Data centers face growing environmental challenges—from meeting strict regulatory requirements and reducing carbon emissions to managing water use, hazardous waste, and community impacts. As energy demands rise and stakeholder expectations increase, operators must balance compliance, sustainability, and performance across every stage of development and operation.
Montrose’s experienced team of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability consultants provides data centers with the specialized support needed to navigate complex regulatory landscapes. Leveraging deep regulatory insight, technical expertise, and integrated thinking, we help clients improve facility performance, ensure workplace safety, and maintain compliance. From site selection and permitting to commissioning and ongoing operations, Montrose delivers end-to-end solutions that keep your data center running smoothly in an industry that’s quickly advancing.
Our Services
- Scoping and Stakeholder Engagement
- Grant Applications
- Public Notice and Hearing Support
- Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
- Desktop Analysis
- Alternatives Analysis
- Constraints Mapping
- Fatal Flaw Analysis
- Field Surveys
- Stack Testing and Fugitive Monitoring
- Air Regulatory Analysis and Dispersion Modeling
- Site Development
- Permit Preparation
- Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR)
- Regulatory Strategy
- Agency Engagement
- Air Dispersion Modeling & Risk Assessment
- EHS Management Systems
- Environmental, Health, and Safety Managment Information Systems (EMIS)
- Regulatory Compliance Audits
- Post Air Permitting Compliance Support
- Ongoing Compliance Support
- Aquifer Resiliency/Groundwater Demand Studies and Permits
- Biological and Cultural Resources
- Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
- Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank (AST/UST) Assessments
- Remediation Planning and Design
- Brownfield Remediation
- Coal Ash Pond Closure/Disposal
- Demolition Support
- Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) and Action Register Tracking
- On-site Support
- Compliance Assurance
- Air Emissions Testing
- Tier II Chemical Inventory Preparation
- SPCC Plan Development
- Construction Stormwater Permitting
- Waste Profiling and Management Strategy
- Integration of Compliance Programs and Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Safety Procedure Development & Review
- Training and Implementation Support
- Safety Oversight
- Site-Specific Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA), and Safety Oversight
- Noise Exposure Assessments
- Air Monitoring and Worker Hazardous Exposure Assessments
- Industrial Hygiene Audits and Inspections
- Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- GIS Database Development and Management
- Interactive Web Mapping and Dashboards (e.g., ArcGIS Experience Builder)
- Spatial Analysis for EHS Risk Identification and Mitigation
- Asset Mapping and Infrastructure Inventory Management
- Development of Custom EHS Visualization Tools
- Desktop Analysis
- Chemical Inventory Audits
- Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs) Identification and Reporting
- Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) Evaluations
- Preparation of Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory and Release Reporting
- Preparation of EPCRA Reporting under Section 302, 304, and 311
- Hazardous Waste Management and Contingency Plans
- Water Usage and Effectiveness Evaluation
- Consumptive Water Use Permitting and Monitoring
- Urban Industrial Stormwater Management
- Low Impact Development and Green Stormwater Infrastructure
- Flood Hazard Assessment and Mitigation
- Water Quality Assessment, Monitoring, and Modeling
- Bridge and Culvert Hydrology/Hydraulics
- Consumptive Water Use Permits
- Water Treatment Technology Evaluations
- System Monitoring and Testing
- Cooling System Optimization Strategies
- Regulatory Compliance
- Chemical Treatment Scale Inhibitors
- Filtration and Site-Stream Filtration
- Blowdown and Makeup Water Management
- Softening and Reverse Osmosis (RO)
- Non-Chemical Treatment
- Waste Management
- Sustainability Strategy and Program Development
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Accounting
- GHG and ESG Assurance
- Environmental Data Management
- Sustainability Disclosures and Reporting
- Energy and Carbon Impact Analysis
- Marginal Abatement Cost Curves
- Lifecycle Analysis and Carbon Footprints
- Climate Risk and Opportunity Assessments
- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
- Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP)
- Utility Restoration Plans
- Emergency Response Services
- Real-Time Air Monitoring
- Environmental Assessment, Sampling, and Modeling
- ER Toxicology and Public Health Expert Services
- Crisis Communications
- Response Management and Agency Liaisons
- Personnel Badging
- Damage Assessment, Asset Tracking, and Triage
- Scope Scalability
- Mold/Hazardous Building Materials Sampling and Remedial Oversight
- Moisture Mapping and Water Intrusion Surveys
- Fire/Smoke Impact Delineation
- Post-Remediation Verification
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