Reservoir sedimentation is a growing threat to water supply reliability and flood hazard protection, throughout the world and right in our backyard.

Aspen Environmental Group, together with the Bureau of Land Management and the County of Imperial, was recently recognized by the California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) with the 2013 “Outstanding Environmental Analysis” award for preparation of the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR).

Aspen has recently been awarded a contract by the San Bernardino County Department of Public Works (SBCDPW) to prepare environmental documents and regulatory permits for the development of the Donnell Basin.

California is home to approximately 40 million people yet still supports a complex association of plants and wildlife, many unique to the state and found nowhere else on earth.

Aspen has been awarded a multi-year Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Support Services contract with Western Area Power Administration, Sierra Nevada Region, which is a Power Marketing Agency (PMA) and is part of US Department of Energy. We are providing staffing at Western’s Folsom, CA facility to assist the agency with all GIS-related tasks.

In one of his final acts as Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar signed the Desert Harvest Solar Project Record of Decision on March 13, 2013 along with two other renewable energy records of decision.

Aspen’s public participation team for the Desert Harvest Solar Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared a comprehensive animated video presentation for the Draft EIS public meetings, which clearly identified the NEPA process, the project schedule, and the key environmental issues for stakeholders.

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) is a coalition of water agencies from throughout the state, making up the largest of its kind in the country.

In early February 2013, Aspen opened the doors to our newest office in central Palm Springs, CA. Aspen’s Palm Springs office will offer the same high-quality services and expertise as our other 7 offices in the western U.S. with particular emphases in NEPA/CEQA compliance and monitoring for large-scale desert solar and wind energy projects.

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