You have a property deal closing in three weeks, a lender asking about environmental liability, or a project that needs to clear regulatory review before you can break ground. The right move is a credentialed environmental scientist who can walk the site, read the records, and hand you a written report you can act on. That is what we do.
Enviro Consulting Services provides independent environmental consulting in Spokane, WA focused entirely on inspection, testing, and written reporting. We do not bid on the abatement, remediation, or cleanup work that might follow. That separation keeps our findings unbiased and defensible.
Environmental consulting is the framework that wraps every inspection, test, and written report we deliver. Depending on the property, the transaction, and the regulatory context, a consulting engagement draws from several of the services listed below. We scope and price them together so you do not have to manage four vendors.
Federal, Washington state, and local environmental requirements shape what you can do with a piece of property. We help you understand which rules apply, what documentation you need, and how to prepare for review. Common areas include EPA AHERA, Washington State Department of Ecology requirements, L&I asbestos rules, and local construction permitting.
Records review, site reconnaissance, interviews, and a written report per ASTM E1527-21, followed by intrusive sampling under E1903 when a Phase Two investigation is triggered.
Thorough visual inspection with a written report. Residential: structural and systems, for home buyers, sellers, or owners. Commercial: property condition assessment for stakeholders and lenders.
Non-destructive visual and moisture-based inspection, plus accredited laboratory testing of air and surface samples. Inspection and testing only; physical follow-up work is handled by a separately retained licensed contractor.
EPA AHERA-certified visual survey, sample collection, and accredited lab analysis, with a written report suitable for Washington State Department of Labor and Industries notification workflows.
Soil sample collection and analysis to identify contaminants, evaluate suitability for development, or support environmental due diligence.
Water sample collection and accredited lab analysis for residential, commercial, and environmental purposes, conducted under the oversight of our Idaho Water Pollution Control Manager.
Where a project touches protected habitat, documented cultural resources, or water-quality-impacted areas, we coordinate the environmental documentation and sampling that informs your project's planning and permitting.
Farren I. Hauck holds a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Idaho and is an EPA AHERA Certified Asbestos Building Inspector, 40-Hour HAZWOPER certified, a Certified Mold Inspector, and Lead Paint RRP certified. Paul VanMiddlesworth is a Geologist and Aqueous Geochemist with a B.S. in Geology, an M.S. in Aqueous Geochemistry, EPA AHERA credentials, EPA Lead Paint RRP, and the Idaho Water Pollution Control Manager credential.
We identify and document. Physical follow-up work (abatement, remediation, demolition, cleanup) is handled by a separately retained licensed contractor. Keeping inspection and testing separate from the work that follows keeps our findings unbiased.
Every engagement ends with a written report formatted for the audience that needs it: a lender, a regulator, a real estate agent, an attorney, a general contractor, or a property owner. Reports include findings, sample locations, photographs, lab results where applicable, and recommended next steps.
Environmental consulting projects often cross disciplines. A site needs asbestos and mold work. A Phase Two investigation needs both soil and groundwater sampling. A commercial transaction needs a property condition assessment plus a Phase One ESA. Our team handles multi-scope engagements without vendor-management overhead.
Predictable. Transparent. Designed for people making decisions with real money on the line.
We talk through the property, your transaction or project, your regulatory context, and your timeline. You get a flat quote and a realistic schedule before anything is booked.
For projects that include a records component (Phase One ESA, regulatory compliance review), we pull and review the relevant databases, historical records, and permitting history before the site visit.
A credentialed scientist visits the property, performs the visual and instrumental survey, collects samples per the scope, and documents conditions with photographs.
Samples go to an accredited lab. Standard turnaround is three to five business days; rush turnarounds are available for transaction-sensitive scopes.
You receive a written report with findings, photographs, sample locations, lab results where applicable, and recommended next steps. The report is formatted for the audience that needs it.
If a licensed contractor, regulator, lender, or attorney has questions about something we documented, we answer them. The relationship does not end at delivery.
Environmental consulting in Spokane, WA and the broader Inland Northwest is shaped by a stack of federal, Washington state, and local requirements. Federal rules governed by the EPA cover things like asbestos (AHERA, NESHAP), lead-based paint (RRP), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) due diligence framework that underpins Phase One Environmental Site Assessments. Washington state adds its own layer through the Department of Ecology, the Department of Labor and Industries, and the Department of Health, each with jurisdiction over different environmental scopes.
Common triggers include a commercial property transaction that requires CERCLA All Appropriate Inquiry due diligence, a renovation or demolition project at a pre-1980 structure that requires an asbestos survey under Washington State Department of Labor and Industries rules, a development site that requires soil and groundwater characterization before permits will issue, a residential transaction where the buyer wants independent second-opinion inspection on an older home, and a concern at a property (musty odor, visible suspect material, water quality complaint) that warrants targeted testing.
Scope is built from the trigger, not from a menu. We start with a conversation about what the property is, what you are trying to do with it, and what other parties (lenders, regulators, buyers, contractors) are going to read the report. From there, we build a scope that addresses the actual question without padding it with unnecessary work.
Reports are written documents, not slide decks. For a Phase One ESA, the report follows ASTM E1527-21 format. For an asbestos inspection, the report identifies suspect materials, sample locations, lab results, and management recommendations. For a mold inspection, the report documents moisture readings, suspect areas, and recommended next steps including whether additional lab testing is appropriate. Every report is designed to be handed to a contractor, a lender, or a regulator without translation.
No. Enviro Consulting Services performs inspection, testing, and written reporting only. When a physical follow-up scope is needed (asbestos abatement, mold-related corrective work, contaminant cleanup, demolition), it is handled by a separately retained licensed contractor. We keep that separation intentionally: it protects the independence of our findings and makes the report more defensible in front of a regulator, a lender, or an insurer.
Residential, commercial, and development projects across the Inland Northwest. Residential work includes home inspections and targeted environmental testing (mold, asbestos, water). Commercial work includes property condition assessments, asbestos and mold surveys, and Phase One and Two Environmental Assessment engagements. Development work includes site due diligence, soil and water sampling, and regulatory compliance support. We scale scope to the project.
Yes. We help owners, developers, and property managers understand which federal, Washington state, and local environmental requirements apply to a property or project, what documentation is needed, and how to prepare for review. We are an inspection and testing firm, so we do the inspection and reporting work; we do not file permits on your behalf, but our reports are formatted to support permit applications and regulatory review.
For most residential scopes, within one week. For transaction-sensitive commercial scopes (a Phase One ESA with a closing date), we prioritize the schedule to match the transaction. Rush availability is scope-dependent; the first call is the right place to talk through the timeline.
Yes. We are based in Spokane Valley, WA and regularly serve clients across the Inland Northwest, including Spokane, WA, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Airway Heights, Deer Park, Post Falls, and Coeur d'Alene. Travel outside the immediate region is available for commercial projects and Phase One and Two Environmental Assessment engagements.
That is common and totally fine. Plenty of our clients call for a single mold inspection, a single asbestos survey, or a single water test. The consulting label describes the framework; the actual engagement scales to what you need.
The first call is a 15-minute scoping conversation. We listen, ask the questions that shape the scope, and tell you honestly what the engagement should look like and what it should cost. No sales pressure.