AMEC Geomatrix has a team of specialists who are adept at securing a variety of environmental and social data to support preparation of various regulatory and operating permits and in using such data to prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and Environmental Assessments (EAs) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and various state programs. Our personnel include regulatory specialists and generalists who are backed by a host of technical specialists including hydrologists, geologists, hydrogeologists, fisheries specialists, botanists, wildlife biologists, wetlands experts, soil scientists, climatologists, geochemists, and socioeconomists.

• Sampling and Analysis Plan preparation
• Quality Assurance Plan preparation
• Geologic studies
• Surface water studies
• Groundwater studies
• Soils studies
• Air quality and climate studies
• Fisheries and aquatics tudies
• Wildlife studies
• Botanical studies
• Geochemical studies
• Data validation
• Data base management
• Data analysis and presentation

• Social values studies
• Cultural resource studies
• Public consultation
• Economic studies
• Employment studies
• Land use and development capacity studies
• Population studies

• Social Impact Assessments (SIA)
• Cumulative Impact Assessments
• Social Values Analysis/stakeholder involvement
• Cultural heritage resources investigations
• Public consultation and development planning
• Population trends and demographic baseline studies
• Environmental justice analysis
• Employment and income multiplier projections
• Impact of royalty structures analysis
• Community resources and capacity building analysis
• Socio-cultural due diligence investigations

• Major Facilities Permit
• Air Quality Permit
• Groundwater Pollution Control Permit
• National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit
• Solid Waste Disposal Permit
• Underground and Hard Rock Mine Permits
• 404 Wetlands Permit
• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Permit
• RCRA Permit
• 310 Streambank Preservation Permit
• Open-Cut Permit
• Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Permit
• Coal Bed Methane Permit
• Oil and Gas Permits
• Water Rights
• Sustainable Closure Planning

• Environmental Impact Statement preparation
• Environmental Assessment preparation
• Client advocacy
• Document review and analysis
• Strategy development