Permitting and Compliance
Awareness and compliance with regulations is critical for your business’ success. Our staff’s extensive experience with applicable local, county, state, and federal requirements allows us to develop a pragmatic and cost-effective approach for your operation. Here are some of the agencies we regularly work with:
- California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW)
- Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
- State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
- Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
- Numerous local county environmental health and CUPAs
Our typical work products include:
- CDFW Streambed Alteration Agreements (1600 Notifications and Routine Maintenance Agreements)
- CEQA Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Support & Initial Study Preparation
- CUPA hazardous waste tank assessment, Risk Management Plans (RMPs) and Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans, Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs) and CERS Data Management
- DTSC Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Preliminary Endangerment Assessment, Site Closure and Land Use Change
- DTSC Tiered Permitting Program (Permit by Rule, etc.)
- DPR PCA recommendations for vegetation control
- DPR continuing education for pesticide applicators
- Litigation Support
- NPDES Construction General Permit & Industrial General Permit Compliance
- RWQCB Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Compliance Support
- RWQCB Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Sediment and Erosion Control (SECP) compliance and training
- RWQCB 401 Water Quality Certification
- RWQCB Pyrethroid Management Plan (PMP) Development
- RWQCB Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR) Negotiation, Permitting, & Compliance
- RWQCB Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR) Negotiation, Permitting, & Compliance
- SWRCB NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Application Plan (APAP) Preparation and Implementation
- State Implementation Plan (SIP) Exception for the Use of Copper and Acrolein
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for construction and industrial sites
- Water Rights Investigation and Documentation
Please see some of our other Permitting and Regulatory Compliance in Water Resources and Natural Resource Management.
Highlighted Work
California Department of Food & Agriculture Statewide PEIR Project
Since 2010, we’ve advised CDFA on risks to human and ecological receptors from pesticide use in production agriculture