Ecosphere has prepared hundreds of compliance and permitting documents as a third-party preparer on behalf of federal resource management agencies and as a contractor to the project proponent. Our project experience includes oil/gas developments, as well as mining, railroad, transmission and utility line, highway and road, and fiber optics communication projects.

Core Areas of Expertise  

National Environmental Policy Act

• Environmental Impact Statements
• Environmental Assessments
• Categorical Exclusions
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) training
• Interstate NEPA projects

Endangered Species Act

• Biological Assessments
• Permitted to conduct threatened and endangered species surveys in U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Regions 1 (CA, NV, OR, WA); 2 (TX, NM, OK, AZ); and 6 (CO, UT, WY, MT, KS, NE, ND, SD)
• Section 7 Consultations
• Habitat Conservation Plans for Section 10(a)

Clean Water Act

• Wetland delineations
• Section 404 applications (individual, regional, and nationwide)
• Section 401 Water Quality Assurance Certifications
• Wetlands design and construction
• Wetland reclamation services
• National Pollution Elimination Discharge System permitting
• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans for construction and industrial facilities.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

• Consultation and field support for projects involving vegetation alteration
• Pre-construction nest searching and monitoring efforts to identify active bird nests and breeding territories in areas targeted for habitat alteration during the avian breeding season
• Potential mitigation recommendations to avoid unnecessary "take" of active nests, eggs, and individual birds.

Other Environmental Compliance and Permitting Services

• Applications for Permit to Drill
• Construction Compliance Services
• Federal Right-of-Way Permitting
• Reclamation Monitoring