What Moody and Associates does

Moody and Associates, Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based environmental, groundwater, energy, and civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1891, headquartered in Washington, PA, with offices in Athens, Meadville, and Erie (Pennsylvania), plus a forthcoming Morgantown, West Virginia location opening August 2026. The firm was family-owned for 127 years until the Moody family sold the business to the leadership team in March 2018; current ownership is private and employee/management-held, with no venture capital or parent company. Services are organized into four pillars: Environmental Services (site assessments, brownfield remediation, storage tank management, spill response), Groundwater Services (hydrogeologic consulting, resource development, wellfield services), Energy Services (oil & gas, mining, power/transmission consulting), and Engineering Services (residential, commercial/industrial, municipal, and energy engineering). Core technical capabilities include groundwater modeling software for contaminant movement simulation, sub-meter GIS units for wetland delineation, and a legacy fracture trace analysis methodology co-developed with Penn State in the 1960s–1980s for locating high-capacity water wells.

The firm operates as a project-based professional services practice, billing clients on engagement-defined scope across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York. Its go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, with no publicly disclosed pricing or fee schedule; business development is sustained through active participation in 28 industry associations (PIOGA, Marcellus Shale Coalition, National Groundwater Association, NAIOP Pittsburgh, CREW Pittsburgh, PA Council of Professional Geologists, and others) and direct client engagement rather than digital marketing. Customer concentration skews toward energy operators (oil & gas, mining), municipal water authorities, state and local municipalities, real estate developers, and financial institutions requiring environmental due diligence; Range Resources is the only publicly named enterprise customer, with a 20-year relationship marked by the 2024 anniversary of the first Marcellus Shale gas well. The leadership team of licensed professional geologists includes CEO Jeff Walentosky (PA DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board appointee) and VPs operating from each regional office.

Name

Moody and Associates

Legal name

Moody and Associates, Inc.

Website

https://moody-s.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Moody and Associates is a Pennsylvania-based environmental, groundwater, energy, and civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1891, serving oil & gas, mining, municipal, and real estate clients across the Appalachian and mid-Atlantic regions through project-based professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Geotechnical Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brownfield Redevelopment Support (Site Characterization & Reuse Planning) (EUAHAFAJ), Wellhead Protection & Source Water Protection Studies (EUAHAFAK), Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ), Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Groundwater consulting
• Hydrogeologic services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Environmental site assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for environmental site assessments, compliance audits, permitting, brownfield services, storage tank management, and spill response. Services are billed on a project basis with scope defined by client needs.
2. Groundwater Consulting Services: Hydrogeologic and water resource consulting including feasibility studies, well design, wellfield management, aquifer characterization, and permitting. Revenue generated through consulting fees for professional services.
3. Energy Consulting Services: Consulting for oil & gas, mining, and power/transmission sectors including permitting, baseline sampling, water supply, spill response, and regulatory compliance. Project-based professional service fees.
4. Engineering Consulting Services: Civil engineering project consulting including site development, water/wastewater projects, construction oversight, and municipal engineering services. Billed through professional service engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moody and Associates provides professional environmental, groundwater/hydrogeologic, energy, and civil engineering consulting services across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York. Offerings span environmental site assessments, brownfield remediation, storage tank management, spill response, water resource development, wellfield design, oil & gas and mining permitting/compliance, and residential/commercial/municipal/energy engineering projects. Services are delivered by licensed geologists, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, and engineers through four Pennsylvania offices.

Product overview

Moody and Associates, Inc. is a groundwater and environmental consulting firm established in 1891, offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional consulting services organized into four core service areas: Environmental Services (including site assessments, brownfield remediation, storage tank management, and spill response), Groundwater Services (hydrogeologic consulting, resource development, and wellfield services), Energy Services (serving oil/gas, mining, and power sectors with permitting and compliance), and Engineering Services (civil engineering for residential, commercial, municipal, and energy projects). The company operates as a unified consulting practice rather than a software platform, delivering services through a team of geologists, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, and engineers across four Pennsylvania offices and one upcoming West Virginia location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Services Professional environmental consulting including site assessments, compliance audits, permitting, brownfield remediation, storage tank management, and spill response for commercial, industrial, municipal, and energy sector clients requiring environmental compliance and remediation.
• Groundwater Services Hydrogeologic and groundwater consulting for municipalities, water authorities, and businesses including source water assessment studies, well design, wellfield evaluation, aquifer characterization, and groundwater modeling across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York.
• Energy Services Comprehensive energy consulting for oil & gas, coal mining, and power/transmission sectors including permitting, regulatory compliance, baseline water sampling, water supply dispute resolution, spill prevention/response, gas migration investigations, mine pool modeling, and expert testimony.
• Engineering Services Civil engineering consulting from project conception through construction completion including project management, engineering design, construction oversight, and documentation for residential subdivisions, commercial/industrial sites, municipal infrastructure, and energy projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed thousands of commercial and municipal water supply projects over 130+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member and participant in PIOGA events including annual meetings, sporting clays shoots, and membership engagement events. President/CEO Jeff Walentosky serves as membership committee co-chair. Moody staff regularly attend and sponsor PIOGA events.
• Marcellus Shale CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member participating in annual meetings, committee meetings, and sporting clays events. Moody sponsors MSC events and staff participate in membership activities and training programs.
• NAIOP PittsburghcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerActive member and sponsor of NAIOP Pittsburgh events including annual awards banquet and sporting clays shoots. Moody staff serve on planning committees and regularly attend events.
• CREW PittsburghcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerActive member and co-sponsor of CREW Pittsburgh events including annual sporting clays shoots and golf outings.
• National Groundwater AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization supporting groundwater industry standards and professional development.
• Pennsylvania Ground Water AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization for groundwater professionals in Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania Council of Professional GeologistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member with staff serving on board of directors. Company supported founding of organization and professional geologist licensing in Pennsylvania.
• West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional industry association supporting oil and gas operations in West Virginia.
• Pittsburgh Geological SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society for geologists in the Pittsburgh region with staff participation.
• Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization supporting women in environmental professions with active participation in chapter events and activities.
• Women's Energy NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional network for women in the energy sector with active sponsorship of Susquehanna Valley Chapter events.
• Washington County Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal chamber of commerce with active membership including sponsorship of events and sporting clays shoots.
• United Way of Washington CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner with Moody participating in annual campaign kickoff golf outings and workplace giving campaigns. President/CEO Jeff Walentosky serves on Board of Directors.
• AvettaminorOthersSafety compliance member for contractor safety management standards.
• ISNminorOthersSafety compliance standards member for contractor safety evaluation and management.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with substantial site assessment, remediation, and water-resources practices that compete for the same energy, municipal, and real estate RFPs as Moody, at national scale.
• WSP: Global professional services firm whose earth and environment practice (incorporating legacy Golder Associates) competes with Moody's hydrogeology, brownfield, and energy-environmental services across the U.S.
• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with a U.S. water and environment practice covering groundwater, site assessment, and mining advisory — comparable in scope to Moody's full service portfolio.
• Tetra Tech: Large global consulting and engineering firm with deep water, environmental, and energy practices covering groundwater modeling, site assessment, brownfield, and oil & gas advisory — overlapping with Moody's full service stack but at vastly greater scale.
• Stantec: North American environmental services and engineering firm with water-resources, environmental site assessment, and community-development practices that compete for municipal and developer clients in Moody's geography.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Largest pure-play global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy; competes for energy-sector environmental and water work, and for large industrial and mining accounts that overlap Moody's primary segments.

Direct peers

• Haley & Aldrich: Mid-sized U.S. environmental and geotechnical engineering consulting firm with strong site assessment, brownfield, and water-resources practices that closely mirror Moody's EHS and hydrogeology offerings, serving energy, real estate, and industrial clients.
• Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC): Pittsburgh-headquartered multi-disciplinary environmental, civil, and ecological consulting firm of similar size to Moody, with comparable service lines (site assessment, remediation, water resources) and overlapping oil & gas, mining, and real estate clients in the mid-Atlantic and Appalachia.
• SCS Engineers: National environmental engineering firm focused on solid waste, brownfield, and site remediation consulting, with a comparable mix of Phase I/II ESA, remediation oversight, and environmental compliance work.
• KU Resources: Pennsylvania-based environmental and engineering consulting firm specializing in mine-land reclamation, abandoned mine drainage, and brownfield redevelopment — a close regional competitor to Moody's mining and brownfield practices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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