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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND PERMITTING

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that was enacted in 1970 to implement an environmental review process to publicly disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed federal or federally funded projects. That same year, shortly after NEPA was implemented, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was established to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection. CEQA requires state and local agencies within California to follow a protocol of analysis and public disclosure of environmental impacts of proposed projects and adopt all feasible measures to minimize, eliminate, or mitigate those impacts.

Cali EnviroFirm, Inc.'s environmental specialists have 20 years of experience preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance documents for utility districts, non-profit agencies, and Native American Tribal governments and Consortia seeking federal permits and funding for their projects. NEPA environmental documents include:

  • Environmental Assessments (EA)

  • Categorical Exclusions (CE)

  • Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)

  • Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

  • Joint CEQA/NEPA Documents (IS/EA)
     

Cali EnviroFirm, Inc.'s environmental specialists also have many years of expertise preparing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliant documents for utility districts, land developers, private businesses, and Native American Tribal governments and Consortia seeking federal permits and funding for their projects. CEQA environmental documents include:​

  • Initial Studies (IS)

  • Negative Declarations (ND)

  • Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND)

  • Categorical Exemptions (CE)

  • Environmental Impact Reports (EIR)

  • Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP)

Cali EnviroFirm, Inc.'s environmental consultants are additionally experienced in:

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  • Preparing scoping letters and mailing lists

  • Conducting scoping and public outreach meetings

  • Providing resource agency coordination

  • Providing coordination of technical studies that support CEQA and NEPA requirements

  • Preparing all documents in accordance with applicable regulatory standards

  • Preparing responses to Public Comments

  • Preparing Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP)

  • Preparing supporting documentation, such as CEQA Notices, Findings, and Statements of Overriding Considerations.

Cali EnviroFirm, Inc.  can also prepare associated Permit Applications (for example, Clean Water Act 401 and 404 applications, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement Section 1602), and perform any necessary agency coordination. 

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