ColloidalChem products
• Aquifer Drilling and Testing (ADT)
• TerraTherm

Products and services

• Environmental and Geotechnical Drilling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000 lbs of organic mass removed from SRSNE Superfund Site in 267 days of operation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TerraThermcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerraTherm is a Cascade company and subsidiary specializing in thermal remediation technologies including thermal conduction heating (TCH), electrical resistance heating (ERH), steam enhanced extraction, and in pile thermal desorption. Cascade refers to TerraTherm for thermal source treatment projects and the companies collaborate on remediation projects requiring thermal treatment capabilities.
• Aquifer Drilling and Testing (ADT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquifer Drilling and Testing (ADT) is a subsidiary of Cascade Environmental located in Mineola, New York. ADT specializes in direct push and sonic drilling technologies in the New York City metropolitan area, providing subsurface information including depth to water and bedrock, formation type, and blow counts. ADT operates as a regional drilling operation under Cascade's umbrella.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Geo-Solutions: Geotechnical and environmental construction contractor offering soil mixing, slurry walls, and in-situ stabilization services. Direct peer in the civil/environmental construction and ISS service line that Cascade delivers.
• Kleinfelder: Privately held engineering, environmental, and geotechnical services firm with a comparable drilling and site characterization footprint. Most direct mid-size competitor to Cascade with similar mix of fieldwork, technical services, and multi-state coverage.
• Brown and Caldwell: Environmental engineering firm providing assessment, remediation, and compliance services to industrial and government clients. Comparable service breadth and project-based revenue model overlapping with Cascade's site characterization and remediation lines.
• Haley & Aldrich: Mid-size environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy offering site characterization, remediation design, and construction support. Closely comparable in scale, customer base (industrial and government), and remediation technical depth.
• REGENESIS: Specialty manufacturer of remedial chemistries and bioremediation products used for in-situ groundwater treatment. Direct competitor to Cascade Chemistries (ColloidalChem, Colloidal iZVI, SourceKill) across the same petroleum hydrocarbon and chlorinated solvent remediation use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and environmental services firm with a sizable remediation practice serving industrial and public-sector clients. Competes with Cascade on larger Superfund and brownfield programs but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Stantec: International engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm with site assessment and remediation capabilities serving both government and industrial clients. Broad incumbent competing with Cascade for similar contaminated-site RFPs at a larger scale.
• AECOM: Fortune-tier global infrastructure and environmental services firm with a substantial environment practice that competes for the same federal and large industrial remediation contracts as Cascade, but operates across many other end markets.
• Tetra Tech: Large diversified environmental and engineering consultancy with global reach, bundling site assessment, remediation, and water resources services. Overlaps with Cascade in site characterization and remediation but operates at materially greater scale.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global pure-play environmental, health, and safety consultancy with deep site assessment and remediation consulting exposure to industrial and financial-sponsor clients. Adjacent competitor for remediation oversight, EHS strategy, and due diligence work that drives demand for Cascade's execution services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cascade_env

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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