In today’s social environment, project applicants often want to do the “right thing” to ensure that not only does their project go through the regulatory requirements as efficiently as possible, but also develop a project that is sustainable and well accepted by the general public. There are many hurdles and pitfalls in the course of taking a project from conception to completion.

Aspen is working under contract with the County of San Luis Obispo to provide the County with environmental services including the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Avila Point Project. The project is proposed by Chevron Land and Development Company on a 95-acre site, a former oil tank farm in the community of Avila Beach.

We are glad to announce a development at Aspen that reinforces the principle of organic growth that we have adhered to since our inception. As we approach our 25th anniversary, we saw it fit to offer shares of the company to two more of our long-term, loyal, and exceptionally talented Aspen employees: Chris Huntley and Negar Vahidi.

Last September, California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed milestone legislation into law establishing the nation’s highest targets for expanding renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency.

Aspen Environmental Group is a leader in providing professional biological services in support of public and private clients. The accurate identification, documentation, disclosure of biological resource information, and identification of any potential significant impacts and measures to avoid or minimize these impacts are critical to ensuring that projects commence on time and without costly delays.

During most of 2015, Aspen Vice President Susan Lee served as a member of a six-member Independent Scientific Technical Advisory Panel (ISTAP) that studied seawater intake technology options for the Proposed Poseidon Resources LLC Desalination Facility in Huntington Beach, California