AI for environmental consulting
Draft the Phase I, screen the quarter’s groundwater data against the cleanup standards and put the SPCC plan together. The EDR report, the field sheets and the lab packages are already in the project folder.
Q2-GW-exceedance-log.xlsxExample| Well | Analyte | AWQSGV (µg/L) | Q1 | Q2 | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW-4 | TCE | 5 | 38 | 41 | TCE exceeds the standard and rose 8% since Q1. |
| MW-7 | Benzene | 1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Benzene still exceeds the standard but fell 25% since Q1. |
| MW-11 | Vinyl chloride | 2 | ND (<0.5) | 3.1 | Vinyl chloride is a new exceedance where Q1 was non-detect. |
| MW-12 | cis-1,2-DCE | 5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | cis-1,2-DCE is below the standard but rose 10% since Q1. |
| MW-15 | PCE | 5 | 12 | 9.5 | PCE exceeds the standard but fell 21% since Q1. |
NoteMW-11 now exceeds for vinyl chloride, a TCE breakdown product, so check the Q2 field blank before it goes in the report.
Ask it for
“Put together the Phase I for the Hargrove site and list every candidate REC from the EDR report, Sanborn maps, aerials, recon photos and interview notes.”
Hargrove-Phase-I-draft.docx“Compare the second quarter lab data for MW-1 through MW-18 against the AWQSGVs and mark every exceedance and every well that got worse since Q1.”
Q2-GW-exceedance-log.xlsx“Draft the March DMR tables for Outfall 001 from the March lab reports and flag anything over the 2.5 mg/L daily maximum.”
DMR-2026-03.xlsx“Prepare the SPCC plan for the fuel farm with three 10,000-gallon diesel tanks and check the secondary containment sizing against 40 CFR 112.”
Fuel-farm-SPCC-plan.docx“Write the biological resources section for the Elks Creek EA from the IPaC species list, the habitat assessment notes and the April survey reports.”
Elks-Creek-bio-resources.docx“The fuel cards, electricity bills and freight tonne-km sheet are in the folder. Build the 2025 GHG inventory with a factor and its source on every row.”
GHG-inventory-2025.xlsx
Inside the Environmental Science & Consulting mode
Phase i environmental site assessment
Assembles the Phase I to the E1527-21 section list and lines up candidate RECs, CRECs, HRECs and data gaps for your EP to judge.
NEPA environmental review
Drafts the purpose and need, affected environment and consequences chapters, and folds in the IPaC list, subconsultant reports and agency comments.
Environmental permits and compliance plans
Works out the applicability analysis and the containment or emission calculations for permit applications and the SPCC, SWPPP and FRP plans.
Environmental compliance reporting
Preps the DMR from lab and flow data, Tier II from SDSs and Form R masses from usage records, and checks each value against permit limits and thresholds.
EHS audit and inspection
Each audit finding cites the OSHA, EPA or permit requirement it breaches, and the corrective action sits beside it for tracking.
Ghg inventory
Multiplies your fuel, electricity and freight data by emission factors to build the scope 1, 2 and screened scope 3 inventory, every factor carrying its source.
Subsurface investigation report
The boring logs, lab results and field notes become the investigation report and the conceptual site model, ready for a geologist to check against the field.
Groundwater modeling report
Documents the model setup, calibration statistics and sensitivity runs, and states plainly what the model does not resolve.
Remedial alternatives analysis
Sets up the alternatives matrix and drafts how the remedies compare to the nine CERCLA criteria. Cost estimates carry the -30 to +50 percent accuracy range.
Ecological survey report
Turns survey forms, transect notes and photo logs into reports that state methods, effort and timing, and what each finding means for the effects determination.
Natural resource management plan
Drafts forest, habitat and range plans to the program’s required elements, from Forest Stewardship to an INRMP, each prescription tied to the inventory data.
Spatial analysis and mapping
Runs the analysis and makes figures that state the coordinate system, data vintage and classification, whether the map is for siting, habitat or impact.
Statistical modeling and review
Reports trend and mixed-effects models that carry diagnostics and effect sizes, and checks the statistics in someone else’s report before it goes out.
Engineering calculations and design basis
Writes calculation packages with criteria, units, inputs and a checker’s column, so containment sizing and pump selections can be checked line by line.
Construction specifications
Produces three-part MasterFormat sections for remediation work, treatment systems and building scopes, matched to the drawings and the bid package.
Operations and maintenance manual
Compiles the O&M manual for treatment systems and plant equipment, including maintenance schedules, parts lists and the ANSI Z535.6 safety messages.
Verification test plans and reports
Drafts test protocols with acceptance criteria tied to each requirement. Field and lab test reports state the uncertainty and list the deviations.
Proposals and RFP responses
Builds the compliance matrix from the solicitation, drafts the SF330 or the proposal against it, and pulls past performance from your own folder.
Research grant proposal
Reads the NIH, NSF or DoD solicitation, then checks an investigator’s draft against it and edits the aims and research strategy.
Project budget and cost forecast
Rolls the monthly cost report forward with commitments, actuals and a bottom-up EAC, and shows fee burn so you know when to ask for additional services.
- Office skills
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PDF
- Tools
- Read, edit and write files, Search files, Run code, Search and read the web, View images
- Connectors
- SharePoint, Google Drive, Gmail, and additional custom connectors
- House style
- Your fonts, layouts and rules, on every file
How it works
- 1
Load the project folder
The project folder contains the EDR radius report, Sanborn maps and agency files, field sheets, recon photos, lab packages, EDDs, the current permit and last quarter’s report, so the new drafts match your template.
- 2
Ask for the deliverable
Name the document, the period and the site. It reads the source files, builds the draft or workbook, shows the file behind every number, and sets out what it could not find instead of guessing.
- 3
Review and decide
Every value traces back to the lab certificate or the record you dropped in, so checking the draft means verifying instead of rebuilding. You make the REC calls, seal the plans and file the reports yourself.
Who it’s for
Environmental scientists, consultants and engineers, hydrogeologists, geologists, ecologists, wildlife biologists and foresters in consulting, industry and agencies, through environmental project managers and principals.
Questions
Will it decide what counts as a REC?
No, that call belongs to the environmental professional. It organizes the database report, aerials and interview notes, and drafts each candidate finding with the evidence quoted. Your EP judges the classification, the data gaps and every de minimis condition before signing.
Does it invent findings when the records are thin?
No, its skills tell it to note what it could not find or reconcile rather than guess. Where a data gap or an illegible Sanborn plate defeats it, the draft says so and lists the item for you to chase, because blanks in the draft are easier to fix than a false detail nobody catches.
Will an agency accept a report AI helped write?
That is a question for your firm, your client and the agency you are dealing with. Ultramarine Work drafts and checks, and the person who signs the report is responsible for its contents. Whether your firm documents or discloses AI use is a compliance call to settle internally before the draft reaches the agency.
Can it read our lab EDDs and scanned field sheets?
Yes, it reads the Excel, PDF and scanned files in the project folder, including lab packages, boring logs and handwritten notes. It views the images and cites the page each value came from, so you can check every flag against the certificate rather than trusting the summary.
Where does our site data go?
Ultramarine Work changes files only in the project’s folder. When a request needs it, it can read files elsewhere on your computer, never passwords, keys or app data, and you can turn that off in settings. The model runs on Paper Instruments’ servers, so the content it works on is sent there to be processed. Paper Instruments is SOC 2 Type II, and our security and compliance details are on our compliance page.