AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 14, 1999
                                                    REGISTRATION NO. 333-_______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         DELAWARE                                 52-0991911
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 Incorporation or Organization)                   

                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
          (Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

                     AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                             DONALD A. DEIESO, Ph.D.
                      PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
                                 (410) 584-7000
            (Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
                   including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
                             ----------------------

                                 With a copy to:
                               JOSEPH LUNIN, ESQ.
                          PITNEY, HARDIN, KIPP & SZUCH
                                  P.O. BOX 1945
                          MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962
                                 (973) 966-6300

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
          Title of                   Amount             Proposed Maximum       Proposed Maximum           Amount of
       Securities to                  to be              Offering Price            Aggregate            Registration
       be Registered            Registered(1)(2)          Per Share(3)          Offering Price               Fee
----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
       <S>                           <C>                     <C>                   <C>                      <C>        
       Common Stock,                 200,000                 $1.375                $275,000                 $100
      $0.01 Par Value

   Total Registration Fee                                                                                   $100
----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------

</TABLE>

    (1)  Does not include (i) 350,000  shares of Common Stock that may be issued
         pursuant to the Amended and Restated  Stock  Option Plan (the  "Plan"),
         that were previously  registered under  Registration  Statement on Form
         S-8,  filed on April 15, 1998 (No.  333-50151),  (ii) 250,000 shares of
         Common  Stock  that may be  issued  pursuant  to the  Plan,  that  were
         previously registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on
         January 31, 1996 (No. 333-00657),  (iii) 100,000 shares of Common Stock
         that  may  be  issued  pursuant  to  the  Plan,  that  were  previously
         registered under  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 9,
         1993 (No.  33-60880),  and (iv) 200,000 shares of Common Stock that may
         be issued pursuant to the Plan, that were previously  registered  under
         Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  filed on  October  15,  1990 (No.
         33-37228).

    (2)  In  addition,  pursuant to Rule 416 under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
         this Registration  Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of
         shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  pursuant  to  anti-dilution
         provisions contained in the Plan.

    (3)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee.
         Such estimate has been computed in accordance  with Rule  457(h)(1) and
         Rule  457(c)   based  on  the  average  high  and  low  prices  of  the
         Registrant's  Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
         January 11, 1999.


<PAGE>


                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                            FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
                                   ON FORM S-8

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

         This Registration  Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose
of registering  an additional  200,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued
under the Amended and Restated  Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") as a result of an
increase  in the number of shares  that may be offered  under the Plan.  350,000
shares  of Common  Stock  that may be  issued  under  the Plan  were  previously
registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 15, 1998 (No.
333-50151);  250,000  shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  under the Plan
were previously  registered  under  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed on
January 31, 1996 (No.  333-00657);  100,000  shares of Common  Stock that may be
issued under the Plan were previously registered under Registration Statement on
Form S-8 filed on April 9, 1993 (No.  33-60880);  200,000 shares of Common Stock
that may be issued under the Plan were previously  registered under Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 filed on October  15, 1990 (No.  33-37228).  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 No.  333-50151,  No.  333-00657,  No.  33-60880,  and No.
33-37228 are incorporated by reference herein pursuant to General  Instruction E
to Form S-8.


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all  the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8  and  has  duly  caused  this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized, in Hunt Valley, Maryland on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                              EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              (The Registrant)

                                       DONALD A. DEIESO
                              By:      ____________________________________
                                       Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each  individual  whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Loren D. Jensen,  Ph.D. and Donald
A. Deiseo,  Ph.D., and each of them, his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, with full power of substitution for him and in his name, place and stead
in any and all capacities,  to sign any and all amendments to this  Registration
Statement (including post-effective  amendments),  and to file the same with all
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection  therewith,
as fully to all intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  what  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         Signature                                    Title                                     Date
<S>                                 <C>                                                <C>

LOREN D. JENSEN
--------------------------
Loren D. Jensen, Ph.D.              Chairman of the Board of Directors                 January 14. 1999

DONALD A. DEIESO
--------------------------
Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.             President, Chief Executive Officer                 January 14, 1999
                                             and Director

BARBARA L. POSNER
--------------------------
Barbara L. Posner                      Senior Vice President, Finance and              January 14, 1999
                                    Administration (principal financial officer)

EDMUND J. CASHMAN, JR.
--------------------------
Edmund J. Cashman, Jr.                       Director                                  January 14, 1999

RUDOLPH P. LAMONE
--------------------------
Rudolph P. Lamone, Ph.D.                     Director                                  January 14, 1999

CLEAVELAND D. MILLER
--------------------------
Cleaveland D. Miller, Esq.                   Director                                  January 14, 1999

GEORGE G. RADCLIFFE
--------------------------
George G. Radcliffe                          Director                                  January 14, 1999

</TABLE>

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Plan  administrators  have duly caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be
signed on  behalf  of the  Plan,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in Hunt  Valley,
Maryland, on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                             EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                             AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             (The Plan)

                                 MEREDITH N. CONKLIN
                             By: ____________________________________
                                 Meredith N. Conklin, V.P. Human Resources,
                                 as Plan Administrator




<PAGE>


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

   Exhibit No.       Description


         5           Opinion of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, as to the legality
                     of the securities being registered.

         23(a)       Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

         23(b)       Consent  of  Pitney,  Hardin,  Kipp &  Szuch  (included  in
                     Exhibit 5 hereto).

         24          Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).

         99          Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 14, 1999
                                                    REGISTRATION NO. 333-_______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         DELAWARE                                 52-0991911
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 Incorporation or Organization)                   

                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
          (Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

                     AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                             DONALD A. DEIESO, Ph.D.
                      PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
                                 (410) 584-7000
            (Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
                   including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
                             ----------------------

                                 With a copy to:
                               JOSEPH LUNIN, ESQ.
                          PITNEY, HARDIN, KIPP & SZUCH
                                  P.O. BOX 1945
                          MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962
                                 (973) 966-6300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
          Title of                   Amount             Proposed Maximum       Proposed Maximum           Amount of
       Securities to                  to be              Offering Price            Aggregate            Registration
       be Registered            Registered(1)(2)          Per Share(3)          Offering Price               Fee
----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Common Stock,                 200,000                 $1.375                $275,000                 $100
      $0.01 Par Value

   Total Registration Fee                                                                                   $100
----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
(1)  Does not include (i) 350,000  shares of Common Stock that may be issued
         pursuant to the Amended and Restated  Stock  Option Plan (the  "Plan"),
         that were previously  registered under  Registration  Statement on Form
         S-8,  filed on April 15, 1998 (No.  333-50151),  (ii) 250,000 shares of
         Common  Stock  that may be  issued  pursuant  to the  Plan,  that  were
         previously registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on
         January 31, 1996 (No. 333-00657),  (iii) 100,000 shares of Common Stock
         that  may  be  issued  pursuant  to  the  Plan,  that  were  previously
         registered under  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 9,
         1993 (No.  33-60880),  and (iv) 200,000 shares of Common Stock that may
         be issued pursuant to the Plan, that were previously  registered  under
         Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  filed on  October  15,  1990 (No.
         33-37228).

    (2)  In  addition,  pursuant to Rule 416 under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
         this Registration  Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of
         shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  pursuant  to  anti-dilution
         provisions contained in the Plan.

    (3)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee.
         Such estimate has been computed in accordance  with Rule  457(h)(1) and
         Rule  457(c)   based  on  the  average  high  and  low  prices  of  the
         Registrant's  Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
         January 11, 1999.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                            FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
                                   ON FORM S-8

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

         This Registration  Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose
of registering  an additional  200,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued
under the Amended and Restated  Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") as a result of an
increase  in the number of shares  that may be offered  under the Plan.  350,000
shares  of Common  Stock  that may be  issued  under  the Plan  were  previously
registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 15, 1998 (No.
333-50151);  250,000  shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  under the Plan
were previously  registered  under  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed on
January 31, 1996 (No.  333-00657);  100,000  shares of Common  Stock that may be
issued under the Plan were previously registered under Registration Statement on
Form S-8 filed on April 9, 1993 (No.  33-60880);  200,000 shares of Common Stock
that may be issued under the Plan were previously  registered under Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 filed on October  15, 1990 (No.  33-37228).  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 No.  333-50151,  No.  333-00657,  No.  33-60880,  and No.
33-37228 are incorporated by reference herein pursuant to General  Instruction E
to Form S-8.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all  the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8  and  has  duly  caused  this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized, in Hunt Valley, Maryland on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                              EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              (The Registrant)

                                       DONALD A. DEIESO
                              By:      ____________________________________
                                       Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each  individual  whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Loren D. Jensen,  Ph.D. and Donald
A. Deiseo,  Ph.D., and each of them, his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, with full power of substitution for him and in his name, place and stead
in any and all capacities,  to sign any and all amendments to this  Registration
Statement (including post-effective  amendments),  and to file the same with all
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection  therewith,
as fully to all intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  what  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature                                    Title                                     Date
LOREN D. JENSEN
--------------------------
Loren D. Jensen, Ph.D.              Chairman of the Board of Directors                 January 14. 1999

DONALD A. DEIESO
--------------------------
Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.             President, Chief Executive Officer                 January 14, 1999
                                             and Director

BARBARA L. POSNER
--------------------------
Barbara L. Posner                      Senior Vice President, Finance and              January 14, 1999
                                    Administration (principal financial officer)

EDMUND J. CASHMAN, JR.
--------------------------
Edmund J. Cashman, Jr.                       Director                                  January 14, 1999

RUDOLPH P. LAMONE
--------------------------
Rudolph P. Lamone, Ph.D.                     Director                                  January 14, 1999

CLEAVELAND D. MILLER
--------------------------
Cleaveland D. Miller, Esq.                   Director                                  January 14, 1999

GEORGE G. RADCLIFFE
--------------------------
George G. Radcliffe                          Director                                  January 14, 1999
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Plan  administrators  have duly caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be
signed on  behalf  of the  Plan,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in Hunt  Valley,
Maryland, on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                             EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                             AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             (The Plan)

                                 MEREDITH N. CONKLIN
                             By: ____________________________________
                                 Meredith N. Conklin, V.P. Human Resources,
                                 as Plan Administrator
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

   Exhibit No.       Description

         5           Opinion of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, as to the legality
                     of the securities being registered.

         23(a)       Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

         23(b)       Consent  of  Pitney,  Hardin,  Kipp &  Szuch  (included  in
                     Exhibit 5 hereto).

         24          Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).

         99          Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.