Statement of Qualifications
Soar Environmental Consulting, Inc. is an SB/PW/DVBE #1786933 and SDVOSB Certified environmental consulting firm that assists partners in meeting and maintaining environmental requirements and policies from conception through completion. Our tenets are simple; based on military expertise and expounded upon through professional knowledge and practical application, we firmly believe in the importance of safe work, showing up early, identifying and resolving issues, governing the regulations, and producing superior work. Therefore, we will focus on the environmental requirements so your project can get off and stay off the ground.
Since 2014, Soar Environmental Consulting, Inc. has served our partners to meet
and maintain environmental requirements and policies from plan conception through completion. With hundreds of years of cumulative experience, our tenets are simple; based on military expertise and expounded upon through professional knowledge and practical application, we passionately believe in the importance of safe work, showing up early, identifying and resolving issues, governing the regulations, and producing superior work. In addition, we will focus on the environment so that you can focus on delivering professional services for your constituents.
Our team comprises diverse professionals headquartered in Fresno with locations in Sacramento and Bakersfield and with remote staff around the state; therefore, we understand the endemic issues surrounding environmental resources within the local areas and have firsthand experience with local and regional transportation and large infrastructure projects.
Our Soar Environmental team includes biologists, ecologists, archaeologists, geologists, environmental engineers, and other specialists to complete environmental studies and compliance requirements. We have experience conducting major CEQA/NEPA Initial Studies and reviews for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. We have completed several Caltrans projects concerning
hazard waste environmental assessments, biological monitoring, and environmental health safety compliance. We’ve performed Phase I and II Environmental Assessments, Biological and Cultural Resources Assessments, HazWaste technical reports, stormwater, and spill prevention plans, analysis, and laboratory testing for regional developers. The breadth of our experiences includes NEPA Environmental Assessments HUD requires for funding projects on tribal lands, including the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians.
Our past performance includes the following environmental programs:
Environmental Technical Reporting
- Phase 1 and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
- Biological Assessments and Evaluation
- Phase I and II Cultural Resources Assessments
- Water, Air Quality, and Noise Assessments and Permitting
- Wetland Delineations and Permitting (Section 404 Permits)
- Land Use Consistency and Compatibility Analyses
- CDFW §1600 Streambed Alteration Agreements
Services for CEQA, NEPA, and ESA permitting and local planning issues
- Environmental Constraints Analyses/Screening Reports
- CEQA Initial Study Technical Reporting and Documentation
- NEPA Evaluations and Documentation
- Notices of Intent, Preparations, Availability, Completion, and
- Determinations
- Coordination of Scoping Meetings and Public
- Hearings
- Preparation of Findings of Fact and Statement of
- Overriding Considerations
- Development of Mitigation Monitoring and
- Reporting Plans
- Hydroelectric project permitting
- NPDES and WDR Permitting for Construction
- Projects and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Clean Water Act (401 Water Quality Certifications)
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Permitting
- ESA §§ 7 and 10 Consultation
- • CDFW §2081 Permits
Biological Surveys
- Habitat Evaluations -Swainson’s hawk, California Tiger Salamander, giant garter snake, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, Western pond turtle, Yellow-legged frog, Western Pond Turtle, etc.
- California Red-Legged Frog (CRLF) Surveys
- Vernal Pool Surveys (include Fairy Shrimp and plants
- Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (VELB) Surveys
- Preconstruction nesting and raptor surveys (Western burrowing owls & Swainson’s hawk)
- Coastal California bird nesting habitat assessments and surveys: Rare Plant Surveys and identification.
Environmental Documentation and Environmental Compliance
- SWPPP/SPCC
- BMP Inspections/QSE Monitoring and Sampling
- Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
- Land Use Consistency and Compatibility Analyses
- EIR/EIS Reviews and Section Write-Ups
Environmental Compliance Monitoring
- Implementation of required mitigation measures
- Habitat restoration and monitoring for upland, wetland, and vernal pool species
- Preconstruction surveys/ monitoring during construction activities
