Environmental Intelligence, LLC

Renewable eneRgy Developmentwww.enviro-intel.com

EI provides cost efficient solutions for renewable energy development that meet

California’s environmental permitting requirements and minimize applicant risk

throughout the development process. The following brochure focuses on EI’s

experience and success with all project phases including Entitlement, Planning and

Permitting, Construction Monitoring, Operational Support and Decommissioning and

Habitat Restoration. EI’s team exceeds our client’s expectations by focusing on quality,

budget, schedule, and 100 percent environmental compliance.

EI has provided reliable services

throughout Southern California

and is fully approved to provide

services in los angeles,

Kern, San bernardino, San Diego,

Imperial, ventura, San luis

obispo, and other Counties.

EI has assisted in the

development of over 1,000

Megawatts of solar, wind, and

interconnect energy projects

throughout Southern California.

EI’s staff are experts in various federal,

state, and regional regulations guiding

renewable energy development

including:

1/ National Environmental Policy Act

2/ California Environmental Quality Act

3/ Desert Renewable Energy

Conservation Plan

4/ San Bernardino County Partnership

for Renewable Energy and Conservation

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D e l i ve r i n g Ove r 2 0 Ye a r s o f S e r v i ce

Development Process

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Entitlement, Planning & Permitting

technIcal StuDIeSEI provides technical experts, regulatory guidance, risk

assessments, and strategic development solutions

that aid our clients in the siting and development of

renewable energy projects. This foresight often results in

rapid project approval and cost efficient construction.

peRmIttIng anD plannIngEI’s team is prepared to lead the permitting and planning

process for project approval. EI is familiar with local and

State Ordinances including:

• SB-350 Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act

•AB-32 Global Warming Solution Act

• San Bernardino County Partnership for Renewable

Energy and Conservation

•Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

EI provides CEQA and NEPA documentation including

Negative Declarations and, if necessary, Environmental

Impact Reports.. EI’s familiarity with various

environmental issues allow for efficient project approvals.

Further, EI leverages our technical experience and trusted

relationships with regulatory agencies to streamline

the acquisition of necessary permits including permits

with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Water

Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish &

Wildlife. Our team of experts provide comprehensive and

creative mitigation strategies that protect environmental

resources while providing project cost efficiencies.

Representative Services provided include

• Biological Resources Technical Reports & Mitigation Plans

• Habitat Restoration & Revegetation Plans

• Nesting Bird Management Plans

• Raven Management Plans & Desert

Management coordination

• Avian Mortality & Injury Monitoring Plans

• Worker Environmental Awareness Programs

• Cultural Resource Reports

• AB-52 supporting consultation & Native American tribal

coordination

• Phase I – III Environmental Site Assessments

• Health Risk Assessments

• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessments

• Historical Architecture Assessments

• Traffic Reports

• Fugitive Dust Control Plans and associated permit

• Weed Abatement Plans

• Pest Management Plans

• Fire Management Plans

• Exclusionary Fencing Plans

• Construction & Demolition Plans

• Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures Plans

• Hazardous Materials Plans

• Decommissioning Plans

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Construction Monitoring & Compliance

EI’s technical staff includes biological, cultural, and other environmental experts to

cover pre-construction surveys and construction monitoring and ensure regulatory

compliance during project development. EI’s team uses an in-house, web-based data

management system to efficiently gather and report daily field information, project

photographs, and GIS data. EI’s systems streamline field operations and provide

decision makers with real-time data.

bIologIcal ReSouRceS

EI’s biologists hold Federal and State permits and

are qualified to conduct focused sensitive species

surveys and monitor for a wide variety of threatened,

and endangered plants and wildlife species. Frequent

focused studies include but are not limited to:

• Desert Tortoise

• Mohave Ground Squirrel

• Flat-tailed Horned Lizard

• Fringe-toed Lizard

• Blunt Nosed Leopard Lizard

• Burrowing Owl

• Raptors (Including Golden Eagle, Swainson’s Hawk, and others)

cultuRal ReSouRceS

EI’s cultural resource team provides a full range of

services for identification, evaluation, preservation

and management of prehistoric, tribal, and historic

archaeological resources throughout Southern California.

EI’s team excels at providing efficient and effective

resource management and conservation solutions. EI’s

cultural resources team also provides paleontological

consultations throughout Southern California.

envIRonmental ReSouRceS

EI’s staff includes dedicated environmental professionals

that provide for the myriad of monitoring and

compliance services including:

• CEQA/NEPA

• Qualified SWPPP Practitioners

• CalEPA Certified Visible Emission Evaluators

• Acoustic Monitors

• Other Special Interest Monitors

• Bats

• Least Bell’s Vireo

• Yellow-billed Cuckoo

• Fairy Shrimp

• Rare Plants

• San Joaquin & Desert Kit fox

• Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly

Environmental Intelligence, LLC (EI) is a full service environmental consulting firm.

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Operational Support

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EI is prepared to assist our clients

during operations and maintenance

of their projects:

avian and bat mortality and monitoring EI works closely

with various wildlife protection agencies to develop

and implement Avian and Bat Mortality Monitoring

programs including the Los Angeles Department of Water

and Power’s Pine Tree Wind Power Project, the largest

municipally-owned wind farm in the U.S.

visual emission evaluators (vee) EI’s CalEPA Certified

VEEs provide long-term air quality monitoring and

have become a trusted contributor to the Kern County

regional dust monitoring plan under Rule 402

In addition, EI is fully prepared to respond to project

emergencies and has assisted energy operators meet

all compliance requirements following floods, fires, and

other natural catastrophes.

EI deploys UAV’s for a variety

of project operational support

including solar panel, turbine,

and other infrastructure surveys

and inspections; remote access

data collection; and other means.

Our pilots are permitted

by the FAA and are legally

registered to fly commercial

UAV’s for project needs.

Monitoring Programs

Decommissioning & Habitat Restoration

DecommISSIonIng & DemolItIon

EI provides project decommissioning planning and

implementation services to facilitate the end of

operations, management of excess materials, and

waste disposal. EI has prepared numerous demolition

and waste divergence permits under the California

Green Building Standards Code and other Solid Waste

Management programs.

habItat ReStoRatIon

EI’s habitat restoration experts prepare revegetation

plans for native vegetation communities including

wetlands, coastal sage scrub, desert scrub and sensitive

plants. EI also negotiates approval of the plans with

resource protection agencies. EI can supervise all aspects

of the restoration process including site preparation,

invasive species control, native seed collection, planting

and irrigation design, and long-term monitoring,

maintenance and compliance reporting.

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www.enviro-intel.com

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Laguna Beach, CA 92651

(949) 497-0931

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San Diego, CA 92131

(858) 935-6076

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