Strategic Environmental Services, Inc.

Last year, Strategic Environmental Services, Inc. (SES) was awarded a Gold Medal Business Achievement Award by the Environmental Business Journal for the company's outstanding work in environmental remediation and waste disposal services. This month, we caught up with the award-winning team (Marsha Harris, President; Ross Hartman, Executive Vice President; and Chris Glod, Vice President) to discuss their recent contributions to the GLX.

SES has several offices in New England and routinely work in the greater Boston area, so the firm was familiar with the project before joining. In fact, several of their employees live along the new GLX route. The DBE-certified company is proud to be part of such a large infrastructure project in the Commonwealth. Ross Hartman said, "It is an honor to work alongside such a reputable group of contractors, engineers and designers."

For the GLX, SES is responsible for treating groundwater impacted by construction activity, which means they pump local groundwater and treat it for any potentially harmful contaminants before returning it to the earth. SES also transports and disposes of any contaminated soil and groundwater that cannot be sufficiently treated.

The logistics of treating and transporting across several worksites can be a formidable challenge, but the SES team finds it rewarding to be able to problem solve at the scale and pace of the GLX. In general, the company takes pride in making a positive impact on the environment, so their remediation work has always been exciting. As work progresses, SES continues to give a Gold Medal performance!