Environmental Consulting - HWA Wildlife Consulting
Environmental Consultants

NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance and Documentation

Since 1985 HWA has completed wildlife and vegetation sections for over one hundred NEPA documents related to: 

  • Underground, open-pit, and in-situ mines for coal, uranium, trona, and gravel

  • Oil and natural gas development

  • Pipelines

  • Reservoir expansion

  • Big game or sensitive species management

  • Highway development, fencing, and improvement

  • Seismic projects

  • Transmission lines

  • Timber sales

  • Grazing allotments

  • Abandoned mine reclamation

 
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Environmental Regulatory Services

  • Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)

  • Environmental Assessments (EA)

  • Biological Assessments (BA)

  • Biological Evaluation (BE)

  • Categorical Exclusions (CX)

  • Section 7 consultation

  • Mitigation monitoring programs

  • Third-party contracting

  • Third-party technical reviews

  • Comment analysis

Permitting

HWA offers the full range of wildlife, vegetation, and wetland services required for obtaining permits for development.  We also have experience in assisting with facility siting, pipeline routing, small mine permit applications, and state and federal regulations.

 
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Additional Environmental Compliance Services

We specialize in planning, mitigation, permitting, and monitoring related to:

  • Endangered Species Act (ESA)

  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act

  • Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

  • Bird and bat conservation strategies

  • Habitat conservation plans

  • Acoustic monitoring

  • Habitat suitability and quantification tools

  • Risk assessments

  • Critical reviews of NEPA documents

  • Noise reduction strategies

  • Mitigation plans, monitoring plans, and reclamation plans