Environmental regulation and public scrutiny presents unique challenges to the mining industry. SWCA’s expertise in environmental studies and compliance has been a powerful tool in helping mining companies secure regulatory approval for their hard rock, sand, and gravel mining efforts as well as reclamation and restoration operations. SWCA has provided permitting support for some of the nation's largest mining operations.
Industry Services
Permitting and compliance
• Clean Water Act, Sections 404 and 401
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Endangered Species Act
• National Historic Preservation Act
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act compliance
Additional services
• Resource inventories and NEPA support for land exchanges
• Fish and wildlife habitat mitigation planning and implementation
• Water quality monitoring and bioassessment services
• Control of weeds and other exotic species
• Reclamation planning and monitoring
• Stream and riparian habitat restoration
• Public facilitation
• Tribal consultations
• Geographic Information System (GIS) services
• Historic documentation
• Cultural resource inventories
