Environmental Studies & Permitting Projects

Site Evaluation Study
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Client: Chugach Electric Association Inc.
Description: 

A site evaluation study for Chugach Electric Association of Anchorage, Alaska.

Pipeline Presence/Absence Surveys
Location: Oklahoma
Description: 

Permitting for construction of a 64-mile petroleum pipeline extending from Oklahoma City to Wynnewood, Okla.

Highway Noise Project
Location: Central Missouri
Description: 

Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a four-lane upgrade of a freeway and bridge and possible relocation.

Cornerstone Golf & Equestrian Community
Location: Montrose, Colo.
Client: Hunt Realty Corp.
Description: 

Section 404 permitting, wetland permitting, wetland mitigation plan and wetland design for Hunt Realty Corp., Montrose, Colo.

Generating Plant Site Selection
Location: Nevada and California
Client: Sierra Pacific Power Company
Description: 

A generating plant site selection study for the Sierra Pacific Power Company of Reno, Nev., including northern Nevada and northeastern California.

Wind Farm Life Expectancy Evaluation
Location: Cloud County, Kan.
Client: Empire District Electric Co.
Description: 

Evaluation of the life expectancy of the Meridian Way Wind Farm in Cloud County, Kan., for Empire District Electric Co., which will take delivery of power from the wind farm.

Hallbrook Country Club Channel Improvements
Location: Leawood, Kan.
Client: Hallbrook Country Club
Description: 

Channel improvements to reduce erosion and reduce flooding for the Hallbrook Country Club, Leawood, Kan.

99-MW Wind Energy Acquisition
Location: Minnesota
Client: Confidential
Description: 

Siting and acquisition assistance for a confidential client for a 99-MW wind farm under development in Minnesota by a third party, including environmental and permitting reviews, windshield surveys, due diligence and GIS mapping.

Water Supply Evaluation Project
Location: West Virginia
Description: 

Permitting and environmental studies services for a coal-fired facility in West Virginia.

Commercial Retail Center
Location: Hammond, Ind.
Client: Confidential Commercial Retail Center
Description: 

Permitting services including wetland delineation, habitat surveys and cultural resources surveys for a proposed retail store in Hammond, Ind.

Highway Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Location: Eastern Kansas
Description: 

Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the relocation and upgrading to four-lane of U.S. Highway 59 between Ottawa and Lawrence, Kan.

Maine Power Reliability Program Permitting
Location: Maine
Client: Central Maine Power Co.
Description: 

Encroachment services for a project including five new power substations and 450 miles of new or rebuilt transmission line for Central Maine Power.

316(b) Consulting Services
Location: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota
Client: Alliant Energy
Description: 

316(b) consulting services for 11 facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.

Discharge Permitting Project
Location: Kansas City, Kan.
Description: 

A discharge limit study for a 235-MW coal-fired steam electric generation facility on the Missouri River.

Smoky Hills Wind Energy Facility
Location: Ellsworth, Kan.
Client: TradeWind Energy
Description: 

Professional services for preliminary design and development of a site for installation of 250-MW wind powered generating facility for TradeWind Energy near Ellsworth, Kan.

Eastern Kansas Wind Energy
Location: Kansas
Client: Confidential
Description: 

Environmental and permitting review for a confidential client for a proposed wind energy project in eastern Kansas, including review of wetlands, protected species, cultural resources, land use, floodplains, airport proximity and sensitive areas.

Avert Mine & Haul Road Permitting
Location: Missouri
Description: 

Environmental permitting services for an Avert Mine and Haul Road project including wetland and NPDES permits.

Water Supply Fisheries Survey
Location: Kansas
Description: 

Development of the integrated water supply planning, engineering and environmental studies for a client in central Kansas.

Life Expectancy Evaluation
Location: Minnesota
Client: Minnesota Power
Description: 

Life expectancy evaluation for the Taconite Ridge 1 wind farm in St. Louis County, Minn., for Minnesota Power, the developer and operator of the project.

Meridian Way Wind Farm
Location: Cloud County, Kan.
Client: Horizon Wind Energy
Description: 

Engineering design for the collection system, substation and transmission for Horizon Wind Energy's Meridian Way Wind Farm in Cloud County, Kan.

316(b) Compliance
Location: New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Client: Wisconsin Public Service Corps.
Description: 

316(b) compliance for five generating facilities including impingement and entrainment monitoring and regulatory consultation.

Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Air Permitting Project
Location: Pinkneyville, Ill.
Description: 

Air dispersion modeling and a BACT analysis in support of a PSD permit application for the 160 MW Ameren Pinkneyville Simple Cycle Project

Historic Properties Management Plan
Location: Lake Sharpe, S.D.
Description: 

A comprehensive review of existing prehistoric and historic cultural resource studies and documentation of known historic and prehistoric cultural resources in South Dakota.

Houston to El Paso Telecommunications System
Location: Texas
Client: Williams Communications Inc.
Description: 

Obtaining of all necessary environmental permits in support of construction and installation of a proposed fiber optic telecommunications system project.

Combustion Turbine Project
Location: Sheboygan County, Wis.
Client: Alliant Energy Generation
Description: 

Site evaluation and identification, development assistance, permitting and installation of a peaking power plant in Sheboygan County, Wis.