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EPVA's 2026 member survey points to continued wage pressure across field and project-management roles, with the sharpest movement among specialty subcontractors. Here is how the benchmarks were assembled, what the ranges look like by region, and how member firms can use the data responsibly in proposals and retention conversations.
Environmental field records are reviewed by regulators, litigants, and clients long after the crew leaves the site. A defensible documentation program—covering timestamps, photo protocols, corrections, and chain-of-custody—protects the project and the professional, even when a client asks for a report to be “cleaned up.”
As senior scientists and remediation crews retire, environmental firms risk losing the judgment that never made it into a procedure. A 2026 knowledge-transfer strategy should capture decisions, not just documents.