Environmental Services

Responsible environmental planning leaves nothing at risk
CP&Y‘s staff of geographers, GIS specialists, biologists, ecologists, architectural historians, and planners draws from their extensive interdisciplinary backgrounds and expertise to ensure that your project is not delayed by unanticipated environmental compliance issues. The breadth and depth of their expertise allows CP&Y’s environmental professionals to ensure project compliance with a multitude of local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

Environmental Planning and Permitting Services:

• NEPA compliance
• Feasibility studies
• Categorical Exclusions
• Environmental Assessments
• Environmental Impact Statements
• Historic Preservation Planning
• Section 404 permitting
– Wetland delineation
– Jurisdictional Determinations
– Pre-construction notifications to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
– Individual Permits
– Mitigation planning
– Wildlife Assessments
– Functional assessments
– Aquatic enhancement
• Geographic Information Systems
• Air quality and noise modeling analyses
• Threatened and endangered species surveys
• Habitat assessments
• Biodiversity inventories
• Habitat Conservation Planning
• Community impact assessment
• Environmental Justice Analysis
• Indirect and Cumulative Impact Assessment
• Public involvement
• Phase I environmental site assessments
• TxDOT pre-certified (see list)

Historic preservation services that respect the past and make way for the future
CP&Y’s team of preservation planners, architectural historians, historians, forensic structural engineers, and interior design specialists take a proactive, thoughtful approach to historic preservation. The key is involving our specialists at the earliest phases of project planning and preliminary design so we can identify ways to comply with regulatory requirements and protect important cultural resources while supporting or enhancing your larger objectives.

Historic Preservation Planning Services:

• Section 106 compliance
• Historical research and documentation
• Reconnaissance and intensive surveys
• National Register of Historic Places evaluation
• National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance
• Mitigation, including interpretive materials, photo-documentation, HABS/HAER/HALS
• Preservation plans for the treatment and maintenance of historic properties
• Rehabilitation Tax Act Credit applications
• Coordination with the State Historic Preservation Office
• TxDOT precertification in 2.8.1 and 2.11.1 (2.9.1 and 2.10.1 via partnerships)

Sustainability Planning
CP&Y offers a broad array of sustainability planning services to help your firm or community become a leader in sustainability. Our staff of engineers and environmental managers will work with you to identify the strategies that best fit your needs for developing viable sustainability action plans.

Sustainability Planning Services:

• Sustainability Planning
– Carbon footprinting
– Climate action plans
– Renewable energy master planning
• Biomass energy systems
• Solar
• Outreach programs
• Renewable energy credits and carbon credits
• Sustainable infrastructure design