What KC Harvey Environmental does

KC Harvey Environmental is a privately held environmental consulting and field services firm headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, with operations across the western United States. The firm serves mining, oil & gas, energy generation/transmission, and alternative energy clients with a horizontally segmented portfolio spanning the full project lifecycle — from environmental planning, permitting, NEPA compliance, and baseline studies through field implementation of reclamation, remediation, restoration, and produced water management. Notable proprietary technologies include a patented desalination membrane system for subsurface irrigation using saline produced water (held by founder Kevin Harvey and Dr. Jonathan Brant), the Land Reclamation Evaluation System (LRES) protocol developed for the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site and maintained for 15+ years, a soil amendment methodology for acid-producing mine waste adopted by EPA and state regulators, and Biodiversity Impact Accounting built on the Biological Diversity Protocol. Core technical work integrates geochemistry (PHREEQC, Visual MINTEQ), groundwater modeling (MODFLOW), GIS, and field ecology.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements — fee-for-service consulting paired with implementation of field services — priced on a quote-driven, per-project basis with multi-year contract cadences. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales via industry-specific directors (Mining, Oil & Gas Regulatory Services, Professional Field Services) and regional managers, with no intermediaries, marketplaces, or digital channels. KC Harvey was acquired in July 2022 by Bernhard Capital Partners as the cornerstone of its Environmental Systems Group platform (alongside BEM Systems and Elos Environmental), and is now described as a member of the Aventia family. Founding CEO Kevin Harvey retired June 30, 2023, succeeded by former COO Rio Franzman; the firm reports 28% organic growth in 2023 and a three-year growth trajectory exceeding 110%, alongside 2.1 million acres restored cumulatively.

Name

KC Harvey Environmental

Legal name

KC Harvey Environmental LLC

Website

https://kcharvey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KC Harvey Environmental provides environmental consulting and field services for reclamation, remediation, and restoration, serving mining, oil & gas, and energy clients across the western United States through proprietary methodologies and integrated consulting-to-implementation delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Land reclamation services
• Mine remediation services
• Oil and gas environmental
• Soil and vegetation management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements providing expert assessment, advisory, and planning services for environmental challenges across soil, water, vegetation, wildlife, and restoration. Services span from planning through permitting, construction, operations, and closure. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service engagements with clients in mining, oil & gas, energy, and infrastructure sectors.
2. Environmental Field Services: Implementation of consulting-developed strategies for reclamation, restoration, and water management, including seeding, hydroseeding, soil amendment, stormwater management, invasive weed control, habitat restoration, and produced water managed irrigation. Billed as direct service engagements augmenting consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KC Harvey Environmental provides environmental consulting and field services for reclamation, restoration, and remediation across the mining, oil & gas, and energy industries. The firm delivers end-to-end solutions spanning environmental planning, permitting, compliance, and field implementation, including specialized offerings such as patented desalination membranes for subsurface irrigation, biodiversity impact accounting, managed irrigation for coalbed natural gas produced water, and acid-producing mine waste detoxification.

Product overview

KC Harvey Environmental offers a unified portfolio of environmental consulting and field services for the mining, oil and gas, and energy industries. The core offering consists of Environmental Consulting (environmental planning, permitting, compliance, and regulatory support) paired with Field Services (reclamation, restoration, and water management implementation). Specialized offerings include the patented Desalination Membranes for Subsurface Irrigation technology, Biodiversity Impact Accounting services using the Biological Diversity Protocol methodology, Managed Irrigation for Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water, and Acid-Producing Mine Waste Detoxification. The company integrates consulting and field services to provide seamless project delivery from planning through implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Consulting Expert assessment and advisory services providing decades of experience in solving unique environmental challenges, including environmental planning, permitting, compliance, and regulatory support across soil, water, vegetation, wildlife, and restoration domains.
• Environmental Field Services Professional field services that implement techniques developed internally for reclamation, restoration, and water management, including seeding, hydroseeding, stormwater management, and oil field services.
• Mining Services Comprehensive mining consulting and field services covering the full mining lifecycle including environmental permitting, geochemical characterization, mine discharge permitting, and mine reclamation and closure.
• Oil and Gas Services Environmental consulting and field services for the oil and gas industry including produced water management, reclamation, regulatory compliance, and permitting support.
• Energy Generation and Transmission Services Environmental consulting services supporting alternative energy development and traditional power transmission infrastructure, providing path for effective environmental compliance.
• Desalination Membranes for Subsurface Irrigation Patent-protected system using membrane technology for subsurface irrigation that enables use of saline produced water from oil and gas operations to grow forage or food crops.
• Biodiversity Impact Accounting Assessment service using the Biological Diversity Protocol methodology to help mining companies measure and report biodiversity gains and losses, supporting ESG reporting frameworks.
• Managed Irrigation for Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water Managed irrigation program developed as an alternative method for managing saline-sodic produced water from coalbed natural gas operations, enabling beneficial use of produced water for crop irrigation.
• Acid-Producing Mine Waste Detoxification and Neutralization Permanent treatment of acid-producing mine waste through soil amendment followed by native plant revegetation, selected by EPA and State regulators for thousands of acres at Superfund sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,100,000 acres restored (cumulative company-wide track record)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Western Star Resources Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Western Star Resources Inc. engaged KC Harvey Environmental LLC to lead drill-permitting at its 100%-owned Rowland Tungsten Property in Nevada. KC Harvey is opening formal dialogue with the U.S. Forest Service and advancing toward a federal Plan of Operations submission under NEPA review, positioning the project ahead of the January 1, 2027 DFARS procurement deadline. This engagement positions KC Harvey at the center of strategic critical minerals supply chain work.
• AventiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKC Harvey is 'a proud member of the Aventia family' and part of a forward-looking vision to unify diverse companies and skillsets. Aventia leverages each company's unique strengths to build something greater than the sum of its parts, combining advanced data-driven technologies with hands-on environmental field services. KC Harvey continues to operate under its established brand while benefiting from Aventia's unified platform for innovation and expanded capabilities.
• U.S. Forest ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKC Harvey opened formal dialogue with the U.S. Forest Service as part of the NEPA review process for Western Star Resources' Rowland Tungsten Property permitting engagement. KC Harvey serves as the primary liaison between the client and the federal agency for Plan of Operations submission.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a major environment practice covering mining remediation, NEPA permitting, ESG reporting, and water management — the broadest competitive overlap with KC Harvey's integrated consulting-plus-field-services model.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a significant environmental remediation and mining services practice that competes on Superfund site work, mining permitting, and reclamation strategy across the western U.S.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep mining, water, and remediation practices; competes with KC Harvey on mining lifecycle environmental services, reclamation, and water management, but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with strong mining, water, and remediation practices that overlap directly with KC Harvey's mining and oil & gas service lines across the western U.S. and globally.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with strong mining-sector biodiversity, ESG, and permitting practices that compete with KC Harvey for mining clients needing impact accounting and NEPA services.

Direct peers

• Montrose Environmental Group: Environmental services company providing testing, advisory, and remediation services to industrial clients including oil & gas and mining — a closely comparable mid-market peer that has scaled through acquisition.
• Roux Associates: Environmental consulting and remediation firm specializing in complex site cleanup, mining-impacted sites, and regulatory negotiation — directly comparable niche competitor to KC Harvey's Superfund and mine remediation work.
• Haley & Aldrich: Environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy focused on complex site investigation, remediation, and mining/energy sector permitting — directly comparable to KC Harvey's soil, groundwater, and geochemistry-driven offerings.
• SLR Consulting: International environmental and advisory consultancy with dedicated mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure practices offering closely comparable services (NEPA, permitting, reclamation, biodiversity) at a similar mid-size scale to KC Harvey.

Others

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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