KLA Environmental Services

What KLA Environmental Services does

KLA Environmental Services is a privately held environmental consulting firm established in 2001 by the Kansas Livestock Association to serve agricultural producers, landowners, CAFO operators, municipalities, and other natural resource stakeholders in Kansas and across the United States. The firm operates through three integrated service divisions — Environmental Agronomy, Environmental Compliance, and Agricultural Engineering — delivered from offices in Salina (headquarters) and Scott City, Kansas (opened June 2010 to serve Western Kansas). Its technology stack centers on a proprietary web-based compliance recordkeeping system accessible remotely, GPS-based surveying and topographic mapping equipment, and computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) tools used to develop KDHE-approved Nutrient Management Plans, waste management system designs (runoff control, sediment basins, waste storage ponds and lagoons), and engineered layouts for confined livestock feeding facilities.

The firm's business model is fee-based professional services with multi-year engagement cadence, in which KLA members of the parent Kansas Livestock Association receive first priority access and preferred rates. Revenue is derived from project work spanning nutrient management planning, land application planning, water right development, regulatory permit renewals and compliance documentation, GPS-based surveying, soil and geologic investigation, and construction administration. The team is credentialed with multi-state professional engineering licensure (Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania), USDA Technical Service Provider certifications enabling EQIP-funded project work, Certified Crop Advisor and Certified Professional Agronomist designations, and Associate Professional Soil Scientist credentials, positioning the firm as a one-stop compliance and engineering provider for Kansas livestock and agricultural operators facing KDHE, USDA NRCS, and Kansas Division of Water Resources regulatory requirements.

KLA Environmental Services has no disclosed external investment, no M&A history, and operates as an affiliate of the Kansas Livestock Association with implicit but not equity-tied governance. The firm states nationwide project reach but its operations are concentrated in Kansas. The customer mix spans enterprise-scale CAFO operators (requiring high-complexity, multi-year nutrient and waste management plans), agricultural producers (technical services and USDA program participation), and municipalities (water resource and compliance work), with no public revenue concentration disclosure. Distribution is exclusively direct via field-based project engagement, supported by an organic content presence on the company website, blog, and Facebook page.

Name

KLA Environmental Services

Legal name

KLA Environmental Services, Inc.

Website

https://klaenviro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KLA Environmental Services is a Kansas-based environmental consulting firm founded in 2001 by the Kansas Livestock Association, providing fee-based engineering, agronomy, and compliance services to agricultural producers, CAFO operators, municipalities, and natural resource stakeholders across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Nutrient management planning
• Agricultural engineering
• CAFO compliance services
• Waste management system design

Headquarters

HQ city

Scott City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fee-Based Environmental Consulting Services: The company provides fee-based engineering, agronomy, and environmental compliance services. KLA members receive first priority and preferred rates. Services include nutrient management planning, waste management system design, compliance consulting, and water rights assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KLA Environmental Services is a fee-based environmental consulting firm providing engineering, agronomy, and environmental compliance services to agricultural producers, landowners, business organizations, municipalities, and other natural resource users throughout the United States. Services are delivered through three integrated divisions—Agronomy (nutrient management plans, land application, soil and waste sampling), Compliance (permit renewals, recordkeeping, on-site assessments), and Engineering (CAFO facility design, waste management systems, GPS surveying, CADD)—supported by a proprietary web-based recordkeeping platform.

Product overview

KLA Environmental Services is an environmental consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of three integrated service divisions: Environmental Agronomy, Environmental Compliance, and Agricultural Engineering. The company also provides a proprietary web-based recordkeeping system. These divisions work together to deliver comprehensive services for agricultural producers, including Nutrient Management Plans, permit applications, waste management system design, water rights consulting, and compliance monitoring. The agronomy team develops KDHE-approved nutrient management plans, while the compliance team handles regulatory documentation and annual assessments. The engineering division provides design and construction administration services for livestock facilities and waste management systems. The web-based recordkeeping platform serves as the digital backbone supporting all service divisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Agronomy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 KDHE-approved Nutrient Management Plans developed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kansas Livestock Association (KLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKLA Environmental Services was established in 2001 by the Kansas Livestock Association. KLA members receive first priority and preferred rates for services. The company is affiliated with the parent organization providing leadership and development in the agricultural community since 2001.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global environmental, water resources, and agricultural engineering consulting firm that competes with KLA Environmental Services for the larger end of ag-waste and CAFO compliance mandates, though it serves a vastly broader portfolio.
• SCS Engineers: National environmental engineering and consulting firm with deep regulatory and waste-management expertise, overlapping with KLA's agricultural engineering and compliance practice.
• Stantec: Large international engineering and environmental consultancy that provides regulatory, environmental compliance, and water resource services overlapping with KLA's offering across the United States.
• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): Global environmental and sustainability consultancy offering regulatory compliance, permitting, and natural resource advisory services overlapping with KLA's environmental compliance division.
• Kennedy Jenks Consultants: Engineering and environmental sciences consultancy with a strong practice in water resources, hydrology, and regulatory permitting—overlapping with KLA's water resource engineering services.

Direct peers

• Olsson: Engineering firm headquartered in Nebraska with strong agricultural, water resources, and field-services practices across the Great Plains—directly comparable in service mix and territory overlap with KLA.
• JEO Consulting Group: Nebraska-based engineering and environmental consulting firm serving municipalities, agricultural producers, and natural resources clients with a comparable mix of regulatory, water, and engineering services.
• K·Coe Isom: Advisory and consulting firm serving food, agriculture, and rural community clients with overlapping compliance, sustainability, and natural resource services targeting the same livestock and ag-producer customer base.

Emerging players

• Michael Best & Friedrich: Full-service law and advisory firm with regulatory and environmental practices serving agribusiness and food producers; competes for budget share on regulatory matters with mid-size environmental consultancies like KLA.
• Agri-Waste Solutions: Smaller specialty consultancy focused on agricultural waste and nutrient management planning, closely aligned with KLA's CAFO-centric environmental agronomy and compliance work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KLA-Environmental-Services-Inc-259328167416907
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kla-environmental-services-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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