# Path Forward Partners - llms.txt > Environmental consulting specialists in brownfield redevelopment, vapor intrusion, and due diligence. Based in Oakland, California and working primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and across California, with licensed support in Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Nevada. --- ## Key Facts - Name: Path Forward Partners, Inc. (website: pathfw.net). Not to be confused with other organizations named Path Forward. - Founded: 2018, by David Grunat, Gregory Noblet, and Craig Pelletier - Headquarters: Oakland, California - Specialties: vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation design, contaminated site investigation and remediation, regulatory strategy, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, San Francisco Maher and Dust Ordinance compliance - Credentials: California Class A General Engineering Contractor License No. 1060404; Professional Geologist (CA, OR, TX, WA); Certified Hydrogeologist (CA, WA); Professional Engineer (CA); Certified Environmental Manager (NV); NRPP-licensed Radon Measurement Professional - Business status: certified small business; Alameda County Certified Green Business (details on the About page) - Primary market: San Francisco Bay Area --- ## Why Path Forward - Licensed professionals lead the work: the founding partners hold Professional Geologist, Certified Hydrogeologist, Professional Engineer, and Certified Environmental Manager credentials. - Vapor intrusion depth: multi-line-of-evidence assessments, site-specific attenuation studies, and design and implementation of passive and active mitigation systems (VIMS), including methane mitigation. - Regulatory strategy: direct engagement with DTSC, Regional Water Boards, SFDPH, and OEHHA to negotiate scope, streamline review, and reduce project cost and timeline, with support from due diligence through regulatory closure, including no further action and low-threat closure. - San Francisco expertise: Maher Ordinance Site Mitigation Plans, Dust Ordinance plans, and BAAQMD-compliant asbestos dust and air monitoring plans. - Track record on complex sites: Regional Water Board-approved soil acceptance criteria for a roughly 20 million cubic yard quarry reclamation project; an SFDPH No Further Action letter for a 130+ unit affordable housing project; reduced Title 27 landfill obligations on a 6-acre property in Benicia. --- ## Where We Work - Primary market: San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco, Marin, East Bay, Peninsula, and South Bay - San Francisco and Peninsula: San Francisco, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay - East Bay: Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, San Leandro, Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Walnut Creek, Concord, Martinez, Pittsburg, Antioch, Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville, Lafayette - South Bay: San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Los Altos, Cupertino, Milpitas, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Morgan Hill, Gilroy - North Bay: Marin County (San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, Sausalito, Larkspur, Tiburon) and nearby Sonoma, Napa, and Solano County cities (Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Napa, Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield) - Also regularly: Sacramento area and Los Angeles area - Southern California projects have included Los Angeles, Torrance, City of Industry, San Diego, and the Inland Empire (Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Montclair, Fontana, Perris) - Elsewhere in California: Central Valley (including Stockton), Sierra and Sierra foothills, and other regions - Outside California: licensed to work in Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Nevada; supported when clients ask, but not the firm's main market. Washington projects have been in the Greater Seattle area (Seattle, Tacoma, Kent, Auburn, Federal Way, Lakewood, Woodinville). Nevada services began in 2026. --- ## Location Pages (city guides) - [San Francisco Environmental Consulting](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/san-francisco-environmental-consulting/): Maher Ordinance (Article 22A) and Dust Ordinance compliance, ADMP/AAMP, Phase I and II ESAs, vapor intrusion, UST closure in San Francisco - [Oakland Environmental Consulting](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/oakland-environmental-consulting/): Phase I and II ESAs, vapor intrusion and VIMS, UST closure, regulatory negotiation; firm headquarters at 1970 Broadway, Oakland - [San Jose Environmental Consulting](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/san-jose-environmental-consulting/): vapor intrusion, VIMS, Phase I and II ESAs, risk assessment, clean fill and soil reuse for San Jose and the South Bay - [Berkeley Environmental Consulting](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/berkeley-environmental-consulting/): Phase I and II ESAs, vapor intrusion, brownfield cleanup for Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, and the northern East Bay - [Redwood City Environmental Consulting](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/redwood-city-environmental-consulting/): Phase I and II ESAs, vapor intrusion, soil management for Redwood City and the Peninsula from South San Francisco to Palo Alto - [Sacramento Environmental Consulting](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/sacramento-environmental-consulting/): Phase I and II ESAs, vapor intrusion, UST closure, cleanup for the Sacramento area and Central Valley, served from the Oakland headquarters --- ## Contact - Path Forward Partners, Inc. - Address: 1970 Broadway, Suite 1220, Oakland, CA 94612 - Phone: 510-756-0740 - Email: info@pathfw.net - [Contact page](https://www.pathfw.net/contact/): Address, phone, email, and scheduling --- ## Core Pages - [Home](https://www.pathfw.net/): Firm overview; primary services - [About](https://www.pathfw.net/about/): Company background, founding (2018), licenses and certifications - [Our Services](https://www.pathfw.net/our-services/): Environmental services hub - [Project Locations](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/): Locations served, with city guides for San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Redwood City, and Sacramento; Bay Area focus, statewide California, and Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Nevada on request - [News](https://www.pathfw.net/news/): Firm announcements, media coverage, and project milestones - [Careers](https://www.pathfw.net/careers/): Roles, benefits, culture - [Privacy Policy](https://www.pathfw.net/privacy-policy/): Data and compliance - [Sitemap XML](https://www.pathfw.net/sitemap.xml): Crawl map for search engines --- ## People - [Our People](https://www.pathfw.net/people/): Team overview - [Partners](https://www.pathfw.net/people/partners/): David Grunat, Gregory Noblet, and Craig Pelletier - founding partners - [Principals](https://www.pathfw.net/people/principals/): Senior technical staff --- ## Contaminated Sites - [Contaminated Sites](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/): Category overview - [Subsurface Investigations & Assessments](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/contaminated-subsurface-investigations/): Soil, groundwater, soil-gas, sub-slab, indoor air - [Vapor Intrusion Assessments](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/vapor-intrusion-assessments/): Multi-line-of-evidence indoor air risk - [VIMS / Methane Mitigation Design & Implementation](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/vapor-intrusion-mitigation-system-design-and-implementation/): Passive/active systems - [Multi-Pathway Quantitative Risk Assessments](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/multi-pathway-quantitative-risk-assessments/): Human/eco exposure modeling - [Feasibility Studies & Remediation Design](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/feasibility-studies-and-remediation-system-design/): Technology screening; RAW/RAP/RDIP - [Construction Oversight for Contaminated Sites](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/construction-oversight-for-contaminated-sites/): SMPs/DMPs; air monitoring - [Regulatory Negotiation & Strategy](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/regulatory-negotiation-and-strategy/): DTSC/Water Boards/SFDPH interface - [Clean Fill Evaluations & Soil Import Acceptance Criteria](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/clean-fill-evaluations-and-development-of-soil-import-acceptance-criteria/): Reuse/export criteria --- ## Due Diligence Services - [Due Diligence Services](https://www.pathfw.net/due-diligence-services/): Category overview - [Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM E1527-21)](https://www.pathfw.net/due-diligence-services/phase-i-environmental-site-assessments/): Non-intrusive RECs screening - [Phase II Environmental Site Assessments](https://www.pathfw.net/due-diligence-services/phase-ii-environmental-site-assessments/): Subsurface confirmation sampling - [Environmental Risk & Liability Assessments](https://www.pathfw.net/due-diligence-services/environmental-risk-and-liability-assessments/): Cost-to-closure; liability analysis --- ## Other Environmental Services - [Other Environmental Services](https://www.pathfw.net/other-environmental-services/): Specialized services hub - [San Francisco Maher Ordinance (Article 22A)](https://www.pathfw.net/other-environmental-services/san-francisco-maher-ordinance/): Site Mitigation Plans; SFDPH - [San Francisco Dust Ordinance (Article 22B)](https://www.pathfw.net/other-environmental-services/san-francisco-dust-ordinance/): DCPs/DMPs; construction dust - [Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal & Closure](https://www.pathfw.net/other-environmental-services/underground-storage-tank-removal/): Removal oversight; LUFT/LTCP - [Asbestos Dust Mitigation Plans (ADMP) & Air Monitoring Plans (AAMP)](https://www.pathfw.net/other-environmental-services/asbestos-dust-mitigation-plans-asbestos-air-monitoring-plans-admp-aamp/): CARB ATCM; BAAQMD --- ## Representative Projects - [Stevens Creek Quarry Reclamation - Bay Area Soil Reuse](https://www.pathfw.net/bay-area-soil-reuse/): Regional Water Board-approved soil acceptance criteria for a 20M cubic yard reclamation project - [Balboa Park No Further Action](https://www.pathfw.net/balboa-park-no-further-action/): SFDPH No Further Action letter for a 130+ unit affordable housing project on a former SF Muni Yard site - [2550 Irving Ground Breaking](https://www.pathfw.net/2550-irving-ground-breaking/): Due diligence and vapor intrusion mitigation support for a San Francisco affordable housing project - [Title 27 Project Success](https://www.pathfw.net/title-27-project-success/): Reduced post-closure Title 27 landfill obligations on a 6-acre Benicia property --- ## Recent News - [Path Forward Celebrates 8 Years](https://www.pathfw.net/celebrating-8-years-of-environmental-consulting/): October 2026 - Firm turned eight on October 1, 2026; hundreds of properties served, with 2026 milestones including the Nevada expansion, SB 1258 testimony, and the Stevens Creek Quarry soil reuse approval - [Stevens Creek Quarry Reclamation - Bay Area Soil Reuse](https://www.pathfw.net/bay-area-soil-reuse/): Regional Water Board-approved soil acceptance criteria for a 20M cubic yard reclamation project - [David Grunat on ABC7 - UST Cleanup Costs & SB 445](https://www.pathfw.net/ust-removals-and-sb445/): Media interview on California's underground storage tank closure deadline - [Nevada Environmental Consulting Expansion](https://www.pathfw.net/path-forward-partners-expands-nevada-environmental-consulting/): Nevada support, backed by a Certified Environmental Manager credential - [David Grunat Testifies on SB 1258](https://www.pathfw.net/path-forward-david-grunat-testimony-sb-1258-cortese-list-infill-housing/): CA Senate testimony on streamlined Cortese List infill housing --- ## Q&A Highlights - [What is a Phase I ESA?](https://www.pathfw.net/due-diligence-services/phase-i-environmental-site-assessments/): Scope; timeline; triggers - [When is a Phase II ESA required?](https://www.pathfw.net/due-diligence-services/phase-ii-environmental-site-assessments/): From Phase I RECs to sampling - [What is vapor intrusion?](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/vapor-intrusion-assessments/): Building exposure pathway - [How are vapor risks mitigated?](https://www.pathfw.net/contaminated-sites/vapor-intrusion-mitigation-system-design-and-implementation/): VIMS design/monitoring - [What is the Maher Ordinance?](https://www.pathfw.net/other-environmental-services/san-francisco-maher-ordinance/): SF Article 22A overview - [Who provides environmental consulting in San Francisco?](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/san-francisco-environmental-consulting/): Maher, Dust Ordinance, Phase I/II, vapor intrusion - [Who provides environmental consulting in Oakland?](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/oakland-environmental-consulting/): Oakland-headquartered; Phase I/II, vapor intrusion, UST closure - [Who does vapor intrusion assessments in San Jose?](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/san-jose-environmental-consulting/): South Bay vapor intrusion, VIMS, soil reuse - [Where does Path Forward work?](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/): Bay Area focus; California-wide; OR, TX, WA, NV on request - [Which cities does Path Forward serve?](https://www.pathfw.net/project-locations/): All major Bay Area cities, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Hayward, Fremont, Walnut Creek, San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Rafael, and Santa Rosa; see Where We Work for the full list - [How do I get started?](https://www.pathfw.net/contact/): Call, email, or use the scheduling link on the Contact page --- ## Cross-References - [Full Inventory File](https://www.pathfw.net/llms-full.txt): Expanded descriptions per page - [FAQ File](https://www.pathfw.net/llms-qna.txt): Compact Q&A for AI --- ## Version - [2026-10-23 - Current](https://www.pathfw.net/)