LAWS & REGULATIONS
LAW THAT PROTECTS T&E SPECIES.
WHAT IS THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
THE FIRST STAGE IN THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE
WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT?
THIS STUDY HELPS IDENTIFY RED FLAGS EARLY IN THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE
WHAT IS A SITE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY (OR SCS)?
THE THEORY THAT SOLAR PROJECTS APPEAR AS A BODY OF WATER TO WATERFOWL IS KNOWN AS THIS PHENOMENA
WHAT IS LAKE EFFECT?
THIS PLAN ADDRESSES OIL SPILLS
LAW UNDER WHICH EAGLES ARE PROTECTED
WHAT IS THE BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLE PROTECTION ACT
DOCUMENT THAT DEFINES EDP’S ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH
WHAT IS EDP'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY?
THIS STUDY IDENTIFIES HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON PROJECT SITES
WHAT IS A PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSENT (ESA)?
WHAT CALIFORNIA WIND PROJECT TRANISHED THE WIND INDUSTRY’S REPUTATION DUE TO IT’S BIRD FATALITIES?
WHAT IS ALTAMONT PASS?
THIS PLAN ADRESSES STORMWATER
WHAT IS A SWPPP?
THIS REGULATION PROHIBITS DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL FROM ENTERING A “WATER OF THE U.S.”
WHAT IS THE CLEAN WATER ACT?
DOCUMENT THAT DEFINES EDPRNA’S APPROACH TO WILDLIFE
WHAT IS THE “EnWRAP”?
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT TRACKS WEATHER INFORMATION AND CAN ALSO HELP IDENTIFY BAT ACTIVITY
WHAT IS A MET TOWER?
RATE OF BIRD MORTALITY DECLINED AFTER INCREASING THE HEIGHT, SPACING, AND CAPACITY OF WHAT PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE?
WHAT ARE TURBINES?
THE ACT OF PROTECTING ANIMALS DURING ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION
WHAT IS BIOMONITORING?
THIS REGULATION COULD REQUIRE AN OWNER OF PROPERTY TO CLEAN UP POLLUTANTS CAUSED BY PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS
WHAT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)?
ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM’S CORE VALUE THAT BELIEVES ENTHUSIASM AND LAUGHTER MAKE US A BETTER TEAM
WHAT IS SPIRITED?
THE CLEAN WATER ACT DRIVES THE NEED FOR THIS FIELD STUDY
WHAT ARE WETLAND DELINEATIONS?
ONE CRITICISM OF SOLAR ENERGY IS THAT IT REDUCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS TYPE OF LAND USE
WHAT IS AGRICULTURE?
PLAN FOR UNANTICIPATED CULTURAL FINDS
WHAT IS AN UDP (UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERIES PROTOCOL)?
THIS ACT MAY REQUIRE A FEDERAL AGENCY TO REVIEW A PROJECT’S IMPACTS TO THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT?
THESE ARE THE THREE MAIN STEPS FOR MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
WHAT IS AVOID, MINIMIZE, THEN MITIGATE?
THESE YEAR-LONG FIELD STUDIES HELP DETERMINE A WIND PROJECT’S RISK TO RAPTORS
WHAT ARE AVIAN USE SURVEYS?
HIGH RATES OF BIRD MORTALITY AT THE ALTAMONT PASS WIND RESOURCES AREA CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT DOCUMENT TO GUIDE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IS THE LAND-BASED WIND ENERGY GUIDELINES (WEGs)?
THIS SECTION OF THE CWA ADDRESSES STORMWATER POLLUTION
WHAT IS CWA SECTION 402?