Construction Phase, Planning Phase, Design phase

Environmental Compliance Management

Transportation infrastructure projects require a broad level of environmental expertise and consistency to ensure that environmental requirements are met, resulting in successful project delivery. Raba Kistner’s environmental services span Planning & Design through Construction to the Operation & Maintenance Phase, as warranted.

Raba Kistner’s qualified environmental experts located across our many offices bring wide-ranging experience and expertise ensuring successful infrastructure project delivery and concurrent compliance with the full range of environmental requirements. Governmental requirements can seem vast, and our professionals maintain top-level environmental compliance for your projects.

Planning Phase Services:

  • Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10) Permit Applications; Permit Condition Monitoring and Compliance
  • Environmental Site Assessments & NEPA
  • Construction Monitoring for Karst Features, Archaeological Artifacts, and more
  • Cultural Resource Compliance (Antiquities Code of Texas, NHPA Section 106)
  • Affected Soils and Groundwater Management Plans and Plan Implementation
  • Biological Surveys
  • Wetland Delineation & Field Surveys
  • Geologic Assessments (GA) in support of Water Pollution Abatement Plans (WPAP)
  • Hazardous Waste Characterization

Design Phase Services:

  • Environmental Management System (EMS)/ Comprehensive Environmental Protection Plan (CEPP), encompassing
    • Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) Design & Implementation (Weekly Inspections and Audits) by qualified Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and Certified Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Inspectors (CESSWI)
    • Hazardous Materials Management Plans (HMMP)
    • Environmental Permits, Issues, and Commitment Sheet (EPIC) preparation and review
    • Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
    • Environmental Compliance Monitoring Plan (ECMP)
    • Communication Plan for seamless reporting
    • Environmental Protection Training Plan (EPTP) in multiple languages
    • Recycling Plan
    • Noise and Light Mitigation Plans
    • Air & Water Sampling Plans for Batch Plants and Pugmills

Construction Phase Services:

  • Full time Environmental Compliance Manager (ECM)/ Hazardous Materials Manager (HMM) on-site
  • Environmental Team as required for Monitoring including:
    • Environmental Compliance Inspectors (ECI)
    • CESSWI- and CPESC-Certified Professionals
    • Biologist/ Karst Professional
    • Cultural Resources Specialist
  • Permitting & Inspection Services and Regulatory Reporting
  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act & Endangered or Threatened Species Monitoring
  • Testing & Sampling (Air, Water, Materials)
  • Phase II Environmental Assessments and Phase III HAZMAT Management
  • Instructor led Environmental Training for your employees
  • ISO 14001 Auditing Services

Operation & Maintenance Phase:

  • Ongoing Sampling & Monitoring as required

We have also pioneered several innovative digital tools to communicate contractor commitments during construction, which have been praised by TxDOT environmental staff. Paperless SWP3 inspection reports and daily reporting in our patented ELVIS Program ensure compliant and organized projects.

Our staff and EMS has been utilized to maintain a perfect compliance record on SH 130 (Austin), Spur 601 (El Paso), US 290 West Extension (Austin), Horseshoe Project (Dallas), Southern Gateway Project (Dallas), Loop 1604 Western Extension (San Antonio), US 183 South (Austin), LBJ East 635 (Dallas), and Oakhill Parkway Project (Austin), to name a few.

This solution was implemented on the following projects: