Allan Gerlat, News Editor

March 7, 2013

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Solid Waste Management Firm SCS Engineers Buys Aquaterra Environmental

Solid waste management firm SCS Engineers has bought Aquaterra Environmental Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

The Long Beach, Calif.-based SCS said in a news release that Overland Park, Kan.-based Aquaterra, which also focuses on solid waste management and environmental engineering and consulting, joined SCS and will now operate under a new name, SCS Aquaterra.
Aquaterra has almost 75 employees across 10 offices in seven states.

 “Aquaterra’s business philosophy, company culture, and core values are a good match with our own,” said Jim Walsh, SCS president and CEO. “We whole-heartedly welcome Aquaterra to our SCS family.”

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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