Regulatory Compliance
ICF Jones & Stokes’ regulatory specialists are experts at navigating the multitude of overlapping and sometimes conflicting federal, state, and local permitting and compliance requirements. ICF Jones & Stokes’ experts quite literally wrote the books on NEPA, CEQA, and wetlands regulations. Our extensive, hands-on experience with agencies throughout the western U.S. enables us to help clients chart the most efficient and effective path through the regulatory maze.

Below we list some of our full range of regulatory compliance services:

  • Environmental documents, including environmental assessments for NEPA, SEPA, and CEQA; special technical studies; alternatives analyses; and peer reviews
  • Mitigation and monitoring, from development of mitigation measures through onsite construction monitoring to ensure compliance
  • Environmental education, training programs, and workshops tailored to meet client needs
  • Permit assistance, permit applications, and supporting technical documentation for a wide variety of federal and state regulations, including:
    · Clean Water Act Sections 404, 401, and 402, and NPDES applications   
    · Federal and state Endangered Species Acts   
    · Clean Air Act   
    · US Rivers and Harbors Act   
    · National Historic Preservation Act Section 106   

Representative Projects:

Waste Management Incorporated - Hillsboro Landfill Environmental Compliance, Permitting, Floodplain Creation and Enhancement, Oregon
San Diego County Water Authority - Environmental Program Management
Port of Vancouver - Columbia Gateway EIS, Permitting, and Rail Extension, Washington
Caltrans -  On Call Consultant Services for Environmental Policy, Processes, and Products (SAFETEA-LU)
Utah Department Of Transportation - Preparation of EA Guidelines
The Irvine Company - Biology/Botany surveys and monitoring; Regulatory and permitting assistance
U.S. Forest Service - Angeles NF Special Use Permit Services
CALFED Bay Delta Program - Programmatic Environmental Compliance Support