Permitting Assistance

We know it can be challenging to navigate environmental permit compliance while still meeting project goals, timelines, and budget.

ESA provides all levels of permitting assistance, from high-level strategy and negotiation for large-scale public infrastructure or private developments, to completion of permit applications, coordination, and support for smaller projects.

ESA’s team meets permitting challenges by using a practical approach, understanding the regulatory requirements, and applying the principles of scientific analysis, resource management, design, and implementation.

With a wide variety of permit specialists and scientists, we provide the right mix of professionals to meet our clients’ individual permitting needs. ESA offers in-house specialists in regulatory compliance, hydrology, wetland delineations, fisheries, restoration, and environmental engineering.

Our Expertise Covers:

• Baseline protocol surveys
• BCDC/CCC Permits and Amendments
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Fee-to-Trust applications
• California Department of Fish and Game streambed agreements
• Clean Water Act Sections 404 and Section 401
• Coastal Zone Management Act
• Construction compliance monitoring
• Dredging and disposal permits
• Endangered Species Act Sections 7 and Section 10
• Essential fish habitat
• Habitat conservation plans
• Habitat modeling and assessments
• Marine Mammal Protection Act
• Mitigation and monitoring plans
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106
• Resource and Recovery Act
• State Lands Commission permits
• US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service Section 7 Rivers and Harbors Act Sections 10 and 14
• Wetland delineations
• Wild and Scenic River Act