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Government NEPA Vermont
Government NEPA Vermont

ESS provides National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance support for environmental planning, design, construction, and operation of federal facilities, projects with federal funding, and large projects subject to NEPA review.
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I have been very pleased with each of the projects I have worked on with ESS. From training volunteers in the field to lab work to filing Notices of Intent for lake management projects, all have gone perfectly. The deliverables have always been very thorough, professional, and well-crafted, leaving little room for comment. I look forward to our next project.

Tom Flannery, Aquatic Ecologist, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds Program

Cultural Resource Studies

f-culturalCultural resources include archaeological sites and historic structures that meet eligibility criteria for listing on National Register of Historic Places. For projects that need federal or state permits or will receive public funds, consideration of potential impacts on cultural resources is required. ESS has over 10 years of experience selecting project-specific teams of cultural resource management professionals and tailoring cultural resources studies to achieve timely and cost-effective compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and/or local requirements.

Team Approach to Cultural Resources Impact Assessment

Our team approach to cultural resources impact assessment and historic preservation ensures that ESS assembles the right mix of specialists and studies for each particular project. Cultural resources are considered during project planning to identify historic preservation needs. To streamline approval, ESS develops cultural resources survey and impact assessment work plans in close coordination with involved regulatory agencies. ESS has coordinated a wide variety of cultural resources studies and surveys over the last decade to secure project compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and/or applicable state or local historic preservation requirements. Settings for these cultural resources impact assessments have ranged from national parks and historic urban centers to rural farmland and open ocean.

Identification of Cultural Resources

  • Onshore Archaeological Surveys
  • Marine Archaeological Surveys, Including Remote Sensing (Geophysical) Surveys and Vibracores
  • Historic Architectural Surveys
  • Consideration of Traditional Cultural Properties
  • Cemetery Delineations and Relocation of Human Remains
  • Determinations of Eligibility to the National Register

Cultural Resources Impact Assessment and Mitigation for Historic Preservation

  • Physical Disturbance or Destruction
  • Visual Impact Assessments to Historic Settings
  • Effects to Traditional Cultural Properties
  • Noise Effects or Depositional Effects from Vapor Plumes
  • Alternatives Analyses
  • Development of Memorandums of Agreement
  • Recordation of Historic Properties to Federal or State-Level Standards, as Mitigation Prior to Alteration
  • Unanticipated Discoveries Plans

Project Planning, Agency Consultation and Reporting

  • Consultation and Coordination with Federal, State, and/or Local Agencies and Federally-Recognized Tribes
  • Integration of CRM Studies and Findings into Environmental Assessments; State or Federal Environmental Impact Reports/Statements, or Other Permit Applications