Project Initiation

• Project Description
• Environmental Constraints
• Facility Siting Studies
• Corridor Routing Studies
• Initial Alternatives
• Cost and Schedule Estimates
• Natural Resource Due Diligence
• Caltrans PEAR/PES

Technical Studies

• Biological Resources Evaluation
• Botanical Surveys
• Special-status Species Surveys
  • Vernal Pool Branchiopods
    (Fairy Shrimp)
  • Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
  • California Red-legged Frog
  • Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
  • California Tiger Salamander
  • Swainson’s Hawk
  • Western Burrowing Owl
• Jurisdictional Wetland Delineations
• Biological Assessments
• Natural Environment Study Reports
• Certified Arborist Reports
  • Determinations of Health, Vigor,
    and Hazard Trees
  • Tree Inventories and Canopy Mapping
• Water Quality Sampling
• Visual Impact Analyses
• Air Quality Studies

Environmental Documents

• Environmental Documents
• Categorical Exemption/Exclusion
• Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
• Environmental Assessment/FONSI
• EIR/EIS
• CDBG NEPA/CEQA Documents
• Staff Reports

Permitting

• 404 CWA Individual & Nationwide Permits
• 401 CWA Water Quality Certifications
• Isolated Wetland WDRs
• Streambed Alteration Agreements
• Federal Endangered Species Act Consultations
• California ESA 2081 permits

Mitigation

• Wetland Mitigation and Monitoring Plans
• O & M Plans, Conservation Easements and Endowments
• Tree Preservation Plans
• Habitat Conservation Plans
• Annual Monitoring for Mitigation Success

Construction Support

• Improvement Plan Compliance Review
• Pre-construction Surveys
• Worker Education
• Construction Monitoring
• As-Built Plans

Mapping

• CAD/GIS/GPS
  • AutoCAD CIVIL 3D 2009 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2009
  • ArcGIS ArcVIEW 3.1-9.3
  • Trimble Pathfinder
• Aerial Photo Analysis
  • GlobeXplorer Image Connect
  • Google Earth Pro
• Digitization
• Sub-meter accurate Trimble GeoXT and Pro XR GPS