Seattle and San Francisco Relocate Offices
By October 2007, both the Seattle and San Francisco offices will be in new locations. Our continued growth in these offices has forced ERRG to look for larger space. Please check our website Contact Us tab for address and contact information.

2007 Inc. Magazine 5000
ERRG was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private firms in the country. The recent rankings placed ERRG as the 30th fastest growing Environmental Services Company in the US. The ranking was based on a three year revenue increase of over 168%.

ERRG Adds Two Key Individuals
ERRG has hired Chris Penza and Brian Wetzsteon to further strengthen our management team. Chris will be the Southern California Regional Manager, overseeing our offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. Chris brings over 20 years of experience to ERRG. In addition to his legal training, Chris has a strong background in managing multiple offices engaged in environmental construction and consulting activities. Brian will be managing construction operations throughout the west, as well as the establishment of a Portland, OR office. Brian has nearly 20 years of experience in project management, estimating, cost/scheduling and construction management.

ERRG Opens an Office in Honolulu
ERRG recently opened an office in Honolulu, HI in an effort to pursue opportunities in the Pacific. Our first employee is James Estores. James has worked in the Pacific for his entire career, and will be coordinating all of ERRG's activities in Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific Islands.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Cindy Liu was selected by Ernst & Young as a finalist for their 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Award Program. The selection was based on revenue growth over the past three years, innovative approaches that the company has taken over the years, future plans for the company, and corporate culture. In addition to the required submittal information, an onsite interview was conducted by one of Ernst & Young's review panels in order to truly gauge the firms operation. ERRG is extremely proud of the recognition that goes along with this award, and will continue to establish itself as one of the fastest growing firms in the environmental industry.

2007 ENR Top 200 Environmental Firms
For the third year in a row ERRG has been listed in Engineering News Record as one of the Top 200 Environmental Companies in the Country. Our ranking for 2007 was #170.

EPA Selects ERRG for the Small Business START III
EPA Region 9 recently awarded ERRG the Small Business Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team III (START III) contract. ERRG and our partners, Ecology & Environment and ERS Solutions will be supporting the EPA over the next five years on this $19 million contract. The scope of work will include audits and inspections, contingency and risk management planning, preparedness and prevention, multimedia surveys and inspections, training classes, data management and a variety of additional technical support tasks.

ERRG adds Munitions Response Capabilities
In our continuing efforts to identify service areas that will support our clients, ERRG can now offer munitions response capabilities. ERRG's Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) & Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) staff includes Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) professionals, Engineers, and Geologists. Our UXO/MEC staff's vast amount of experience, combined with ERRG's existing capabilities in environmental engineering and construction, enables ERRG to perform a wide array of services on active and former military sites impacted by MEC and hazardous waste. Mr. Jesse Sipult will manage ERRG's UXO & MEC operation. Mr. Sipult is a former Marine Corps EOD Technician with over 16 years of military EOD and civilian UXO experience. Please go to our Services section to view ERRG's full range of munitions response capabilities.

US Forest Service Selects ERRG
The United States Forest Service recently awarded ERRG a three-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide environmental response action services throughout the Pacific Southwest Region, which includes California and parts of Oregon and Nevada. ERRG will perform site assessment/characterization, removal action support, removal action implementation, remedial action support, remedial action implementation, enforcement support, and other technical support and assistance under this contract.

ERRG Receives a Nunn-Perry Award
On March 8, 2006, ERRG and Shaw Environmental Inc. were awarded the prestigious Nunn-Perry Award at the Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The Nunn-Perry award honors the performance of Mentor-Protégé teams that provide outstanding work on DoD subcontracts. The selection criteria include: quality of technical assistance provided by the Mentor to the Protégé; cost of the agreement to the DoD in relation to the beneficial value to the U.S. economy (return on investment); and the impact of the relationship on the development of the Protégé. This award was the culmination of a two-year relationship with Shaw under this U.S. Navy sponsored program.

DTSC Awards ERRG Two Regional Contracts
Early this year, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) awarded ERRG two competitively bid Regional Site Remediation Contracts. The contracts cover the remediation of hazardous waste sites in the Costal Region of Northern California and the Cypress Region of Southern California. The award of these contracts extends the ERRG/DTSC relationship, which dates back to 2001. During the past four years, ERRG has performed over $25 million of work for the DTSC.