Ecosphere has prepared hundreds of compliance and permitting documents as a third-party preparer on behalf of federal resource management agencies and as a contractor to the project proponent. Our project experience includes oil/gas developments, as well as mining, railroad, transmission and utility line, highway and road, and fiber optics communication projects.
Core Areas of Expertise
National Environmental Policy Act
- Environmental Impact Statements
- Environmental Assessments
- Categorical Exclusions
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) training
- Interstate NEPA projects
Endangered Species Act
- Biological Assessments
- Permitted to conduct threatened and endangered species surveys in U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Regions 1 (CA, NV, OR, WA); 2 (TX, NM, OK, AZ); and 6 (CO, UT, WY, MT, KS, NE, ND, SD)
- Section 7 Consultations
- Habitat Conservation Plans for Section 10(a)
Clean Water Act
- Wetland delineations
- Section 404 applications (individual, regional, and nationwide)
- Section 401 Water Quality Assurance Certifications
- Wetlands design and construction
- Wetland reclamation services
- National Pollution Elimination Discharge System permitting
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans for construction and industrial facilities.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
- Consultation and field support for projects involving vegetation alteration
- Pre-construction nest searching and monitoring efforts to identify active bird nests and breeding territories in areas targeted for habitat alteration during the avian breeding season
- Potential mitigation recommendations to avoid unnecessary "take" of active nests, eggs, and individual birds.
Other Environmental Compliance and Permitting Services
- Applications for Permit to Drill
- Construction Compliance Services
- Federal Right-of-Way Permitting
- Reclamation Monitoring
