Services
Permitting
Client Advocacy and Compliance Assistance
Not only can permit acquisition be a time-consuming and frustrating process, missed steps can significantly delay project completion. Increasingly, projects based in California must comply with at times conflicting and overlapping regulations.
VESTRA acts as an advocate for our clients throughout the permitting process. We can manage approval schedules and submittals to save both time and money and act as a liaison with the appropriate regulatory agency. Our expertise is based on extensive experience. We perform permitting services on a daily basis.
VESTRA has developed a working relationship with the regulatory community based on our reputation for quality analysis and documentation. We often are able to leverage our reputation with the regulatory agencies to the benefit of our clients.
Our permitting services include:
- Coordination/Liaison with Federal, State, and Local Agencies
- Advocacy
- California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA)
- Clean Water Act (Sections 401 and 404)
- Endangered Species Act (Section 7 and Section 10)
- Fish and Game Code
- Fish and Game Streambed Alterations
- Solid Waste Facility Permits
- Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans
- Wetlands Delineations
- Waste Discharge Requirements
- NPDES Permit
- Use Permits
- Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Waste Classification
- NEPA/CEQA Compliance
- Authority to Construct / Authority to Operate
- Aggregate Processing
- Site Remediation
Contact us at info@vestra.com or call us at (530) 223-2585 for more information.
Example Projects
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Aug2010
Ore Reserve Characterization, Permitting, and Water Rights Compliance
Morris Ravine Quarry
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Oroville, California VESTRA was retained by Mineral Resources LLC to conduct the exploration and permitting activities required to develop and expand a glass-grade silica sand mine located in Oroville, California.&… -
Aug2010
Permitting and CEQA Compliance
Shasta Ranch Aggregate Anderson, California VESTRA represented the project proponent and serves as the project manager and permitting coordinator for the proposed Shasta Ranch Aggregate Project in Shasta County, California. The proposed…
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Aug2010
Regulatory Compliance and Expansion Permitting
Dicalite Minerals Corporation
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Burney, California Dicalite Minerals Corporation operates an open-pit diatomite mine near Burney in Shasta County, California. Treated stormwater is discharged from the facility to an intermittent tributary… -
Apr2011
Mine Permitting and Compliance
Monitor Rock Quarry Trinity County, California VESTRA was retained by Concrete Aggregate Inc. to complete permitting activities associated with the development of an aggregate mine in Trinity County, California. The initial Use Permit is…
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Apr2011
Closure Design, Permitting, and Remediation
Humboldt Road Burn Dump Chico, California The Humboldt Burn Dump was a collection of adjacent public and private historical burn dump sites totaling about 157 acres in Chico. The site has been the subject of extensive investigations and contr…
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Apr2011
Fish Passage Design and Permitting
Edson-Foulke Yreka Ditch Company
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VESTRA worked with the EFYDC to design and acquire environmental permits for a fish ladder at the Yreka Ditch Diversion on the Shasta River near Weed. The project was the result of a highly contentious, co…



