Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Harley-Davidson operations in Milwaukee include the corporate headquarters at Juneau Avenue, engine and transmission manufacturing at the Capitol Drive and Pilgrim Road plants, distribution and warehousing in Franklin, and the product development center (PDC). Sigma has been providing technical resources as an outcource for a wide range of environmental, health, safety and facility engineering assignments.

Highlighted services performed by Sigma:

Wastewater Management Provided design/build/start-up of an ultra-filtration (UF) treatment system at Capitol Drive, to treat oily parts wash water and recovery cleaning chemistry for reuse. Evaluated performance and developed improvements of UF system at Pilgrim Road.

Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Program Assistance Serving as an outsource for environmental health and safety (EHS) compliance programs. Developed and maintain systems to track and calendar applicable regulatory requirements including air, wastewater, hazardous waste, SARA reporting, and related employee training. Secured environmental permits for Pilgrim Road plant as part of start-up.

Facility/Process Engineering Helped prepare the former Briggs & Stratton plant for relocation of manufacturing from Capitol Drive to Pilgrim Road by assessing infrastructure. Evaluated and selected reverse osmosis (RO) make-up water system for manufactured parts fluid needs at Pilgrim Road.

Air Quality Determined air emission requirements under the Clean Air Act Title V permitting regulations for Capitol Drive, Pilgrim Road and the PDC.

Investigation, Remediation, & Closure Conducted subsurface investigation of yard operations involving underground storage tank (UST) removals and historical material handling practices to characterize nature and extent of impacts. Developed practical remediation strategies for corrective actions to manage impacted soils in-place rather than more expensive removal approaches.