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Sense Solutions, LLC provides consulting services to companies interested in complying with federal and state laws and regulations involving wetlands and navigable waterways, hazardous waste, and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We also make planning and management recommendations for brownfields projects, outdoor recreation, and natural resource areas and can provide comprehensive training and coaching services to sharpen individual managerial skills and enhance environmental awareness.
The following illustrates the types of services we provide:
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Wetlands and
Navigable Waterways
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· Environmental Impact Assessments
· Threshold analysis for necessary approvals
· General permit applications for minor encroachments
· Transition area (buffer) approvals
· Individual permits with alternatives and mitigation
· Evaluation of mitigation options
· Functional assessment of wetland value
· Planning and design of compensatory wetland enhancement or creation
· Post-construction field monitoring of mitigation sites
· Expert witness testimony
· Lobbying in the nation's capital
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Petroleum and
Hazardous Waste
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Bioremediation,
Phytoremediation,
Wetland Creation and Innovative
Technology Marketing
· Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations or other national and state regulations
· Resolution of action items from previous assessments
· Remedial investigation/feasibility studies
· Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Reporting Requirements
· Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plans
· Underground storage tank compliance plans
· Department of Transportation Hazmat compliance
· Representation in negotiations with regulators
· Expert witness testimony
· Lobbying in the nation's capital
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· Camp ground, boating, handicap, and interpretative facility planning
· Public green space assessment
· Park and recreation management plans
· Proposed or expanding trail development initiatives
· Visitor needs assessments
· Expert witness testimony
· Lobbying in the nation's capital
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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· Independent reviews and evaluations of environmental documents and technical studies prepared to address NEPA requirements
· Assistance in understanding key aspects of technical studies and environmental documents
· Representation in negotiations with regulators
· Expert witness testimony
· Lobbying in the nation's capital
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· Urban renewal project planning
· Assistance in the application process for and determining best use of various state and federal funding sources for neighborhood, community and other development projects
· Coordination and assistance through all local, county, state, federal, and related approvals
· Environmental analyses of potential sites
· Representation in negotiations with regulators
· Assistance in obtaining prospective purchaser agreements
· Expert witness testimony
· Lobbying in the nation's capital
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