The company provides environmental assessments and remediation for a wide variety of clients located within the United States and internationally. Mr. Muthig uses 20 years experience to provide the insight and background needed to properly evaluate and determine the best solution to a problem. Projects within the local geographic area of South Carolina are usually directly contracted to Muthig Environmental. Projects in locations outside the immediate service area are completed by working with local consulting firms. In these instances Muthig Environmental acts as a consultant to the local company and provides expertise for the successful completion of a project. The main goal of the company is to complete projects in a timely and cost effective manner.

Projects in Other Geographic Areas
National and International
Projects performed in areas outside the immediate geographic area of Muthig Environmental Inc. will be completed by personnel or companies in area with Muthig Environmental serving as consultants. We strongly believe that a local presence is essential for the successful operation of an environmental project. Local personnel have a much better knowledge of the regulatory community than does Muthig Environmental Inc.

Service Areas:
1. Assessments
2. Remediation
3. Lectures and Continuing Education
4. Insurance Evaluations Related to Environmental Matters and Forensic Environmental Investigations
5. Regulatory Liaison Services
6. Cost Control for Environmental Projects

Assessments
The goals of an environmental assessment are to understand the natural environment and the man-made environment associated with the site in question. Time proven approaches for the evaluation of a site include the evaluation of the geology and hydrogeology of the site followed by the understanding of the contamination affecting the soil and groundwater. Both historical and present day searches are performed to evaluate the past and present activities that may affect the environmental status of a site. These factors combined with an understanding of a contaminant provide our client with a cost effective and timely approach to the evaluation of contamination to soil and groundwater.
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Remediation
Determining the best remedial approach for a site or contaminant involves the review of assessment reports and knowledge of the best available technologies to complete the project. Muthig Environmental provides its clients with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. A great part of this knowledge has been gained with 14 years of experience providing various insurance companies with evaluation of remedial alternatives for their clients' contaminated sites located throughout the United States.

Muthig Environmental is not tied to any one remedial approach or strategy. This enables the company to recommend a remedial approach without the worry of trying to fit a type of technology that may not be the best for a particular site. Therefore a remedial approach recommended by our firm will be the best for the site, regardless of who may own a type of equipment or technology to remediate the contamination.
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Lectures and Continuing Education
Lectures and continuing education have been provided to professional, industrial and regulatory groups. The topics covered usually include methods and implementation of assessment and corrective action strategies. Presentations are provided on an "as needed" basis and are quoted based on the time required and number of people attending.
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Insurance Evaluations and
Environmental Forensic Investigations
Muthig Environmental provides the insurance industry with a number of services related to the successful assessment and remediation of a site. These services normally include environmental forensic investigations and may entail testimony in depositions or trail. Oftentimes these services are a combination of the other services described herein. Much of the varied background of Paul Muthig has can be attributed to the direct interaction in investigating sites for insurance companies that include small spills of gasoline, fires at chemical or industrial facilities, petroleum bulk storage facilities, wood treating plants, former manufactured gas plants and other types of facilities.
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Regulatory Liaison Services
Muthig Environmental has represented various groups and their interests before regulatory groups. Mr. Muthig has experience in the regulatory community as a former employee of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and working in over 30 states and internationally on projects or presentations that were reviewed by the local regulatory officials and/or the EPA. The company has an understanding of the "Regulatory Arena" and the various roles of the people involved.
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Cost Control for Environmental Projects
A large percentage of costs associated with environmental projects provide no profit for the company paying for the work. Muthig Environmental realizes this fact and strives to maintain cost controls and all facets of a project. Furthermore we look for ways to reuse or capture lost or spilled chemicals. For example, in certain circumstances a percentage of floating product (petroleum hydrocarbons) may be recovered from atop the groundwater surface and sold or reused by the client. This is one example of limiting the total cost of assessment or remediation being incurred by our clients.
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