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Regulatory Compliance & Permitting

JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc. offers comprehensive regulatory permitting and compliance services and provides innovative and practical solutions to expedite local, state, and federal permitting for a variety of mining, energy, land use, development, and industrial projects.

Clients call upon JBR for permitting and compliance assistance because we have a successful record of preparing documents and obtaining permits and/or clearances for:

  • Oil and gas development and production, including seismic surveys
  • Mine development, expansion, and closure
  • County, state, and federal highways
  • Pipelines and utility corridors 
  • Manufacturing facility construction and renovation
  • Food and herbal supplement preparation industries
  • Communications infrastructure
  • Residential subdivisions, golf courses, and ski resorts
  • Land exchanges
  • Recreation and Public Purposes Act projects
  • Commercial and industrial landfills

JBR staff has expertise working with local, state, and federal agencies including:

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • Federal Highway Administration and State Departments of Transportation
  • Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)
  • Office of Surface Mining
  • State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  • U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
  • Bureau of Reclamation
  • State, county, city, and municipal agencies

JBR also offers comprehensive environmental compliance audits and can assist our clients with permit management, routine and periodic monitoring and reporting tasks, and plan preparation, such as Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans.

 

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Regulatory Compliance & Permitting Projects

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Reno ReTrac
From state and federal permitting, to water quality sampling, to preparing a Health and Safety Plan, JBR provided comprehensive services for this ambitious urban development project.
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AT&T On-call Environmental Support within the State of Nevada
JBR provided assistance to AT&T for fiber optic linear projects related to environmental baseline surveys, permitting, and construction monitoring in conjunction with local, state, and federal agencies throughout Nevada.
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Beehive Telephone Company Fiber Optic Line Environmental Assessment
JBR prepared an Environmental Assessment for Beehive Telephone Company’s proposed installation of an underground fiber optic line.
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City of Reno Lawton-Verdi Septic to Sewer Interceptor Project
For this major project, JBR provided multiple environmental services, from conducting water quality monitoring, to preparing environmental permit applications.
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Geothermal Exploration Consulting
JBR provided and is continuing to provide a wide range of services for this geothermal exploration project, from permitting to environmental surveys to agency coordination.
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Kennecott Utah Copper Corp Clean Air Act Title V Renewal Applications
JBR was contracted to research, augment, streamline and prepare three Title V Operating Permit renewals for the refinery, power plant & tailings and smelter operations.
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Salt Lake City International Airport Air Quality Services
JBR has been providing air quality services to the Salt Lake City Department of Airports since 2000.
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Squaw Village Neighborhood Company Water Quality Monitoring Project
JBR provided water quality monitoring services for the Squaw Village Neighborhood Company.
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University of Nevada, Reno, North Campus Expansion Project
For this project, JBR's work included a formal jurisdictional delineation, analysis of potential impacts to threatened and endangered species, water quality, cultural resources, and cumulative impacts. JBR also investigated potential mitigation alternatives for the project, including on-site and off-site alternatives.
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Utah Department of Defense Integrated Contingency Plan Development
JBR prepared an all-encompassing Integrated Contingency Plan for the Utah National Guard Headquarters facility.
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Utah Groundwater Discharge Permit Compliance for a Coal-Fired Power Plant
JBR provided regulatory compliance services to a Utah electrical power plant, related to uncontrolled releases of contaminants from bottom ash ponds that spanned more than 100 acres.
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Tuscarora Geothermal Project, Independence Valley, NV
JBR worked on the Tuscarora Geothermal Project in northeast Nevada obtaining necessary permits, conducting investigations and surveys, and providing support for a variety of other activities at the site.
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Teton Valley Process Safety Management (PSM) Lite Program
JBR added a measure of safety by directing a voluntary PSM Lite program for this manufacturing operation.
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Idahoan Foods Air Quality Management
JBR provided this manufacturer with Title V permitting assitance and guided the facility to quick compliance.
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Yellowstone Park Service Station Environmental Assistance
For this major project, JBR provided multiple environmental services, from writing a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan, to design and installation of an above ground storage tank system, spill pad and fuel station upgrade.
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Environmental Cleanup of a Diesel Fuel Spill, Miles City, MT.
For this major project, JBR responded to a 37,000 gallon diesel fuel spill at a former locomotive fueling facility In Miles City, MT.
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Title V Permitting Assistance, Nonpareil Corporation
JBR provided Title V permitting assistance for this food production company.
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City of Sparks Rock Park Whitewater Park Monitoring Plan & Implementation
JBR developed and is implementing the Monitoring and Reporting Program for the city of Sparks, Nevada.
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Compliance Audits for Multiple Coal-fired Power Plants
JBR has performed comprehensive environmental compliance audits at more than 10 coal-fired electrical generation power plants in the mountain west region periodically over the last 15 years.
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PacifiCorp/UAMPS St. George Switchyard & 138/345 kV Power Line Upgrade Project, UT
JBR's team of GIS, biology, and NEPA specialists conducted all aspects of the environmental permitting process for a proposed switchyard and transmission line in St. George, UT.
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Environmental Permitting and Documentation for Pend Orielle Telephone Fiber Line, Pend Oreille County, WA
JBR provided environmental documentation and permitting services for 11 miles of fiber optic cable.
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Magma Energy (U.S.) Corp. Geothermal Exploration, Soda Lake, NV
JBR is conducted field surveys in preparation for an environmental assessment for multiple drill pads and access roads for this geothermal exploration project.
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Oxbow Park Nature Study Area Restoration Effort
Two major floods and a wildfire have destroyed much of Reno's Oxbow Park, a 22-acre Nature Study Area. JBR was contracted by the city of Reno to help restore the Oxbow Park to its pre-1997 status.
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