Environmental Assessments
- Threatened & Endangered Species Assessments
- NEPA / SEPA Environmental Assessments
- Sediment and Erosion Control Assessments
- Habitat Assessments
- Riparian Buffer and Vegetation Assessments
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
- Tree Surveys
Environmental Assessments are important and often required by regulatory agencies to determine the status of existing ecological habitats for developing best land use strategies and protecting natural resources. Atlas Environmental uses water quality testing and macro-invertebrate sampling to help evaluate the “health” of streams, as well as visual study, netting, and fish shocking to catalog present aquatic species including native Appalachian brook trout. Some assessments focus more on vegetation by determining ecological community types, conducting tree surveys, or identifying non-native invasives. Atlas Environmental also performs due diligence / Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments to uncover any pre-existing environmental contamination liabilities.
Project Examples:
Tree Survey – Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Atlas Environmental staff performed a tree survey on a 108 acre project. Staff identified trees to species and measure the diameter breast height (DBH) of the identified trees. The purpose of this survey was to identify significant and specimen trees required for local project approvals.
Threatened & Endangered Species Assessment – Catawba County, North Carolina
In North Carolina, Atlas Environmental staff assessed a project area of approximately 873 acres. During the assessment staff observed multiple locations of Hexastylis naniflora. Section 7 consultation was completed with US Fish & Wildlife Service. Project development avoided the populations. Atlas Environmental staff conducts field survey for Helianthus schweinitzii in order to comply with federal regulations.
Phase I, Phase II – Rowan County, North Carolina
Atlas Environmental staff overseeing the removal and cleanup up of a heating oil tank. Once removed, it was discovered that the tank had leaked so Atlas Environmental staff coordinated with North Carolina Environmental Quality to obtain a No Further Action letter.