Utility & Energy Projects
Tri-Valley Increase Capacity Project
Pacific Gas & Electric
Location: Alameda/Contra Costa County, California
Summary: PG&E constructed two new regional substations: the Dublin and North Livermore substations. The project provided the necessary electrical interconnections between these new stations and the grid and upgraded the existing Vineyard substation electrical service connection.
Services Provided: Biological/Botanical Surveys, Section 404 Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Delineation, Environmental Permitting, Endangered Species Act Consultation, Habitat Restoration Design, Mitigation Construction Oversight, Annual Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting, Regulatory Compliance Coordination, Conservation Easement Coordination, and Long-term Conservation Land Management.
Shortcut Pipeline Project
Contra Costa Water District
Location: Contra Costa County, California
Summary: The Shortcut Pipeline Project included repairs to the existing pipeline and associated valves, construction of new access roads to some of the inaccessible portions of the alignment, install settlement monitors, and improve operational flexibility so that maintenance and repairs could be performed with reduced environmental effects.
Services Provided: Biological/Botanical Surveys, Section 404 Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Delineation, GIS Support, Environmental Permitting, Endangered Species Act Consultation, Habitat Restoration Design, Mitigation Construction Oversight, Annual Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting, Regulatory Compliance Coordination, Conservation Easement Coordination, and Long-term Conservation Land Management.
Jamestown Effluent Pipeline Project
Jamestown Sanitary District
Location: Tuolumne County, CA
Summary: The Sierra Conservation Center (SCC), Jamestown Effluent Disposal Pipeline Project involved the construction of an eight-mile long 12-inch pipeline to transport and dispose of up to 600,000 gallons per day of effluent from the new tertiary treatment facility at SCC. The project included a new pump station at SCC, construction of a 350 acre-foot capacity effluent storage reservoir on a 20-acre remote site, and provide effluent to irrigate 300 acres of existing pasture land containing sensitive wetland habitats supporting several special status species. Numerous streams, drainages, and wetlands were also encountered along the pipeline route.
Services Provided: Biological/Botanical Surveys, Section 404 Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Delineation, Environmental & Feasibility Assessment, and Regulatory Compliance Coordination.
Olberding Environmental, Inc.
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