NEPA Public Involvement and CERCLA Community Relations

Ecosphere staff are experienced in conducting NEPA public involvement and Comprehensive Environmental Resource, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) community relations activities. Capabilities include:

• Development and implementation of  public outreach programs, community workshops, interactive educational programs, media relations strategies and tactics, and public meetings/open houses 
• Document development (e.g., public notices, newsletters, fact sheets, press releases)
• Website design, hosting and maintenance

Recent experience includes:

• Working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to lead the public involvement program in New Mexico and Colorado for the Desert Rock Energy Project
• Coordinating and facilitating a draft EA public meeting for a utility project in Bernalillo, New Mexico
• Newsletter and public meeting support for a joint project in Colorado with the City of Delta, Delta-Montrose Electric Association and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.  

Natural Resources Consulting 

Ecosphere can also help with community education efforts. Most recently, our team worked with La Plata County on a Wildlife Information Project for its Animal Damage Advisory Committee. This effort involved brochure and website development, as well as public outreach events.