Environmental Impact Statements & Assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act

• Perform data identification
• Data collection (including site visits and interviews)
• Data development
• Data interpretation
• Sampling and analysis
• Preparation of human health risk and environmental impact evaluations and reports
• Preparation of expert testimony
• Preparation of materials for and attendance at public meetings and public hearings (including scoping meetings).
• Assisting federal agencies in planning and conducting national assessments of wastewater and sludge (biosolids).

Endangered Species, Wetlands, Watersheds and other Natural Resource Management Plans, Studies and Consultations

• Conduct reviews of any existing reports and management plans
• Coordinate with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Contact appropriate state office for information
• Perform surveys
• Use the results of data collection to prepare reports/maps

ENTRIX can perform: reviewing existing reports, management plans, and other documents; coordinate with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, NOAA, USACOE, EPA, and any other appropriate federal regulatory or resource management agency; contact appropriate state offices for information; perform surveys and other sampling programs; compile, synthesize, analyze and evaluate results to prepare reports/maps.

ENTRIX can conduct appropriate studies and analyses to support and prepare: Watershed Management Plans, Habitat Conservation Plans, restoration-based remediation programs under CERCLA and OPA, Biological Opinions and consultations under ESA, monitoring plans for remediation and restoration projects, risk assessment and risk management programs for natural resources in all habitats, and natural resource damage assessment and habitat restoration plans required under DOI and NOAA NRDA regulations.

Archeological, Historic and other Cultural Resources Management Plans, Studies, and Consultations

• Conduct resource surveys/studies
• Evaluate resource data
• Prepare appropriate nominations/reports
• Prepare Management Plans

Economic, Technical, and Risk Analyses in Support of Environmental Needs

Conduct analyses of options under consideration for environmental actions that involve:

• Data collection
• Data development
• Analyses of comments
• Regulatory and economic analyses
• Feasibility analyses
• Hazard assessments
• Exposure assessments
• Risk analyses

Conduct analyses of environmental actions and options required as a result of any Federal & state environmental laws and regulations, including but not limited to: CWA, CAA, OPA, CERCLA, RCRA, UST, MMPA, and SDWA. ENTRIX can perform activities such as:

• Work plan preparation
• Data collection
• Data analyses
• Analyses of comments
• Regulatory and economic analyses
• Feasibility analyses
• Hazard assessments
• Exposure assessments
• Risk analyses
• Mitigation and monitoring plans
• Remediation and restoration plans

Environmental Program Management

Manage environmental programs including:

• Program/project planning, management support
• Technical document review
• Quality assurance oversight
• Community relations/outreach support
• Data collection
• Data development

This may include environmental justice issues, environmental web site development, ISO 14000 program development, or preparation of environmental program brochures and materials.

Environmental Regulation Development

Assist in the development of environmental regulations, to include data collection, data analysis, publishing for public comments, analyzing and responding to public comments, holding public hearings, and finalizing regulations.

Represent an agency by reviewing proposed environmental regulations and assisting in the development of comments, tracking the submission of these comments, representing the agency at public hearings, and reporting on the finalizing of the regulations.

Environmental Compliance Audits

Determine all applicable public law and statutes, agency and command regulations/directive, and other federal, state and local regulations and apply as required to conduct audit.

Evaluate findings and prepare necessary documentation/reports.

Compliance Management Planning

ENTRIX can develop Management Plans that will cover the following:

• Policy
• Planning
• Implementation and operation
• Checking and corrective action
• Management review

Pollution Prevention Surveys

• Conduct pollution prevention surveys
• Develop pollution prevention plans
• Evaluate the economics and technical feasibility of process changes and recycling alternatives
• Create databases to track progress in achieving pollution prevention goal

Waste Management Services

ENTRIX conducts analyses of options under consideration for Waste Management Services and perform activities, such as:

• Data collection
• Data development
• Analyses of comments
• Regulatory and economic analyses
• Feasibility analyses
• Hazard assessments
• Exposure assessments
• Risk analyses.

Services include, but are not limited to development of waste characterization studies and recommendations for management strategy including identification of recycling options.

Assessments might include studies relating to collection and transfer of waste, source reduction, and evaluation of energy/fuel options. Services could include data collection, data development, analyses of comments, regulatory and economic analyses, feasibility analyses, hazard assessments, exposure assessments and risk analyses.

Services may also include review of new technologies for managing waste or automated systems for tracking and handling waste that are recommended as a result of the consulting performed under this SIN.

Traditional services ENTRIX has performed under this SIN include preliminary assessments, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial designs, modeling, data management, hazardous waste analyses, UST management, lead-based paint management, PCB management, risk assessments, health and safety plans, and construction oversight.

Hazardous Materials Management Advisory Services

Provide Hazardous Materials Management Advisory Services. These services may include, but are not limited to:

• Furnishing of material safety data sheets (MSDS) by compact disc, on-line via Internet, mail or facsimile
• Establishing hazardous materials inventories and tracking systems
• Development of emergency response plans.

Geographic Information Services

ENTRIX provides geographic information services as a method for gathering more detailed ecologic, biologic, geographic, and legal data to support environmental and economic analyses.

ENTRIX provides operational services, advice, or guidance in support of agencies' environmental programs utilizing geographic information services. The services include, but are not limited to:

• Mapping and cartography
• Natural resource planning
• Site selection
• Migration pattern analysis
• Pollution analysis
• Emergency preparedness planning

ENTRIX uses advanced technology for primary data gathering, assimilation, and computer mapping. GPS technology, ESRI's ArcInfo, ArcView, database management, and the latest techniques in GIS are utilized in order to perform the following:

• Build document libraries
• Analyze and interpret data
• Link data from disparate sources
• Conduct detailed quantitative modeling
• Organize information
• Digitize photos
• Integrate satellite imagery
• Develop map overlays
• Create modeling
• Interpret data
• Work to support geologic logs and topographic data
• Support 3D/4D interactive visualization packages

ENTRIX has completed more than 100 projects involving GIS and GPS technology. Select deliverables and services completed by ENTRIX have included presentation quality maps used in client reports, public forum presentations, and court cases. We have developed maps and corresponding databases for such diverse information as spotted owl locations and habitat; soil strata and ground water levels; water rights; cropping patterns and practically irrigable acreage; flood inundation and parcel boundaries of flooded lands; flood conditions as elements in FERC relicensing procedures; wildlife habitat analysis for threatened and endangered species; and historic cropland location and acreage analyses.