SWCA Environmental Consultants

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) is one of the largest environmental consulting companies with a focus solely on environmental science. Our cultural and natural resource experts and planners have diverse experience working for clients in both the public and private sectors. With specialized expertise in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, cultural and natural resources management, permitting, and planning, we help clients achieve their objectives by reconciling potential conflicts between human activities and environmental quality, using sound science to develop creative solutions. Since 1981, SWCA has grown into a large business with more than 1,000 employees in 32 offices throughout the United States. SWCA has offices located throughout California, with fully staffed offices in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, and Pasadena, in addition to two rapidly growing work locations in Sacramento and San Diego. We have provided a wide range of biological, planning, permitting, and compliance services for clients throughout California, including the completion of hundreds of environmental documents (California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA], National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA], and other technical environmental documents) for local, state, and private projects. These documents range from mitigated negative declarations (MND) and sensitive species survey reports to large environmental impact reports (EIR) and natural environment studies (NES). Our project teams are staffed with planning, biological, and cultural resources specialists from across our California offices and supplemented with experts from other SWCA offices throughout the United States. Our team of qualified environmental professionals has successfully executed projects with engineers, architects, and construction personnel. With our collective experience, we provide an understanding into nearly every facet of natural and cultural resources compliance within California, navigating the regulatory process for expedient results and project completion. SWCA’s experienced staff can provide clients with the following services: CEQA and NEPA Document Preparation Natural Resources Surveys, Management, and Compliance Cultural Resources Management Paleontological Resources Management Clean Water Act Section 404 and Storm Water Permitting Environmental Compliance Monitoring Other Services Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographic Information System (GIS), and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) services Facilitation & Public Involvement