NEPA Projects
WESTECH has provided environmental consulting services for over 50 different NEPA related projects.
| Project | Work Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Energy Company Ltd | Permitting, baseline vegetation, soils, wildlife, land use, visual resources, wetlands and reclamation planning for 24" oil pipeline (1996) and subsequent pump stations (2000, 2002); wrote applicant-prepared Environmental Assessments (Express Pipeline Inc.) | Alberta/Montana border to Casper, Wyoming |
| Altamont Gas Transmission Company | Permitting, baseline vegetation, soils, wildlife, land use, visual resources, wetlands and reclamation planning for 30" gas pipeline; wrote applicant-prepared Environmental Assessment. | Alberta/Montana border to southwestern Wyoming |
| ASARCO, Inc. | Environmental inventories, reclamation planning, permitting, wetland delineation and mitigation, environmental analyses for underground copper/silver mine (Rock Creek Project). | Sanders County, Montana |
| Ash Grove Cement | Aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling; wrote impact assessment of sediment release. | Montana City, Montana |
| Baukol-Noonan, Inc. | Baseline wildlife inventories - two coal mining areas; assessed potential impacts, proposed mitigation measures (Central and Larson Mines). | Central and northwestern North Dakota |
| Bison Engineering, Inc. | Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species for proposed Highwood Generating Station. | Cascade County, Montana |
| Bison Engineering, Inc. | Biological resources portion of Environmental Assessment for Culbertson Unit 1 East Side Peaking Project; Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species. | Roosevelt County, Montana |
| BMP Investments | Baseline biological and soils inventories and environmental impact assessment for railroad, road and coal-fired power plant. | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Cramer Fish Sciences | Prepared Environmental Assessment and Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation for two U.S. Forest Service fuel management projects on the Colville National Forest (Mill Creek A to Z Project, Chewelah Project). | eastern Washington |
| Crown Butte Resources, Inc. | Biological assessment for threatened and endangered species. | Near Cooke City, Montana |
| Dames & Moore | Evaluation of threatened and endangered species species along U.S. Sprint communication cable corridor. | Montana (Statewide) |
| Environmental Assessment Services, LLC | Provided portions of the Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation for the Trout Lake fuel management project on the Colville National Forest. | eastern Washington |
| Encoal | Mild gasification demonstration project: Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species, reclamation studies and environmental report for U.S. Department of Energy. | Near Gillette, Wyoming |
| Envirocon | Wetlands delineation, vegetation mapping and threatened and endangered species species evaluation for Upper Blackfoot River Superfund Cleanup project. | Near Lincoln, Montana |
| GeoResearch, Inc. | Wildlife and fisheries portions of oil and gas leasing Environmental Impact Statement for US Forest Service. | Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota |
| Great Divide Ski Area | Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species. | Near Marysville, Montana |
| Hydrometrics, Inc. | Wildlife, aquatics, and vegetation inventories, environmental analysis and reclamation plan for open pit gold mine (Atlanta Mine). | West central Idaho |
| Idaho Gold Corporation | Wildlife, fisheries, vegetation reconnaissance; Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species; wetlands delineation and rehabilitation; reclamation plan - gold mine. | Near Elk City, Idaho |
| Landusky Mining Company | Completed baseline inventories, permit application, and environmental analyses for use in Environmental Impact Statement. | Little Rocky Mountains, Montana |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. | Preparation of portions of Environmental Assessment for Section 36 Project. | Near Elko, Nevada |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. | Preparation of portions of Environmental Impact Statement for Santa Fe Pacific's Lone Tree Mine. | Near Winnemucca, Nevada |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. | Portions of Environmental Impact Statement for the Bootstrap Project. | Near Elko, Nevada |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. | Preparation of reclamation portions of Environmental Impact Statement for Stibnite Mine. | central Idaho |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. | Preparation of portions of Environmental Impact Statement for Newmont Gold Quarry Mine expansion (Carlin Trend). | Northeastern Nevada |
| Maxim Technologies, Inc. | Wetlands, vegetation and wildlife inventories for Environmental Impact Statement (Emigrant Mine). | Elko County, Nevada |
| Mines Management | Wetlands, vegetation, land use, wildlife and sensitive species inventories for powerline alternatives; prepared portions of Montana Major Facility Siting Act application, including Environmental Impact Statement. | Lincoln County, Montana |
| Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation | Groundwater evaluation for Northern Tier Pipeline. | Five corridors in Montana |
| Montana Department of State Lands | Environmental analysis for 1983 construction grant application to Office of Surface Mining. | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montco | Wildlife monitoring; vegetation monitoring; application for mining permit, reclamation plan development. | Rosebud County, Montana |
| Morrison-Maierle | Electroshocking surveys for threatened fish related to dam construction Environmental Impact Statement. | Arizona |
| MSE-HKM | Ark Land Company Coal Exploration Area, Youngs and Tanner Creeks. Preparation of wildlife sections of Environmental Assessment. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| The Nature Conservancy | Baseline inventories for conservation easements; evaluate prospective conservation easements, including impact analysis and mitigation. | Throughout Montana and Jackson Hole, Wyoming |
| Noranda Minerals | Baseline inventories and permit applications, including environmental impact assessment, for mine powerline under Montana Facility Siting Act. | Montana |
| Northland Engineering & Surveying | Endangered species evaluation (for Montana Department of Transportation) for upgrade of North Montana Avenue. | Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Northwest Pipeline Corporation | Permitting, wetlands, wildlife analysis, 404 permit application for pipeline replacement project; Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species. | Snohomish County, Washington |
| Northwest Pipeline Corporation | Prepared Environmental Assessment for proposed natural gas pipeline; Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species; BLM Plan of Development; mitigation plans for natural gas pipeline in NW Colorado. | Rio Blanco County, Colorado |
| Northwest Pipeline Corporation | Resource Reports for FERC application (including environmental impact assessment), Environmental Assessment, Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species for natural gas pipeline in SW Wyoming and NE Utah. | Lincoln County, Wyoming |
| Northwest Pipeline Corporation | Environmental Evaluation (EE) for Kemmerer Mine Relocation Project. | Lincoln County, Wyoming |
| Northwest Hydro-electric | Reconnaissance of wildlife and fisheries resources, endangered species inventory, impact analysis and mitigation plan. | Park County, Wyoming |
| Olympus Technical Services | Prepared Resource Report 3 of FERC Environmental Report for conversion of a petroleum pipeline to natural gas (40 miles), wrote applicant-prepared environmental impact analysis; Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species (Shoshone Pipeline, Energy West Development). | Wyoming, Montana |
| Pegasus Gold Corporation | Environmental Assessment for mineral exploration on Mount Haggin State Game Range. | Near Anaconda, Montana |
| PG&E Gas Transmission Northwest | Prepared Resource Reports 6 and 7 of FERC Environmental Report, including applicant-prepared environmental impact analysis; upland reclamation plan and wetland restoration plan for 2003 Pipeline Expansion Project. | Idaho, Washington, Oregon |
| Prickly Pear Land Trust | Baseline inventories for conservation easements; evaluate prospective conservation easements, including impact analysis and mitigation. | Lewis and Clark County and Jefferson County, Montana |
| TC Energy | Prepared substantial portions of the Biological Assessment for the Keystone XL pipeline. | Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska |
| TERA Environmental Consultants | Environmental baseline inventories, FERC Environmental Report (including writing applicant-prepared impact analysis) and associated federal, state and county permits for the GSX natural gas pipeline project. | Whatcom and San Juan Counties, Washington |
| Terasen Pipelines, USA | Permit application/Environmental Impact Statement materials for U.S. Department of State Presidential Permit for expansion of an existing petroleum pipeline. | Montana and Wyoming |
| Teton Pass Ski Area | Prepare Environmental Assessment and Biological Assessment for USFS for proposed expansion of day-use ski area. | Teton County, Montana |
| Tetra Tech, Inc. (for U.S. Air Force) | Evaluation of rare plants for portions of Environmental Impact Statement prepared for USAF. | North-central Montana |
| Tetra Tech, EMI | Prepare vegetation, fisheries and wildlife portions of an Environmental Impact Statement (for Montana Department of Environmental Quality) for natural gas pipeline looping, compressor station expansion and gas-fired power plant (Silver Bow Project). | Western Montana |
| Tetra Tech, EMI | Prepare vegetation, fisheries, wildlife and endangered species portions of a legislative Environmental Impact Statement (for Montana Army National Guard) for withdrawal of public land for a military training area | Broadwater County, Montana |
| TR Railroad Inc. | Vegetation, soils, wildlife, geology and climate literature review and reconnaissance. Soil survey - discussion of mitigation measures and impacts for preferred and alternative routes. Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species | Custer, Rosebud, and Big Horn Counties, Montana |
| Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company | Assessment of vegetation, soils, wildlife and wetlands and reclamation planning for a proposed 230-mile gas pipeline. Preparation of reclamation bid documents, reclamation supervision, seed acquisition and post-construction environmental monitoring | Southern Oregon/northern California border to Reno, Nevada |
| U.S. Department of State | Prepare Environmental Assessment for proposed expansion of petroleum pipeline. | Montana and Wyoming |
| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Phase I ESA and preparation of Environmental Assessment for rehabilitation of historic buildings to create housing opportunity for at-risk veterans (Freedom's Path Project). | Helena, Montana |
| U.S. Forest Service | Portions of Environmental Assessment for Cadotte Creek road realignment; Biological Assessment for threatened and endangered species species. | Near Lincoln, Montana |
| U.S. Geological Survey and Montana Department of State Lands | Coordination of Northern Powder River Basin Coal Environmental Impact Statement. | Southeast Montana |
| Western Energy Company | Baseline vegetation, wildlife and hydrologic inventories, Environmental Impact Statement. | Rosebud and Custer Counties, Montana |