Cascade Drilling

What Cascade Drilling does

Cascade Drilling, operating under the brand Cascade Environmental, is a privately held U.S. environmental services firm founded in 1991 and headquartered in Bothell, Washington. The company delivers a full-stack service offering across environmental drilling, site characterization, site remediation, and civil/environmental construction, supported by wholly-owned subsidiaries TerraTherm (thermal remediation) and Aquifer Drilling (specialized drilling). Its service portfolio spans multiple drilling methodologies — sonic, auger, rotary, direct push, and diamond coring — alongside high-resolution site characterization tools (MIHPT, WaterlooAPS, UVOST, OIP), in situ remediation technologies (ISCO, ISCR, bioremediation, environmental fracturing, permeable reactive barriers), and proprietary remedial chemistries marketed under the Cascade Chemistries brand (Colloidal iZVI™, Colloidal S-iZVI™, SourceKill™, Pathfinder™, ColloidalChem™).

Cascade generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts — environmental drilling, characterization, and remediation — billed on a per-project, time-and-materials, or multi-year contract basis, plus product sales of its proprietary Cascade Chemistries amendments. Its go-to-market is direct B2B, with field crews deployed to client sites and lead capture through a 'Request A Quote' web form. The company markets to four primary segments: environmental consulting firms, industrial and commercial property owners with contaminated sites, federal/state/local government agencies, and construction/engineering firms requiring geotechnical drilling.

The competitive position rests on the breadth of its integrated service stack, proprietary in-house chemistries, capital-intensive multi-technology fleet, and regulatory-driven demand from PFAS, chlorinated solvent, and brownfield redevelopment programs. Leadership comprises founder Bruce Niermeyer (President & CEO) and co-chairman John Kenny. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, or public ownership structure in the available data.

Name

Cascade Drilling

Legal name

Cascade Environmental

Website

https://cascadedrilling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cascade Drilling (Cascade Environmental) is a U.S. environmental services firm providing integrated drilling, site characterization, and remediation solutions — including proprietary colloidal chemistries and thermal treatment — to environmental consultants, industrial site owners, government agencies, and engineering firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Remediation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (2131)

akta.pro primary industry

Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB)

Keywords

• Environmental drilling services
• Site remediation services
• Groundwater treatment
• Geotechnical drilling
• PFAS remediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodinville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Drilling Services: Environmental drilling and sampling services including sonic, auger, rotary, direct push, and coring methods. Billed as professional services typically on a project or time-and-materials basis.
2. Site Characterization Services: Site assessment and characterization services using traditional and high-resolution methods. Revenue generated through project-based professional services.
3. Site Remediation Services: Full-service remediation including thermal treatment, injection services, environmental fracturing, civil construction, and proprietary Cascade Chemistries products.
4. Proprietary Remediation Chemistries: Sale of proprietary colloidal remediation products (Colloidal iZVI™, Colloidal S-iZVI™, SourceKill™, Pathfinder™, ColloidalChem™) as standalone products or bundled with service delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cascade Drilling (operating as Cascade Environmental) is a full-service environmental services company that performs environmental and geotechnical drilling, site characterization, and site remediation for contaminated properties. The firm delivers drilling via sonic, auger, rotary, direct push, and coring methods; site characterization using both traditional and high-resolution tools; and remediation through thermal treatment (via TerraTherm), injection services (ISCO, ISCR, bioremediation), environmental fracturing, civil/environmental construction, and a proprietary line of Cascade Chemistries amendments (Colloidal iZVI™, Colloidal S-iZVI™, SourceKill™, Pathfinder™, ColloidalChem™).

Product overview

Cascade Drilling (operating as Cascade Environmental) is an environmental services company offering integrated drilling and remediation solutions. The portfolio is organized as two primary service brands: CASCADE DRILLING® providing environmental and geotechnical drilling services using multiple technologies (Sonic, Auger, Rotary, Direct Push, Coring) plus utility clearance and cathodic protection; and CASCADE REMEDIATION SERVICES™ delivering site characterization and remediation services including thermal treatment (via subsidiary TerraTherm), injection/chemical treatment, environmental fracturing, and a proprietary line of Cascade Chemistries remedial amendments (Colloidal iZVI™, Colloidal S-iZVI™, SourceKill™, Pathfinder™, ColloidalChem™). The company also provides PFAS remediation services and civil/environmental construction, with high-resolution site characterization capabilities using advanced tools like MIHPT, WaterlooAPS, UVOST, and OIP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cascade Chemistries: A line of amendments for in situ groundwater remediation including Colloidal iZVI™, Colloidal S-iZVI™, SourceKill™, Pathfinder™, and ColloidalChem™ products.

Products and services

• CASCADE DRILLING® Environmental Drilling
• Geotechnical Drilling
• Utility Clearance
• Investigation Derived Waste (IDW) Management
• Site Characterization
• Site Remediation
• Thermal Remediation (TerraTherm)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TerraThermcoreOthersTerraTherm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cascade Environmental, specializing in thermal remediation technologies including thermal conduction heating, electrical resistance heating, steam enhanced extraction, and in pile thermal desorption. Website: terratherm.com

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TRC Companies: TRC is a national engineering, consulting, and construction management firm with deep environmental remediation and drilling-adjacent services. Closely comparable to Cascade in serving environmental, industrial, and government clients across the US.
• Brown and Caldwell: Environmental engineering and consulting firm with site investigation, characterization, and remediation services serving industrial, municipal, and federal clients, overlapping with Cascade's environmental drilling and remediation scope.
• SCS Engineers: Environmental engineering firm specializing in solid waste, site remediation, and environmental services for industrial and government clients. Comparable in scale and service mix to Cascade.
• Haley & Aldrich: Geotechnical and environmental engineering firm offering subsurface investigation, site characterization, and remediation services. Strong overlap with Cascade's environmental/geotechnical drilling and characterization stack.
• Apex Companies: National environmental services and consulting firm providing site assessment, drilling oversight, and remediation services to industrial and government clients, directly comparable to Cascade's core offering.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large publicly-traded consulting and engineering firm with a substantial environmental services practice including site assessment, drilling, and remediation. A broader incumbent that overlaps with Cascade in environmental drilling and remediation.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a sizable environmental remediation practice serving industrial and government clients. A broad incumbent with comparable remediation and site characterization work.
• Clean Harbors: Large publicly-traded environmental and industrial services provider with field services, site remediation, and waste management capabilities. A broader incumbent with overlap in environmental field services and remediation.
• Stantec: Global engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm with significant site characterization and remediation practices. A larger, diversified incumbent that competes with Cascade on environmental programs.

Emerging players

• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and equipment provider historically focused on mineral exploration but increasingly active in environmental/geotechnical drilling. Comparable drilling technology stack, though more mining-oriented than Cascade.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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