Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering is concerned with water and waste water treatment and environmental management (including application of re-use and recycling), waste management (including ecoefficiency and cleaner production concepts, and life cycle assessment), surface and ground water system environmental management (including water quality management), contaminated land assessment and remediation, natural resource management, environment protection, management and pollution control, environmental management system design (including environmental management planning, and auditing), environmental impact assessment and environmental management planning, environmental information systems, natural system accounting (including economic evaluation), social impact analysis, community consultation and dispute resolution, sustainable energy planning and design, greenhouse gas mitigation and management, environmental risk assessment and management, and environmental policy formulation.
The general area of practice of Environmental Engineering has been established to distinguish professional engineers competent in the practice of Environmental Engineering where Environmental Engineering is the dominant area of practice in their professional life.
Management of the general area of practice of Environmental Engineering is the responsibility of a competency panel of the College of Environmental Engineers.
Download the
Environmental Guidelines 
for more complete information on competencies required for this area of practice and how to apply for registration.
