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Client satisfaction with our business approach and caliber of service
is reflected in our continual return business.
- William Dey Vice President & Cofounder
The quality and integrity of ASA’s work with regulatory agencies is imperative -
the data ASA collects and reports is commonly relied upon for
making regulatory decisions.
- Steve Jinks Principal Scientist & Cofounder

SERVICE AREAS
ASA provides CWA, ESA, NEPA and FERC support for nuclear and fossil power plants, utility-scale renewable energy projects, refineries, hydro-electric facilities, and industrial facilities.

ASA was founded to serve the energy sector. Over the decades, ASA has expanded its services from the fossil fuel facilities, to nuclear facilities, refineries, utility-scale renewables, and industrial/manufacturing facilities.

ASA is new to the renewables sector but the work we perform is not new to ASA. ASA has been providing these services to other energy subsectors for many decades.

ASA is assisting offshore wind projects in prime and subconsultant capacities in providing environmental and regulatory support for planning and permitting projects. We are using our extensive experience in the Hudson River on sensitive fish habitats and potentially impacted areas to identify potential alignments for power cables. We are also providing landside support with screening level evaluations, bathymetric surveys, soil sampling, and water quality evaluations.

SOUND SCIENCE + EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Endangered Species Act Support CASE STUDIES :
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is intended to conserve and protect endangered or threatened species and their habitats. If a project or a facility were believed to impact threatened or endangered species, then the entity may be required to develop a habitat conservation plan and incidental take permit, and get approval US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS).

• Threatened or Endangered Species
• Biological Assessments and Section 7
• Incidental Take Permits
• Habitat Conservation Plans
• Mapping
• Habitat suitability assessments
• Regulatory Consultations
• Field Investigations, including Benthic Surveys
• Natural resource inventories
• Botanical surveys
• Wildlife surveys
• Invasive species
• Wetland delineations & functional assessments
• Expert Testimony
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RISK AND IMPACT ASA has extensive experience in conducting environmental risk and impact assessments in many regulatory venues. Specific services include: water and sediment quality sampling, natural resource inventories, rapid bioassessments, ecotoxicology, ecological risk, fish entrainment & impingement at water intakes & thermal discharges, environmental impact-NEPA, resource damages, ecological mitigation/restoration, and environmental compliance auditing. ASA has completed recent projects pursuant to NEPA and well as NYSSEQR and NYC-CEQR. CASE STUDIES : Clean Water Act Support
ASA assists clients with the following studies and submittals (and much more):


• NPDES/SPDES Renewals
• CWA 316(a) and CWA 316(b)
• Variable speed pump feasibility
• CWA 316(a) and CWA 316(b)
• CWA 404 permit applications to discharge dredged or fill material.
• CWA 401 compliance with water quality standards
• Water Quality Evaluations
• Stormwater
• Fishery Studies
• Essential Fish Habitat Assessments
• Regulatory Consultations and Negotiations
• Expert Testimony
CASE STUDIES :
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION & HABITAT ASSESSMENT ASA provides design and oversight services related to environmental restoration and enhancement activities. Specific areas of service include aquatic habitats, invasive species management, wetlands and shorelines, pre and post-monitoring plans, adaptive management plans, waterbodies and watersheds, fish passage and dam removal, and fisheries management. Increasingly, ASA has been at the forefront of restoration activities associated with small hydro FERC relicensing. CASE STUDIES : PERMITTING, LICENSING, & CONSULTATION CASE STUDIES :
ASA has extensive, nationally-recognized experience in a wide variety of environmental permitting issues for a number of regulatory agencies.

• NPDES/SPDES
• NEPA, SEQR, CEQR
• CWA §316(a) & (b) Studies
• CWA §401 Water Quality Certifications
• CWA §404 Dredging & Filling
• Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7
• ESA Incidental Take Permits Section 10
• FERC hydropower licensing
• Coastal Zone Management
• Section 106 NHPA
• Essential Fish Habitat
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was established in 1977, and regulates interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, and also reviews and approves applications to build new terminals, interstate natural gas pipelines, and hydropower projects.

• Project Siting and Planning
• Field Investigations such as Water Quality Monitoring
• Fishery Studies
• Fish Ladders
• Essential Fish Habitat Assessments
• Pre-Application Document (PAD)
• Mapping
• Environmental Assessments and Reports
• Regulatory Negotiations
• Expert Testimony
Energy Regulatory Commission Support
National Environmental Policy Act Support
NEPA was established in 1970 to evaluate the environmental impact of Federal actions and requirements. Prior to getting approved by regulatory agencies to implement a major capital project needed an entity may be required to develop an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). EAs and EISs require that 'No Action' be one of the alternatives that is evaluated.

• Technology Alternatives Evaluations, including Cost-Estimates
• Project Siting and Planning
• Field Investigations
• Mapping
• Environmental Assessments
• Environmental Impact Statements
• Regulatory Negotiations
• Expert Testimony
CASE STUDIES :
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OUR DISCIPLINES Clean Water Act Support Endangered Species Act Support Environmental Policy Act Support Regulatory Commission Support

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