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Environmental

Environmental Planning & Permitting 
Brelje & Race maintains a professional environmental planning staff that has become recognized for its expertise in the preparation of environmental review documents and successful permit negotiations. By staying abreast of ever changing regulations and the evolution of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we help are able to keep your project on track to successful and timely completion. Daily interaction between engineers and planners at Brelje & Race provides an opportunity for the sharing of ideas and perspectives, leading to project designs that encompass both sound engineering practices and a respect for natural resources.

Environmental permitting can result in significant cost and time delays if not appropriately coordinated. Our recommendation and coordination of early involvement with agencies such as the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and, where potential impacts to federal jurisdictional waters could occur, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has proven beneficial on recent projects. Our environmental staff is more than capable of coordinating the most favorable determinations possible from these agencies.

Environmental Planning & Permitting services include:

  • Environmental Constraints Assessments
  • Initial Studies/Negative Declarations
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Impact Statements
  • Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plans
  • USACE Clean Water Act Section 404 permits
  • RWQCB Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act compliance
  • CDFG Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements (Section 1601)