Services

Environmental Planning

Mitigating risk for successful outcomes

From site development plans seeking municipal California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) approval to federally funded National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact statements (EISs), NV5 helps reduce risk to achieve project success. NV5 supports applications for Title V Permits, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater and industrial wastewater discharge permits, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) certificates, Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Land Management realty actions, federal and state Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 and 404 permits, erosion and sediment control plan approvals, coastal area development permits, stream encroachment permits and right-of-way plans and grants. We bring decades of experience in conducting environmental impact analyses and preparing NEPA EISs, environmental assessments (EAs) and categorical exclusions (CEs).

Expertise

  • 404 Permitting (Regional, National, and Individual)
  • Biological Inventory Surveys
  • Biological Investigations
  • CEQA Compliance; Initial Studies, Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Impact Report Preparation
  • Conservation Easement Assessments
  • Endangered Species Protocol Surveys
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Data Validation and Verification and Quality Assurance
  • Environmental Reports and Environmental Information Documents
  • Feasibility Studies, Alternatives Modeling, Section 4(f) Evaluations
  • FERC Certificate Filings
  • Hazardous Materials Planning
  • Mitigation Banking Services
  • Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)
  • Public Involvement Planning and Facilitation
  • NEPA CEs, EAs and EISs Consultation and Preparation
  • NEPA Analysis for Natural Gas Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Projects
  • NEPA Documentation and State EPA Compliance
  • Socioeconomic, Community and Environmental Justice Evaluations
  • Stakeholder and Public Involvement, and Community Outreach
  • Stream & Wetland Delineations