Regulatory Permitting

Navigating complex regulations from planning to completion.

Different regulations have different requirements. Our experts understand how these requirements interact and use that knowledge to effectively coordinate with governing agencies to determine specific permitting needs. Our interdisciplinary staff of regulatory specialists, wetland ecologists, botanists, soil scientists, hydrologists, biologists, and natural resources planning experts collaboratively guide a project’s permitting from planning to completion. We integrate planning and environmental review with years of experience in project implementation and leading-edge strategies to develop the best regulatory compliance approaches for each project. We have worked closely with regulatory staff from the US Forest Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Water Boards, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Coastal Commission, and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

PERMITTING SERVICES
  • Clean Water Act Sections 404, 401 (Water Quality Certification), 402 (NPDES)
  • Aquatic Resource Delineation Report Preparation
  • Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10
  • Federal Endangered Species Act (including USFWS Section 7 Consultation)
  • California Endangered Species Act
  • California Fish and Game Code Section 1602, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
  • National Historic Preservation Act
  • California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (RWQCB Waste Discharge Requirements Authorization, NPDES permits from municipal separate storm sewer systems [MS4s], industrial activities, construction activities)
  • CDFW Statutory Exemptions for Restoration Projects (SERP), Cutting Green Tape
  • Coastal Development Permits and Public Works Plans
  • Levee Encroachment Permits
  • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Permits
FEATURED PROJECTS
The Plumas Community Protection Project is proposed to provide long-term protection from wildfire to communities in unburned or partially burned areas. The project is in the Plumas National Forest (PNF) and encompasses approximately 168,000 acres of National Forest System lands. The planning area overlaps with unburned forested areas near communities within the Plumas National Forest administrative boundary.
Plumas and Butte Counties, California
Community Protection Project ESA Biological Assessment
view project
Regional San is rehabilitating the Arden Pump Station Wet Well. The project includes replacement of equipment associated with the existing flushing station on Chicken Ranch Slough, construction of a temporary concrete pad to support a temporary bypass pump for wastewater, and other temporary impacts in an adjacent stormwater basin. The slough and the stormwater basin have a direct hydrologic connection with the Lower American River. Ascent conducted an aquatic resources delineation and prepared the delineation report for submittal to USACE.
Sacramento, California
Arden Pump Station Wet Well Rehabilitation Project
view project
California State Parks is proposing the Tomales Bay State Park Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience Project to implement vegetation treatments on up to 2,433 acres along Tomales Bay within the ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok. Ascent prepared a Public Works Plan and Coastal VTS as a companion to the CalVTP to comply with the Coastal Act and coordinated with the California State Coastal Commission.
Marin County, California
Tomales Bay State Park Public Works Plan for Vegetation Treatment
view 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.
Oakley, California
Chemours Oakley Remediation Project
view project
AMBASSADORS

Tammie Beyerl
Senior Botanist and Wetland Ecologist
(Northern California)

916.732.3330
Email

LinkedIn
MEET TAMMIE

Joshua Boldt
Senior Ecologist
(Sierra Nevada)

775.446.5562
Email

LinkedIn
MEET JOSHUA

Scott Gressard
Director of Biological Services
(Southern California)

619.500.8537
Email

LinkedIn
MEET SCOTT
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
  • California State Parks
  • US Forest Service
  • California Tahoe Conservancy
  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • East Bay Regional Park District
  • National Park Service
  • California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • California High-Speed Rail Authority
  • Sacramento Area Sewer District
  • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  • Tahoe Resource Conservation District
  • City of Lathrop
NATURAL RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE
New Information and Tools to Support CalVTP Implementation
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection announces the release of new tools for efficient California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) implementation and Project-Specific Analysis (PSA) preparation.
READ MORE
fire scarred hillside neighborhood
Attorney General Releases Guidance for Analyzing Wildfire Impacts of New Development
On October 11, the California Attorney General (AG) released guidance for complying with CEQA when analyzing and mitigating a proposed development project’s impacts on wildfire risk, emergency access, and evacuation.
READ MORE
Bumble Bees Are Endangered? What’s the Buzz?
On May 31, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal determined that four bumble bee species are eligible for California Endangered Species Act listing.
READ MORE
Natural ResourcesBiological StudiesRegulatory
PermittingResource Planning
Back To Top