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NEPA / SEPA Compliance

ClearWater Environmental has successfully prepared numerous Environmental Assessment and Categorical Exclusions for North Carolina State Agency (SEPA) and Federal Agency (NEPA)  Environmental Assessments (EA) while working with different lead agency’s including the EPA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, NCDOT, and NCDENR.

Tagged: EA, Environmental Assessment, Federal Agency Environmental Protection Agency, NEPA, NEPA Compliance, SEPA, SEPA Compliance, State Agency Environmental Protection Agency

Lake Adger Water Intake

Polk County, NC

Municipal Raw Water Intake – Lake Adger

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NC SEPA compliance for a new municipal raw water intake in Lake Adger.  The EA was reviewed and a FONSI was issued by the NC Department of Natural Resources.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, public hearing, scoping, and public review.

Tagged: endangered-protected species, FONSI, Lake Adger, NC Department of Natural Resources, public hearing, section 404, SEPA, sewer treament, US Army Corps of Engineers, wastewater treatment facility, wetland delineation

Robbinsville Waste Water Treatment Plant

Robbinsville, Graham County, NC 

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NC SEPA compliance for a new Waste Water Treatment Plant and discharge into the Cheoah River.  The EA was reviewed and a FONSI was issued by the NC Department of Natural Resources.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, public hearing, scoping, and public review.

Tagged: endangered-protected species, FONSI, groundwater well monitoring, NC Department of Natural Resources, NEPA, public hearing, raw water intake.Choah River, section 404, SEPA, sewer treatment, US Army Corps of Engineers, wastewater treatment facility, wetland delineation

Town of Hendersonville Raw Water Intake

Hendersonville, NC

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NC SEPA compliance for a new water line and 14 MGD Water Intake on the French Broad River.  The EA was reviewed and a FONSI was issued by the NC Department of Natural Resources.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, and Environmental Assessment for SEPA compliance.

Tagged: broad river, endangered-protected species, FONSI, NEPA, public review, raw water intake, section 404, SEPA, sewer treatment, US Army Corps of Engineers, wastewater treatment facility, wetland delineation

Carolina Water Systems – Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion

Sapphire, NC

ClearWater Environmental conducted a comprehensive wetland delineation and threatened and endangered species report for  a 500,000 gallon per day WWPT plant expansion.

Tagged: endangered-protected species, NEPA, SEPA, wetland delineation

Forest City Raw Water Intake Project

Rutherford County, NC

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NC SEPA compliance for a new 12 mile raw  water line and 12 MGD Water Intake on the Broad River.  The EA was reviewed and a FONSI was issued by the NC Department of Natural Resources.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, public scoping, public hearing, Section 404 permitting and Environmental Assessment for SEPA compliance.

 

 

Tagged: broad river, endangered-protected species, Environmental Assessment, NC Department of Natural Resources, NEPA, public hearing, raw water intake, section 404, SEPA, sewer treatment, US Army Corps of Engineers, wastewater treatment facility, wetland delineation

Mills River Sewer Projects

Henderson County, NC

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NEPA/SEPA compliance for over 5 miles of sanitary sewer lines.  Project reviewed and FONSI approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency,  Project included comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species surveys including consultation with the USFWS regarding the endangered Appalachian elktoe, public hearing, scoping, public review, and Section 404 US Army Corps of Engineers Permit.

Tagged: Appalachian elktoe, endangered-protected species, FONSI, NEPA, pubilc review, section 404, SEPA, sewer line, US Army Corps of Engineers, USFWS, water quality certification, wetland delineation

Progress Energy

Buncombe County, NC

New 115kv Asheville to Enka transmission line

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NEPA compliance for new 115kv transmission line over the Blue Ridge Parkway. The EA was reviewed and the FONSI was approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, interagency meetings, scoping, and public review.  The project also included environmental studies on US Forest Service land and environmental reporting in order to obtain a Categorical Exclusion from the USFS.

Tagged: categorical exclusion, endangered-protected species, Environmental Assessment, environmental studies, National Park Service, NEPA, public review, SEPA, TVA 26a, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of the Interior, USFS, wetland delineation

NC Arboretum

Asheville, Buncombe County

ClearWater Environmental Consultants, Inc. conducted a comprehensive wetland delineation and threatened and endangered species report for the North Carolina Arboretum in Buncombe County, North Carolina.   The project also included obtaining a Categorical Exclusion from the US Forest Service.

Tagged: arboretum, endangered-protected species, gardens, NEPA, SEPA, wetland delineation

Nucor Steel

Hertford County, NC

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for SEPA  compliance.  The EA was reviewed and a FONSI was issued by the NC Department of Natural Resources.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, public hearing, scoping, public review, Section 404 and Section 10 US Army Corps of Engineers Permitting, 401 Water Quality Certification and CAMA Major Permit for proposed steel recycling mill for 990-acre site, utility corridor, sewer line, new wastewater treatment facility and new port facility on the Chowan River.  The  project also included design of a seven acre wetland mitigation area with long term annual vegetation and groundwater well monitoring.  Most recently ClearWater assisted Nucor in obtaining a CAMA major permit for new water intake on the Chowan River.

 

Tagged: annual vegetation monitoring, CAMA, Chowan River, ecological issues, Environmental Assessment, groundwater well monitoring, NEPA, public hearing, Section 10, section 404, SEPA, US Corps of Engineers permititing, wastewater treatment facility, water intake permit, water quality certification, wetland mitigation

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