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Environmental Compliance

In the shifting sands of regulations and bureaucracy, SWCA is always looking ahead to keep construction and facility operations on track.

A front end loader moves dirt during construction monitoring at Kelvin Bridge, near Kearny, AZ.

Overview

SWCA’s environmental compliance experts help our clients minimize obstacles and work through any potential environmental impacts that may result from implementing a project. Using our extensive knowledge and on-the-ground experience, we help clients minimize risks, avoid costly penalties, and achieve their sustainability goals.

From construction monitoring and site inspections to full environmental protection plans, our environmental compliance services ensure that the project meets deadlines while adhering to regulatory requirements.

Construction Compliance

No matter the type of construction, SWCA can scope and integrate environmental requirements to keep projects efficient, compliant, and on schedule. From interstate energy projects and highways, to water resources and university buildings, we are proven leaders in developing and implementing construction compliance programs.

We understand the processes and dynamics of construction sites and integrate workflow, schedule, and safety priorities from the start of every project. Our technical team uses tracking and reporting tools that provide real-time data and reports.

We are recognized for our ability to scale and mobilize teams of construction compliance and resource specialists, working side-by-side with project developers, planners, and builders.

Relevant Services

  • Constructability Studies
  • Construction Environmental Inspection
  • Data Acquisition and Information Management
  • Ecological Restoration and Reclamation
  • Environmental Compliance Management Plans and Training
  • FERC Permit Compliance Management and Monitoring
  • Habitat Restoration Monitoring
  • Hydrostatic Test Discharge Water Sampling
  • Large-Scale Linear Projects
  • Preconstruction Resource Surveys
  • Resource Monitoring
  • Routing and Feasibility Studies
  • Sensitive Resource Protection Measures
  • Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
  • Variance Request Preparation and Coordination

Operations & Maintenance

SWCA provides technical and program management services tailored to assure that the requirements specified in operating permits and other entitlements are addressed thoroughly. We provide operations compliance specialists who can assess regulatory requirements, recognize their nuances, and develop and implement integrated programs that are clear, proactive, and responsive.

Along with program development and management our services include:

  • Audits and Reporting
  • Biological Survey and Risk Assessment
  • Ecosystem Restoration
  • Monitoring
  • Water Quality Management and Testing

Our clients’ operations are often in the public eye—from energy facilities to public recreation lands—and they need to stay open and viable. SWCA is ready to work alongside our clients to support environmental operation compliance.

Relevant Services

  • Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint
  • Auditing
  • Data Management
  • Ecological Restoration and Reclamation
  • Environmental Compliance Audits
  • Environmental Compliance Management Plans and Training
  • Federal Resource Conversation Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • FERC Permit Compliance Management and Monitoring
  • Post Construction Monitoring
  • Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC)
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
  • Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
  • Water Discharge

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“[I appreciate SWCA's] experience, expertise, reputation, interest/willingness to collaborate as a team to provide the best deliverable possible to our client.”

Michael Soares
Wetlands Scientist, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.

“[The SWCA] team have been very easy to work with. Their work has been completed in a timely manner for a reasonable cost and they have always taken the time to explain processes and engage our feedback to help make decisions that helped keep things moving forward.”

Peter Kwan
Vice President, Site Development, Haseko Development, Inc.

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