Environmental Permitting & Regulatory Compliance

Keeping You Ahead of Regulatory Changes

With decades of experience working with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, our project managers understand the processes needed for successful permitting—staying on top of changes that might impact your project.

Our Environmental Permitting Services

Our staff is on top of the ever-changing regulatory landscape and our in-house experts have experience working with a variety federal environmental acts. We can design compliance and quality assurance programs for even the most complex projects.

Normandeau Associates can help you navigate the environmental permitting process. We know the path to take to reach a successful outcome. Our services include the following:

Environmental Regulatory Expertise

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
Clean Water Act Sections 316(a) and 316(b)
Clean Water Act Sections 401, 402, and 408
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Coastal Zone Management Act
Endangered Species Act
Federal Power Act
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
National Historic Preservation Act
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permits
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guidelines
Rivers and Harbors Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
US Forest Service Special Use Permits
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
DOE Presidential Permits
State and Local Natural Resource Related Regulations

NEPA Process & Documentation

Categorical Exclusion Documentation
Environmental Impact Statements
Environmental Assessments/Finding of No Significant Impact
Agency Consultation and Public Outreach
Mitigation Planning and Monitoring
Environmental Documentation
Third-Party Technical Reviews

FERC Licensing & Compliance

FERC Licensing Strategy and Process Management
FERC Resource Report Development
Development of Comprehensive Plans
Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species Study Plans and Biological Assessments
Critical Review of Comprehensive Plans, Biological Opinions, and Study Reports
FERC License Compliance Management
Environmental Permit Compliance Tracking
Document Preparation and Management
Settlement Negotiation
Expert Witness Testimony
Construction Compliance with Permit Conditions
Support for Recreational/Historic and Archeological Studies
Instream Flow Assessments
Environmental Due Diligence for Facility Sale/Acquisition

Environmental Permit Compliance

Fisheries Mitigation
Fish and Amphibian Salvage and Relocation
Fish Distribution and Abundance Evaluations
CWA §316(b) Impingement and Entrainment Surveys
Construction and Post-Construction Monitoring
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Monitoring
Endangered Species Monitoring
Bird/Bat Monitoring
Freshwater Mussel Monitoring
Mark-Recapture and Survivorship Studies
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
CWA §316(a) Thermal Plume Studies
Fish Identification, Stomach and Tissue Sampling, and Analysis
Quality Assurance Programs
Turbine/Spillway Passage Survival, Injury, and Entrainment
Turbine Operational Modifications
Fish Passage Evaluation
Monitoring of Habitat Identified as Critical Habitat for Wildlife Species or Plant Communities
Wetland Mitigation Monitoring