About VRI Environmental Services, Inc.

"Serving the Industry since 1999"

Experience

VRI Environmental Services, Inc. is a multidiscipline organization that provides a broad spectrum of solutions to municipal and private clients in the water and wastewater industry. 

VRI Environmental Services, Inc.’s Three Principals have over 70 years combined experience in the industry.  They have managed and consulted for literally thousands of water and sewer projects. With their intimate knowledge of every facet of treatment systems and a network of industry professionals available to them, VRI Environmental Services, Inc. has the expertise to assemble a world class team to take on any water or wastewater challenge.  While VRI is large enough to provide these solutions, the companies Principals take a small company hands on personalized approach to services.  Clients always have a Principal heading up their project.  VRI provides large company expertise with small company values.

VRI Environmental Services, Inc.’s staff of highly trained professionals have been hand selected by the Principals for their expertise and commitment to providing superior service to our clients.  The VRI Environmental Services, Inc. team includes certified treatment plant operators, chemists, biologists, project managers, process engineers, inventory specialists, administration, financial and personnel experts.  All of whom work together to assure the successful operations of your facility. 

Problem plants that can’t meet effluent standards or SDWA standards are no problem for VRI Environmental Services, Inc..  Troubleshooting these “problem plants” and bringing them into compliance is one of the things we are known for.  Very often VRI Environmental Services, Inc. can bring your plant into compliance with little or no engineering modifications.  By utilizing our knowledge of process systems and applying that knowledge in a scientific manner, we have been very successful in getting a problem plant into compliance by re-engineering the way the process systems are handled by the operators. 

In addition to operating everything from simple to complex water and wastewater treatment systems, VRI Environmental Services, Inc. also assists clients by assembling and managing project teams for specific purposes.  From design, build, operate contracts for water and wastewater treatment facilities, to large scale rehabilitation and new construction of water and sewer pipelines.  VRI Environmental Services, Inc.’s team of experienced, Engineers, Project Managers, Construction Managers, and Contractors provide clients with the depth of experience necessary to complete any water and wastewater treatment and/or infrastructure project.

Whether you have a small simple or large complex system, VRI Environmental Services, Inc. can provide you with the expertise you need to meet today’s demanding regulatory environment.  Please feel free to call us at 800-880-6165 or email us at Admin@vri-usa.com to find out how we can best serve you and your system.

Expertise and Qualifications

Phil Derrenbacher, Principal, has 35 years of experience working within the NYC Watershed with expertise in meeting low nutrient and phosphorus discharge limits.

Joseph McLaughlin, Principal, nearly 20 years of experience with expertise in water and wastewater membrane filtration.

Ken Sabia,  Principal, has 30 years of experience and is a noted process control specialist.