Legal, Risk and Strategy

  • Dewatering Review and Legal Support

    Western Environmental was engaged by a law firm representing the primary insurer for a number of properties affected by a poorly executed dewatering program at a construction site in South Perth. The project was high risk, involving contaminated land, groundwater and dewatering where significant impact to surrounding structures was caused by contaminated groundwater and improper…

  • Hawai’i PFAS technical advisory

    Western Environmental has been engaged as a PFAS subject matter expert and strategic technical advisor to a US-based proponent who is responsible for a large portfolio of PFAS-impacted aviation and industrial sites across the Hawai’ian Islands. Works to date have included technical review of site investigation and modelling reports, preparation of site-specific Risk Assessments and…

  • PFAS Expert Witness

    Western Environmental was engaged to provide consulting expert witness services in relation to ongoing litigation at a major Australian airport. Tasks included technical review of reports and documentation and strategic advice in relation to assessment of PFAS impacts, risks and associated liability.

  • Metal Recycling Facility Approvals

    Western Environmental was engaged to obtain relevant approvals and permits for a metals recycling facility, as well as undertaking ongoing monitoring and compliance associated with licensing of the site under the Environmental Protection Act. Working alongside the client’s legal team, an expert review of site assessment and remediation works at the client’s former site was…

  • Airport Estate PFAS Assessment

    Western Environmental was engaged to undertake an estate-wide PFAS-targeted preliminary site investigation at a large general aviation airport in WA. Works included review of data and reports spanning a 40-year history, identification of areas of concern and the development of a robust conceptual site model to inform future stages of assessment and management on the…

  • Perth Airport Strategic Advisory

    For more than a decade, Western Environmental has been engaged as an expert consultant and strategic advisor to Perth Airport. Consultancy works and strategic advice have been broad ranging, and include PFAS site assessment and remediation planning, site investigation of major hazard facilities, remediation costing and transaction advisory, ecological surveys, compliance monitoring, technical review of…

  • Industrial Property Portfolio Advisory

    Western Environmental was engaged to provide land transaction advisory services relating to environmental constraints for a portfolio of industrial properties in WA. Works included site assessment and advisory services relating to both site acquisition and divestment. The assessments and strategic advice ensured our client was able to execute land transactions with confidence and appropriate appraisal…

  • Defence Estate Divestment

    Western Environmental was commissioned to undertake a preliminary site investigation, sampling and analysis quality plan, conceptual site model, detailed site investigation and risk assessment of four sites across Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. Sites were located in regional and remote areas and were substantial in size, requiring the mobilisation of large field teams and…