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BACKGROUND: Source Environmental Sciences, Inc.
Source Environmental Sciences, Inc. was founded in 1984 by Jack Coblenz and several other environmental specialists from Dames & Moore, Inc. (a large multi-national environmental consulting firm). Since its founding, Source has concentrated on performing environmental consulting services for industrial and commercial clients in Texas and in nearby states. Over the years, Source has gained a reputation for providing very high quality services at fair and reasonable costs. As a result, Source grew rapidly into a firm of 50 employees.
In late 1990 Source was purchased by Team, Inc., a large nation-wide industrial services firm, where it became the Source Environmental Science Division of Team, Inc. The operations, services and staff of Source remained essentially unchanged and Jack Coblenz continued managing operations as President of the Source Division.
In 1995 having completed its contractual agreements with Team, Source was reformed as an independent environmental consulting firm and conveniently located its offices in the Galleria area of Houston, Texas, the heart of the city's commercial and retail activities. Source now has a modest size staff of highly qualified environmental experts. Source now prides itself as having over 100 clients for whom it performs the majority of their environmental services. These clients are mostly commercial and industrial firms, but Source has also successfully completed many environmental projects for various governmental clients at city, county and state agencies. The scope of this work and the variety of clients can be readily seen on the our list of recent projects.
CLASSIFICATION AND REGISTRATION:
Source is a veteran owned and operated small business enterprise and meets all requirements of the U.S. Small Business Administration's size standard. Source is a Registered Professional Geosciences firm (Firm Registration No. 50060) under the Texas Geosciences Practice Act. Staff members of the firm also carry the following licenses and/or registrations: Certified Environmental Professional, Licensed Texas Professional Geoscientist, Licensed State of Texas Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Project Manager, and National Registered Emergency Medical Technician. Also, the firm was featured in the Houston Business Journal as one of the city's top environmental firms in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and received the Houston Better Business Bureau's "2010 Gold Star Certificate" for adherence to the BBB's standards.
SERVICES PROVIDED:
Source specializes in providing environmental and consulting services to industrial and commercial clients. These services include preparation of environmental reports, technical filings and related studies such as air, water and waste permit applications, evaluation of air and water pollutants as well as various studies to determine the transport, dispersion and final impact of air and water pollutants.
The primary focus of Source is to assist clients in achieving compliance with all environmental requirements. The operating philosophy of Source is to provide its clients with the highest possible level of professional consulting services in accordance with established requirements while always being responsive to the specific needs of its clients. The most common consulting services provided by Source are listed below:
Our President and CEO Mike Coblenz is the second-generation owner of Source Environmental. Source was founded by Mike's father, Jack Coblenz. Jack founded Source in 1995 after spending 20 years in the Air Force, mostly as a meteorologist and weather forecaster. After leaving the Air Force, Jack helped establish the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and then entered private industry, working for a variety of environmental engineering companies before opening Source.
Mike took over operation of Source in 2018. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and has also been practicing law since 1998. His law experience includes big Houston area law firms such as Gardere Wynn, and has been a solo practitioner as a patent and IP attorney in the Lexington, KY area since 2003. He finds it gratifying that Source helps protect the environment by assisting clients across Texas and the Gulf Coast region to comply with state and federal
environmental laws. In his free time Mike enjoys reading and golf.
Emily Larkin
Emily is the Air Department Project Manager with a degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. She is experienced at assisting clients meet their needs for Annual Emission Inventory Reports (AEIR), State and Federal Air Permits, Air Quality Modeling, and Municipal Solid Waste Registrations. Emily enjoys her work in environmental consulting because she gets to help businesses across many industries comply with environmental regulations in order to protect the environment. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, reading, and spending time with her family.
George Chandlee, Ph.D., P.G. and Vice President has broad and extensive experience in site remediation, assessments, permitting, and reporting; regulatory analysis; and compliance of air, water, and waste facility operations for government, industrial, and municipal facilities. George holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Cornell University, and is a Licensed Texas Professional Geoscientist (License No. 498), a Texas Corrective Action Program Manager, and a Licensed Louisiana Professional Geoscientist (License No. 1058).
Elizabeth Andaverde is a Senior Wastewater Project Manager and has been with Source Environmental for 9 years. She holds an Master's in Business Administration, B.S. in Geology and an A.A. in Business from Texas A&M University. Elizabeth specializes in industrial and domestic wastewater permitting, wastewater sampling, public notices, public meetings, BLU site permitting, storm water, TRI's and P2's, quarterly stormwater inspections, TCEQ TERP Grants, and monthly and quarterly compliance recordkeeping. One of her top priorities is making sure her clients are all in compliance with regulations and understanding new rules and regulations as they are implemented. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, going to the movies, and reading.
Josh is a Senior Environmental Consultant and has been with Source Environmental for 11 years. He joined the company after graduating from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, where he obtained a B.S. in Physical Geography and a M.A. in Natural Resources. Josh is an environmental consultant that specializes in Storm Water Permitting, Spill Prevention, OSHA safety, TRI's, Tier IIs, Annual Waste Summaries, Phase I & II assessments, and a variety of field work. One week he may be building a Stormwater Permit or SPCC Plan for a local client, then the next driving 8 hours to Midland-Odessa for a multi-day sampling project. Josh believes in building strong relationships with clients and ensuring they are satisfied. On his days off Josh spends most of his time with his wife and kids or outdoors where he is an avid hunter.
