Energy

Our work with energy spans its source (oil and gas production, transport, and terminals), generation (wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and fossil fuels including natural gas, diesel, coal, and nuclear) and transmission. Our team is equipped to handle the environmental and policy aspects of any type of energy project.

Our team members have led the preparation of numerous NEPA and CEQA-compliant documents for wind power, geothermal, hydroelectric, and coal-fired generation, as well as transmission and substation facilities. Our team has prepared technical Resource Reports and Proponent’s Environmental Assessments for submittal to Public Utilities Commissions and government Agencies. Of particular note, Dr. Dan Tormey has managed over a dozen projects with Southern California Edison and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in response to California’s decision to deregulate the electric generation industry in the State.

Dr. Tormey is a leader in the oil and gas industry, with over 25 years of experience working with local and national oil and gas operators. For the past decade, under Dr. Tormey’s leadership, our team has assisted operators with environmental regulatory compliance in all matters of day-to-day field operations, including stormwater sampling, groundwater monitoring, biological and paleontological surveys, permitting and reporting. We have conducted environmental constraints analysis of potential new or expanded field operations to optimize site selection and minimize environmental impacts. We have also prepared innovative management plans to beneficially reuse produced water in the U.S. and Australia.

Our team of experts are industry-leaders in issues associated with hydraulic fracturing, having conducted the first-ever and only peer-reviewed analysis of the effects of hydraulic fracturing on over a dozen environmental resources areas. The study led to work with the Union of Concerned Scientists, work as a peer reviewer on the California Center for Science and Technology report on hydraulic fracturing (pursuant to Senate Bill 4), and speaking as a distinguished lecturer for the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Catalyst has assisted renewable energy developers throughout the Pacific Northwest with critical issues analysis for facility siting, project planning and permitting, and site assessments and clearances to manage potential environmental liabilities
Catalyst led the NEPA review for this high-profile and controversial project. Catalyst staff also guided the lead agencies through the Section 7 and Section 106 processes. Our team successfully completed the NEPA, Section 7 and 106 processes ahead of a judicially mandated deadline

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Environmental planning and permittings
Constraints analyses
Strategic Regulatory Analysis
Technical Advisory Roles
Expert Testimony
Litigation Support
Underground Injection Control Strategy, Aquifer Exemptions
Expert Services
316a and 316b Impingement and Entrainment Permitting
FERC Dam Security Assessments
Hydroelectric Relicensing and Decommissioning
CDFW 1600 Streambed Alteration Agreements
NPDES Permitting, Sampling/Monitoring and Reporting
Waste Discharge Reports
Clean Water Act Permitting: 404 Permits, 401 Water Quality Certifications
CEQA/Other State-Equivalent NEPA Programs
Economic Analysis
Mitigation Planning
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Local and Regional Agency Coordination and Approvals
Expert services
Environmental Constraints Analyses
Strategic Regulatory Analysis
Constraints Analyses
Technical Advisory Roles
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Expert Testimony
Litigation Support
Due diligence
Constraints analyses
Strategic Regulatory Analysis
Technical Advisory Roles
Expert Testimony
Litigation Support
Underground Injection Control Strategy, Aquifer Exemptions
Expert Services
316a and 316b Impingement and Entrainment Permitting
FERC Dam Security Assessments
Hydroelectric Relicensing and Decommissioning
CDFW 1600 Streambed Alteration Agreements
NPDES Permitting, Sampling/Monitoring and Reporting
Waste Discharge Reports
Clean Water Act Permitting: 404 Permits, 401 Water Quality Certifications
CEQA/Other State-Equivalent NEPA Programs
Economic Analysis
Mitigation Planning
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Local and Regional Agency Coordination and Approvals
Field services
Site Delineation and Characterization
Remedial Action Plans
Feasibility Studies and Constraints Analysis
Remediation
Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments
Laboratory Data Validation and Quality Analysis
Stormwater and Surface water Sampling Programs
Sediment Transport Analysis
Geomorphic Analysis
Groundwater Monitoring Programs
Agency Coordination and Reporting
Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments
Laboratory Data Validation and Quality Analysis
Soil Sampling
Constraints Analyses
Strategic Regulatory Analysis
Technical Advisory Roles
Expert Testimony
Litigation Support

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Dan Tormey named a “champion of science” by Powering California

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Independent Review Panel for the Department of Conservation’s Underground Injection Control Program

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Environmental impact of fracking discussed at industry event

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