CSA provides a wide variety of environmental permitting services for projects in marine, coastal, estuarine, wetland, and freshwater environments worldwide. CSA has an extensive background in coordinating environmental analysis and permitting activities with a range of regulatory agencies to evaluate, minimize, avoid, and mitigate unavoidable impacts, as well as to monitor biologically sensitive features associated with a project. Our permitting services cover:
- Permit applications, negotiations and coordination, and compliance monitoring
- Environmental impact statements, assessments, and reports
- Siting and exclusionary mapping studies
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)-required documentation
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 10/404 Dredge and Fill Permitting
- US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit applications and effluent monitoring
- US Coast Guard (USCG)-required documentation
- State and local agency coordination and permit negotiation
- Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) consultations and permitting for Incidental Take Authorizations (e.g., IHAs)
- Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultation
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consultation
CSA supports clients throughout the entire permitting process—from the initial planning phase through compliance monitoring.
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