Common Sense Solutions, LLC provides consulting services to companies interested in complying with federal and state laws and regulations involving wetlands and navigable waterways, petroleum and hazardous waste, brownfields project planning and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We also make planning and management recommendations for brownfields projects, outdoor recreation and natural resource assessments and can provide comprehensive training and coaching services to sharpen individual managerial skills and enhance environmental awareness.
The following illustrates the types of services we provide:
Wetlands and Navigable Waterways
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Threshold analysis for necessary approvals
- General permit applications for encroachments
- Transition area (buffer) approvals
- Individual permits with alternatives and mitigation
- Evaluation of mitigation options
- Functional assessment of wetland value
- Planning and design of compensatory wetland enhancement or creation
- Post-construction field monitoring of mitigation sites
- Expert witness testimony
Petroleum and Hazardous Waste
Natural Resource and Outdoor Recreation
- Camp ground, boating, handicap, and interpretative facility planning
- Public green space assessment
- Park and recreation management plans
- Proposed or expanding trail development initiatives
- Visitor needs assessments
- Expert witness testimony
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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Independent reviews and evaluations of environmental documents and technical studies prepared to address NEPA requirements
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Assistance in understanding key aspects of technical studies and environmental documents
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Representation in negotiations with regulators
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Expert witness testimony
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Lobbying in the nation's capital
Brownfield Projects
- Urban renewal project planning
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Determining best use of various state and federal funding sources for neighborhood, community and other development projects
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Coordination and assistance through all local, county, state, federal, and related approvals
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Environmental analyses of potential sites
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Representation in negotiations with regulators
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Assistance in obtaining prospective purchaser agreements
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Expert witness testimony
CSS Has Developed a Myriad of Business Partnerships
- Kingsfield, Inc. (Remediation Chemists)
- Frac Rite Environmental, Ltd (Soil Fracturing Engineers)
- Earthworks Environmental, Inc. (Site Remediation Consultants)
- Microbe Inotech Labs, Inc, (Laboratory Scientists)
- American Biotek Labs, Inc. (Laboratory Scientists)
- Coburn Construction, Inc. (Remediation Consultants)
- Naturally Boulder, Inc. (Bottled Water Provider)
- The Environment Concern, Inc. ( Nursery)
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