Wetland Studies and Solutions

What Wetland Studies and Solutions does

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) is a privately held environmental and cultural resources consulting firm founded in 1991 and headquartered in Gainesville, Virginia, serving public and private sector clients across the eastern United States. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of professional services spanning environmental studies (wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species surveys, Chesapeake Bay Act compliance, tree and vegetation studies), regulatory permitting (wetland permitting, NEPA, NPDES/VPDES stormwater compliance), engineering and survey (stream restoration, stormwater management and BMPs, floodplain and dam studies, living shoreline/coastal resiliency), mitigation and restoration (mitigation banking, wetland mitigation, TMDL studies, invasive vegetation management), cultural resources (archeology, architectural history), landscape architecture, arboriculture and urban forestry, and advanced mapping and technology services (GIS and mapping, UAV & LiDAR, reality capture, ground penetrating radar, and the proprietary Wetbud tool).

The firm operates as a single integrated delivery platform rather than a software product, with approximately 350 employees distributed across 9 eastern U.S. offices and a cumulative track record of approximately 18,000 projects. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service professional engagements billed on a project basis, sourced through direct enterprise field sales, RFP responses, and a GSA Schedule vehicle for federal contracting. Customer segments span private development (residential, commercial, industrial), government (local, state, federal), and emerging infrastructure verticals including data centers and energy. Distribution is direct to enterprise and government buyers via a National Markets Team for strategic infrastructure engagements and through long-tenured regional offices.

The business model is project-based professional services with regulatory expertise as the core moat. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are scoped per engagement depending on complexity and regulatory requirements. The company has expanded through two tuck-in acquisitions (Kerr Environmental Services Corp. in 2019 and EEE Consulting in 2020), maintains a GSA Schedule, and has invested in technology-enabled field data collection (UAV/LiDAR, GPR, reality capture, Wetbud) to internalize capabilities historically outsourced. No AI/ML capabilities are evidenced in the source data. The company remains privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no institutional investor references.

Name

Wetland Studies and Solutions

Legal name

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://wetlandstudies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Wetlands & Waters of the U.S. Delineation / Riparian Assessments (EUAHAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Phase II ESA & Subsurface Investigation (Soil/Groundwater Sampling) (EUAHAEAB), Groundwater Extraction, Treatment & Discharge (Pump-and-Treat, reinjection) (BPALAKAF), Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC)

Keywords

• Wetland delineation services
• Environmental site assessments
• Stream restoration consulting
• Cultural resources management
• Regulatory compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services billed on a project basis for environmental assessments, wetland delineations, permitting, remediation, and cultural resources studies. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service engagements with both public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) is an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm delivering professional services such as wetland delineation, environmental site assessments, permitting (NEPA, NPDES/VPDES, wetland permits), stream and wetland mitigation/restoration, cultural resources studies (archaeology, architectural history), landscape architecture, arboriculture, surveying, and GIS/mapping technology services. The firm supports both public-sector agencies and private developers in navigating federal, state, and local environmental regulations across the eastern United States.

Product overview

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) is an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services across the eastern United States. The firm operates as a single integrated platform delivering professional consulting services rather than a software product. The portfolio includes core environmental services (wetland delineation, threatened & endangered species studies, environmental site assessments), regulatory permitting (wetland permitting, NEPA studies, NPDES compliance), engineering and survey (stream restoration, stormwater management, floodplain studies, survey), mitigation and restoration services (mitigation banking, invasive vegetation management), cultural resources (archaeology, architectural history), landscape design (landscape architecture, pollinator habitats), arboriculture and urban forestry, and advanced mapping & technology services (GIS and mapping, UAV & LiDAR services, reality capture, ground penetrating radar, and the proprietary Wetbud tool). The firm serves diverse markets including private development, government, transportation, energy, data centers, telecommunications, parks & trails, and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wetland Delineation

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM's Environment business provides environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and water resources services globally; it competes with WSSI on larger NEPA, infrastructure, and federal contracts within WSSI's eastern footprint.
• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): ERM is one of the world's largest pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancies; its site assessment, permitting, and EHS advisory services directly compete with WSSI's assessment, remediation, and compliance offerings for industrial and infrastructure clients.
• Stantec: Stantec's Environmental Services practice offers environmental site assessment, permitting, water resources, and ecological services for public and private clients; it overlaps with WSSI's full-service environmental consulting platform, particularly for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• WSP: WSP's Earth & Environment business delivers environmental planning, permitting, NEPA, water resources, and cultural resources services across North America, directly competing with WSSI on transportation, energy, and federal infrastructure programs in the eastern U.S.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with a very large environmental services practice spanning water resources, NEPA, permitting, and remediation; it competes with WSSI for federal, state, and large private infrastructure engagements across the eastern U.S.
• Arcadis: Arcadis' Resilience and Environment division provides environmental impact assessment, permitting, and remediation services; it is a comparable global incumbent that competes with WSSI on infrastructure, water, and development-led environmental review work in the eastern U.S.

Direct peers

• Resource Environmental Solutions (RES): RES is a national provider of ecological restoration, mitigation banking, and stream/wetland mitigation services, directly comparable to WSSI's Mitigation and Restoration practice (stream restoration, wetland mitigation, mitigation banking, invasive vegetation management) for infrastructure and development clients.
• Davey Resource Group: Davey Resource Group, the consulting arm of The Davey Tree Expert Company, provides environmental consulting, arboriculture, wetland delineation, and cultural resources services to public and private clients across the eastern and midwestern U.S., directly overlapping WSSI's service mix including tree preservation, environmental assessment, and GIS-based mapping.
• Geosyntec Consultants: Geosyntec is a specialty environmental and geotechnical consulting firm offering site assessment, remediation design, water resources, and ecological services—comparable to WSSI's remediation, environmental testing, and water resources engineering offerings, particularly for industrial and infrastructure clients.
• EA Engineering, Science, and Technology: EA Engineering is a mid-sized environmental engineering and consulting firm delivering environmental site assessment, remediation, water resources, and NEPA services—directly overlapping WSSI's Assessment & Remediation and Permitting service lines for both government and private clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/wssi_inc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwSSI
• Xx.com/wetlandstudies
• Facebookfacebook.com/wetlandstudies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wetland-studies-and-solutions-inc-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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