Environmental Due Diligence - What Does it Mean to My Project?
Review of current regulations and overview of pending changes.
EMH&T, 5500 New Albany Road, Columbus, 43054
Environmental Due Diligence - What does it mean to my project?
Review of current regulations & overview of pending changes.
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Date: April 14, 2010, Lunch & Program
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Time: Registration - 11:30am, Program - 12pm
Location: EMH&T Engineering, 5500 New Albany Road, Columbus, OH 43054
Presenters:
Rob Milligan, EMH&T Engineering
Vince Messerly, Ohio Wetlands Foundation
Frank Reed, Frost Brown Todd, LLC
1. Items that you should be concerned about investigating during your due diligence period (maybe also frame it in the context of "strings attached" to stimulus funded projects)
a. ESA Phase I
b. ESA Phase II (if necessary)
c. Investigation of waters of the state - streams & wetlands
d. Cultural resources
e. Endangered Species Act
2. How these documents are reviewed by legal counsel and the project team to identify needs for permitting & mitigation, overall permit strategies, circumstances that may lead to litigation
3. Listing of the various permit programs - would be an opportunity to update this audience on recent activity at the EPA and Army Corps
a. Nationwide permit program
b. 401/404 Individual permit program
c. Any other program worth touching on
4. Mitigation options - factors to consider when evaluating a mitigation bank vs. on-site mitigation