CH2M Hill contracted for U.S. Navy environmental cleanup

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- CH2M Hill will provide architecture and engineering services at East Coast naval facilities in support of the U.S. Navy's Environment Restoration Program.

Under the contract, valued at $240 million, the company will provide long-term environmental action services at Navy and Marine Corps installations under the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic area of responsibility.

Work will be performed at various locations along the U.S. East Coast, including North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Maryland, California, Washington, West Virginia, and Washington D.C.

The U.S. Navy's Environmental Restoration Program is an effort to clean up former waste disposal sites on military property. The program aims to reduce the risks to human and environmental health posed by past waste disposal operations.

Work is expected to be completed by January 2021.