Drumlin Environmental

What Drumlin Environmental does

Drumlin Environmental, LLC is a hydrogeologic and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Portland, Maine, founded in 1998 and operating for more than 25 years. The firm is structured as a privately held LLC with 1-10 employees and is led by named consultants including Matt Reynolds and Rich Fortin. Its core offering is professional services delivered through direct client engagement rather than through intermediaries, with engagement-based fees for technical expertise in regulatory compliance, site assessment, remediation, water resource management, permitting, environmental due diligence, and expert testimony.

The firm's underlying capability is human-expert hydrogeology combined with deep familiarity with the Maine regulatory environment, including programs such as Uncontrolled Sites, VRAP, and Site Law. Services are organized across seven vertical-specific practices: Business & Industry, Engineering/Consultants, Water Providers, Utilities, Financial/Insurance, Legal, and Municipal. Technical work spans RCRA and SARA compliance, oil and hazardous materials management (SPCC plans), Phase I and II environmental site assessments, watershed reconnaissance, aquifer testing and safe-yield analysis, well infrastructure design oversight, brownfield redevelopment, and expert witness support for environmental litigation.

Drumlin's go-to-market is relationship-driven, sales-led consulting targeting municipal officials, attorneys, business managers, utility operators, water providers, and financial institutions across Maine and nationally. The firm's competitive positioning emphasizes senior-level expertise, established relationships with Maine environmental regulatory agencies, competitive rates paired with high productivity, and the ability to integrate into client project teams for engineering and consulting firms. The company maintains a single Portland, ME headquarters at 97 India Street and has no parent company, institutional investors, or disclosed capital history.

Name

Drumlin Environmental

Legal name

Drumlin Environmental, LLC

Website

https://drumlinllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Drumlin Environmental, LLC is a Portland, Maine-based hydrogeologic and engineering consulting firm serving municipalities, legal firms, utilities, water providers, financial institutions, engineering consultancies, and businesses with site assessment, remediation, permitting, water resource management, and expert testimony services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB), Environmental Policy, Planning & Regulation (BPAIAMAA)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Hydrogeologic investigations
• Site remediation services
• Water resource management
• Regulatory compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 services billed on a project basis for hydrogeologic investigations, site assessments, remediation design, regulatory compliance, and environmental due diligence. Revenue is generated through engagement-based fees for technical expertise provided to businesses, municipalities, legal firms, utilities, and financial institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Drumlin Environmental, LLC is a hydrogeologic and engineering consulting firm that provides environmental site assessment, remediation, water supply development, regulatory permitting, and environmental due-diligence services. The firm serves municipalities, utilities, water providers, legal firms, financial institutions, engineering firms, and businesses across Maine and nationally, with senior-level expertise in Maine's specific environmental regulatory framework.

Product overview

Drumlin Environmental is a hydrogeologic and engineering consulting firm offering environmental consulting services across seven distinct service lines: Business & Industry Environmental Services, Engineering Consulting Services, Water Provider Services, Utilities Environmental Services, Financial/Insurance Environmental Services, Legal Environmental Support Services, and Municipal Environmental Services. The firm provides regulatory and technical expertise to help clients navigate environmental compliance, site assessment, remediation, water resource management, and permitting across multiple sectors including municipal, legal, financial, utilities, water providers, and engineering/consulting firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business & Industry Environmental Services Environmental compliance and consulting services for business and industrial clients, including RCRA compliance, SARA reporting, permitting, site assessment, remediation, SPCC plans, environmental due diligence for expansions and mergers, on-site water management, and environmental management and sustainability planning.
• Engineering Consulting Services Hydrogeologic investigation planning and execution, site remediation, investigation and construction monitoring, Maine regulatory support (e.g., Uncontrolled Sites, VRAP), oil and hazardous materials management and reporting, permitting, community outreach, and due diligence provided as embedded senior expertise to engineering and consulting firms.
• Water Provider Services Water supply development and management services for water providers, including watershed reconnaissance, land-use threat assessment, agricultural source development, groundwater and spring source investigation (geophysics, drilling, sampling), hydrogeologic assessment, aquifer testing and safe yield analysis, monitoring of groundwater and surface water, well infrastructure design oversight, and regulatory permitting for new source approval.
• Utilities Environmental Services Environmental planning (SPCC, stormwater), environmental reporting (SARA, Toxic Use Reduction), site investigation and characterization, remedial design and construction oversight, due diligence, brownfield and VRAP redevelopment, environmental permitting, and sustainability management planning for utility operations.
• Financial/Insurance Environmental Services Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, environmental liability evaluations, feasibility studies, peer review, litigation support, and sustainability assessments provided to financial institutions and insurance carriers.
• Legal Environmental Support Services Technical hydrogeologic and environmental support for attorneys and legal cases, including site investigations, regulatory compliance review, permit applications, expert testimony, and VRAP/due-diligence analysis for litigation matters.
• Municipal Environmental Services Planning board assistance, site redevelopment support, water supply planning, wastewater disposal options evaluation, public works operational support, and landfill assessment services for municipal governments.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kleinfelder: National engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with water resources and environmental compliance practices that overlap Drumlin's offering. Larger and broader but directly competes for similar municipal and utility clients.
• Tetra Tech: Large global environmental and engineering consultancy with deep water resources, hydrogeology, and environmental compliance practices. Comparable technical offering to Drumlin across municipal, water, and environmental remediation clients.
• Wood Environment & Infrastructure (now WSP): Global engineering and environmental consultancy with strong environmental site assessment, remediation, and water capabilities. Competes with Drumlin for municipal and industrial environmental work at substantially larger scale.
• TRC Companies: Public environmental and engineering consulting firm providing site assessment, remediation, regulatory compliance, and water services to utilities, municipalities, and industry. Overlaps with Drumlin's full service menu at much larger scale.
• Stantec: Major global engineering and environmental consulting firm with significant New England presence serving water utilities, municipalities, and developers. Overlaps with Drumlin on hydrogeology, water supply, and environmental compliance work.
• Haley & Aldrich: Mid-sized national environmental and geotechnical engineering firm offering hydrogeology, site assessment, and remediation services. Comparable on technical offering but significantly larger with broader geographic reach.
• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with significant water and environmental practices serving municipal and utility clients. Competes with Drumlin for similar Northeast infrastructure and compliance work.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive environmental services practice covering site assessment, remediation, water, and regulatory compliance. Significant scale and geographic reach compared to Drumlin, but overlapping technical capabilities and client base.

Direct peers

• Ransom Consulting (now part of SLR Consulting): Maine-based environmental and hydrogeologic consulting firm with overlapping service lines (site assessment, remediation, water supply) and similar client mix including municipalities, utilities, and legal clients. Most directly comparable peer geographically and operationally.
• Sanborn, Head & Associates: Concord, NH-based environmental, geotechnical, and water resources consulting firm of similar size and regional focus. Directly comparable as a small, senior-expertise-driven firm specializing in hydrogeology and environmental engineering across New England.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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