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Planning and Permitting

Anchor QEA environmental planners help our clients navigate the increasingly complex regulatory landscape. We have extensive expertise in developing and implementing comprehensive regulatory compliance strategies for a variety of projects including:

  • Restoration
  • Water resources
  • Coastal resilience
  • Energy and transportation infrastructure
  • Port and waterfront development
  • Climate planning

Our team oversees complex technical analysis and prepares regulatory permitting documentation to support federal, state, and local regulations, ranging from compliance with local critical areas ordinances and shoreline management programs to preparation of large-scale environmental documents, such as environmental impact statements and reports.

We maintain excellent relationships with federal, state, and local agency staff, which helps streamline communication during permitting efforts and maintain project priority during permit review. In addition, our staff include several former agency regulators, including former USACE, National Marine Fisheries Services, U.S. Department of Navy, and Federal Rail Administration employees, which provides us further insight into the internal operating practices, policies, and regulatory guidance of these agencies.

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Featured Projects

Habitat Restoration and Mitigation

Chehalis Basin Strategy

Anchor QEA led preparation and analysis of a comprehensive long-term set of actions to reduce flood damage and restore aquatic species habitat in the 2,700 square mile Chehalis River Basin.

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Marina Planning and Regulatory Services

We participated in overall strategic planning and provided environmental review support. We also conducted geotechnical investigations, developed programs for upgrading/constructing seawalls, developed concept marina plans and dredge plans, and provided cost estimates for proposed marina and seawall improvement concepts.

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Stream Mitigation Bank Assessment

Anchor QEA supported restoration design for a stream and wetland mitigation banking project. The design was used to apply for and receive the mitigation banking instrument and water quality permits. We conducted a mitigation bank assessment of the project reach, prepared the contract documents used for contractor selection, and led construction oversight. We coordinated the […]

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Coastal Resilience

First Mile Horizontal Levee

This innovative, nature-based solution for the East Bay Dischargers Authority blends flood protection, habitat restoration, and treated wastewater nutrient removal into one elegantly engineered system. With more intense storms leading to more frequent and costly California coastline flooding, this levee project seeks to provide resilience to rising sea levels. Anchor QEA is leading the design […]

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Civil Engineering

Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation Impact Statement

The National Park Service (NPS) needed to improve and expand principal ferry service between the northern San Francisco waterfront and Alcatraz Island. NPS also wanted to establish a special ferry service that would connect the primary embarkation site to other Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) parklands.

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Get in Touch

For inquiries about Anchor QEA’s Environmental Planning and Management capabilities, please contact:

Kim Marcotte, Principal Planner
Environmental Planning and Management Practice Lead
kmarcotte@anchorqea.com |

 

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