Permitting and Environmental

Permitting and environmental services are integral components to navigating the complex regulatory landscape and ensuring the compliance of construction and development projects with environmental regulations and standards. These services involve comprehensive assessments, obtaining permits, wetlands delineation, and implementing strategies to mitigate environmental impacts, fostering sustainable and responsible development.

Whether a residential home, commercial business, or new development project, we help clients make sure that projects not only meet their technical and economic requirements but also adhere to stringent environmental regulations, promoting responsible stewardship and safeguarding natural resources. By integrating environmental considerations into the planning and execution phases, civil engineering projects can harmonize development with nature, contributing to the creation of a more sustainable and resilient environment for present and future generations.

Ecological Restoration, Habitat Restoration and Conservation: Our engineers and designers develop plans for habitat restoration, ecological restoration, or conservation efforts as part of project development to offset environmental impacts. This includes planting plans, reforestation, habitat creation, or preservation of sensitive ecosystems. If your local Conservation Commission has needs you want to work with, let us help you be successful.

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs): Civil engineers conduct EIAs to evaluate the potential environmental effects of a proposed project. This involves assessing air quality, water resources, wildlife, ecosystems, and cultural heritage to identify potential impacts and propose mitigation measures.

Regulatory Compliance: Our team works closely with regulatory bodies at local, state, and federal levels to understand and adhere to environmental regulations. They navigate complex permitting processes to secure necessary approvals for project commencement. We help navigate Conservation Commission, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other regulatory agencies or processes like NHESP, MESA, WPA, NPS, and more.

Sustainability Integration: Incorporating sustainable practices, such as using renewable energy sources, reducing waste, and implementing green infrastructure, is essential to minimize environmental footprints of civil engineering projects. Reach out to talk further about your needs.

Scope of Permitting and Environmental Services

Wetlands Flagging and Resource Delineation: Identification, mapping, and mitigation of wetlands or other protected resource areas are crucial to ensure compliance with environmental laws. Our engineers develop strategies to minimize impacts or compensate for any disturbance to these sensitive areas.

Stormwater Management: Implementation of effective stormwater management systems is essential to control runoff, prevent erosion, and protect water quality. STE designs and implements drainage systems that comply with environmental regulations.

Key Considerations

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Collaboration between engineers, surveyors, environmental scientists, biologists, geologists, regulatory experts, and project contractors is crucial to assess environmental impacts comprehensively and develop effective mitigation strategies.

Public Engagement and Stakeholder Consultation: Engaging with stakeholders, including clients, the community, NGOs, and local authorities, fosters transparency and enables incorporating public concerns into project planning, enhancing project acceptance and compliance.

Long-term Monitoring and Compliance: Engineers conduct ongoing monitoring and compliance checks throughout project phases to ensure that environmental commitments and regulatory requirements are met.

Technological Solutions: Utilizing advanced technologies like Global Positions Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and modeling tools aid in analyzing environmental data, predicting impacts, and devising effective solutions. We use the latest and greatest technologies to establish and maintain an advantage over the competition.