EIS/EIR and Permitting
SAIC has been conducting environmental documentation in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidelines since the early 1980s.
Overview
Documentation includes Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA), Environmental Assessment (EA), and associated studies to fill data gaps and permitting. SAIC staff in offices located along the East, West and Gulf Coasts of the United States have a demonstrated ability to produce legally defensible and politically acceptable documents, are highly skilled in the regulatory and permitting process, and provide management and technical support from program concept through operations for all environmental disciplines. Representative clients include the federal government, states, ports, municipalities, water districts, and numerous commercial clients.
Examples of EIS/EA programs include aircraft carrier home port facility development, commercial and industrial port facility improvement and development, oil and gas development, airports and water supply infrastructure. EIR examples have involved port and waterfront development, wetland restoration, petrochemical industry projects, abandonment of offshore oil and gas infrastructure, oil and gas facility development, telecommunications infrastructure, and residential and commercial development and redevelopment.
Domain Expertise
SAIC has particular expertise in conducting siting studies for industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, water reservoirs, and treatment plants; corridor studies for telecommunication projects, oil and gas pipelines, and water pipelines; technical support for biological/ecological, chemical, water quality, geological, and oceanographic studies; public relations including public outreach, workshops and seminars and agency coordination; and follow-on support such as expert witness and litigation support and construction monitoring. These water-oriented disciplines are integrated with other SAIC expertise in air quality, cultural resources, environmental justice, and socioeconomics to provide full service support for environmental documentation and permitting.