A reliable partner in helping de-risk projects to enable project development.
SWCA’s experts act as an extension of your team, navigating the unique challenges associated with the ever-changing landscape of solar development projects. Our project managers have experience at every step of the process, ensuring efficient and effective environmental support to meet your project goals on time and on budget.
Solar Project Lifecycle
Site Selection
- Site Identification
- GIS Analysis & Site Suitability Evaluation
- Landowner Engagement & Coordination
- Stakeholder Engagement, Community Outreach & Public Education
- Utility Coordination
- Early Critical Issues Identification and Assessment
- Conceptual Design & Approximation of Developable Area
- Permitting Plan and Strategies for Project Planning & Schedule
Pre-Construction
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Biological Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Indigenous Relations and Ethnography
- Paleontological Studies
- Visual Assessments & Simulations
- GIS Modeling
- Plans of Development & Land Use Applications
- Mitigation Planning
- Agency Coordination
Environmental Permitting
- Federal, State & Local Permits
- Air Permitting
- Bird & Bat Conservation Strategies
- Species-Specific Conservation Plans
- Environmental Compliance Management Plans
- Restoration, Invasive Species & Revegetation Plans
- Unanticipated Discoveries Plans
Construction
- On-the-Fly Planning, Field-Staking & Workarounds
- Compliance Monitoring & Reporting
- Assistance Obtaining Variances
- Wetland Mitigation Implementation
- Compliance Issue Resolution
- Archaeological & Paleontological Artifact Recovery
- Worker Environmental Awareness Programs & Training
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
- Spill Prevention, Control, & Countermeasure Plans
Post-Construction Plans
- Environmental Monitoring & Reporting
- Reclamation & Restoration
- Mitigation Monitoring
- Adaptive Environmental Management
- Environmental Audits
- Enforcement Resolution