Santa Clara Valley Water District Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (GHGRP) for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) outlines a comprehensive strategy to reduce Valley Water’s GHG emissions and show consistency with the state’s climate goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. The GHGRP aims to reduce GHG emissions through various measures, including a transition to zero-emission fleets, water conservation, electrification of facilities, a requirement for zero-emission fuels in construction contracts, and other sustainability measures.

Encinitas Resource Management Element Update

The City of Encinitas is updating its General Plan Resource Management Element to comply with new legislative requirements. The City’s Resource Management Element contains the open space and conservation elements required by state law, and the City seeks to address both SB 1425 and AB 1889 requirements as part of this focused update effort. 

Bay Area Air District CEQA Guidelines and Thresholds

Ascent conducted scientific research and analyses and developed methodologies for the update of the Bay Area Air District’s CEQA guidance, Assessing the Air Quality Impacts of Projects and Plans. The effort included updating CEQA thresholds of significance for all air quality impact areas that are supported by evidence and account for the emissions inventory and emissions projections for the air basin, as well as the Air District’s associated air quality attainment planning efforts.

Sacramento Area Sewer District Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan

The Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is a sewage collection, treatment, and resource recovery utility providing service to more than 1.6 million people in a 386-square-mile service area in the Sacramento region. Its service area includes the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County and the cities of Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Folsom, Sacramento, and West Sacramento.

Ventura County Energy Roadmap

The Ventura County Energy Roadmap consists of revisions and updates to the energy-related programs that were approved as part of the Ventura County 2040 General Plan. These programs were either directed by the Board of Supervisors, related to 2040 General Plan implementation, or required to maintain compliance with state legislation or to align with state priorities and policy direction.

Elk Grove Climate Compass

Ascent is assisting the City of Elk Grove with an update to its 2019 CAP, the Climate Compass. The Climate Compass will serve as a CEQA-qualified roadmap for reducing local GHG emissions across various sectors while building resilience to future impacts posed by climate change. It aligns local efforts with Assembly Bill 1279, which requires California to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2045 and an 85 percent reduction in anthropogenic GHG emissions by 2045.

San Diego County Safety Element Update and New Environmental Justice Element

Ascent led the effort to update the Safety Element and create a new Environmental Justice Element as part of San Diego County’s effort to ensure that its General Plan meets new state requirements. Ascent worked with the County to execute a coordinated strategy for adopting the Safety Element and the Environmental Justice Element, concurrent with the County’s Housing Element, which was being developed through a separate but coordinated process.

Patata Street Industrial Development EIR

Ascent is completing an EIR for a state-of-the-art modern industrial warehouse and distribution facility in the City of South Gate. The project involves the construction of an approximately 450,000 square foot warehouse with cold storage that is designed to be certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold with roof-mounted solar PV arrays.

City of San Diego Inclusive Public Engagement Guide

The City of San Diego’s Inclusive Public Engagement Guide represents a transformative approach to civic engagement, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of engagement efforts, build trust with community partners, and encourage inclusivity across all sectors.

Upper Truckee Marsh Restoration Project

The City of Sacramento’s 2021–2029 Housing Element is an 8-year strategy to meet the housing needs of current and future residents by providing opportunities for increased overall housing production, greater housing affordability, advancement of equity and inclusion, and protection against residential displacement.

Liberty Utilities On-Call Support

We support Liberty Utilities with a comprehensive suite of environmental and natural resource services, including aquatic resource delineation, biological surveys and monitoring, permit acquisition, and compliance with both NEPA and CEQA.

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