Regulatory Compliance
Environmental Compliance, Review, Permitting & Review
EOR has a strong portfolio in environmental compliance and due diligence with extensive work in completing Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAW), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Supplemental EISs and related environmental compliance reviews. Additionally, EOR has performed financial assurance and permitting reviews for several projects including critical mineral resource operations that have involved leading large teams of sub-consultants and have involved extensive public engagement and comment/review process - especially for the higher-profile, controversial projects located in Minnesota's Iron Range and those that border the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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EA for Wakan Tipi Center
Providing Environmental Assessment & tribal consultation for culturally and historically significant Mississippi River site. -
Ajinomoto Wetland Bank
Providing wetland mitigation credits in a flood prone area for wetland impacts due to an agricultural facility expansion. -
Iowa Bridge Replacement
Unique cultural approach and mitigation program for a historic bridge in a rural Iowa. -
EAW for Nickel Mine
Providing environmental review (EAW & scoping document for future EIS) for critical-metals required for a green energy future. -
CEA for Pipeline Re-Route
Comparative Environmental Analysis (CEA) for re-routing an existing pipeline below the Pipestone National Monument. -
EA for North River Inceptor
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North River Interceptor Extension project in Norwalk, Iowa. -
Historic Bridge Demolition
Section 106 for the demolition of the historic and structurally failing Charley Western Bridge in Iowa. -
EIS for Dam Removal
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the removal of a dam along the Grindstone River in Mineesota. -
Mussel Survey for Utility
Freshwater mussel survey and relocation (mussels & peaclams) for utility corridor. -
Financial Assurance
Part of the Technical Advisory Team in permitting the first copper-nickel mining permit in MN. -
Wetland Mitigation Bank
Compensatory mitigation credits for impacts to farmed wetlands in Iowa's prairie pothole region. -
Mining Permit
Part of the Technical Advisory Team in permitting the first hard rock mining permit in MN. -
NPDES Review & Support
Technical review and support regarding water quality standards for the EPA's General Permit. -
Mining Facilities EIS
Addressing critical concerns & proposing alternatives for new mine and associated facilities sited near the BWCA Wildreness. -
Mining EIS
Evaluated over 40 technical documents in accordance with NEPA & MERA in completion of Environmental Impact Statement. -
Mining Supplemental EIS
Conducted a supplemental EIS under MEPA, for modifications to a steel mining and pellet project. -
Wetland Permitting
Fast-tracked permitting and on-site wetland mitigation for Minnesota highway improvements. -
Drone Use for ESA Reports
Use of drone technoogy to aid in the completion of environmental site assessments.
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