Ballard, based in Washougal, Washington, and founded in 1976 as an underwater diving specialty company, has grown into a turn-key general contractor serving a variety of clients in the hydropower, tunneling, industrial, nuclear, water utilities and marine industries worldwide. The Company provides various services in the areas of underwater construction, underwater inspection and surveying, environmental / remediation, plant maintenance, ship husbandry, and contaminated and potable water diving under a wide variety of contract types, including CMAR, EPC and Design-Build.