This project completed a plan consolidation effort that began in 2016 for the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan. The consolidation included all amendments to the CDCA Plan of 1980 as Amended (sans project-specific amendments) through the Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area amendment of 2020.

The USACE is in receipt of a Third-Party Permittee Section 408 Permission from the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), through the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD), the non-Federal sponsor.

Aspen supported the Gaskell West Solar Project by providing compliance inspection services for biological, cultural, and paleontological resources.

Aspen is providing design, CEQA/NEPA, permitting, and mitigation monitoring services to Palmdale Water District (PWD) for sediment removal at Littlerock Reservoir. Located on National Forest System (NFS) lands of the Angeles National Forest (ANF), Littlerock Reservoir is a man-made feature formed by the impoundment of water by the Littlerock Dam.

Under contract with the County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning, Aspen supported the County with the preparation of a biological assessment, noise technical study, and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the County’s update to the Santa Monica Mountains North Area Plan (NAP) and Community Standards District (CSD).

Under contract to the National Forest Foundation, Aspen served as an extension to U.S. Forest Service staff to complete the associated field surveys, technical reports, and NEPA documentation for two proposed vegetation treatment projects in the Angeles National Forest.

The Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) is undertaking an expansion of their existing recycled water system south of Santa Fe Springs into the City of La Mirada to serve irrigation needs.

Aspen prepared an EIR on behalf of the Port of Long Beach (POLB). Southern California Edison (SCE) proposes to replace a series of transmission towers that cross the Cerritos Channel within the POLB and replace them with taller towers to provide sufficient vertical clearance for safe navigation of larger ships.

Ribost Terminal LLC, DBA World Oil Terminals (World Oil) proposes to construct and operate two new 25,000-barrel internal floating roof petroleum storage tanks within the existing World Oil Terminal within the Northeast Harbor Planning District (District 2) at the Port of Long Beach.

Aspen prepared an environmental impact report (EIR) for a project consisting of the installation of four fiber-optic cable systems across the Pacific Ocean. The cable systems will connect the United States to various Pacific Rim locations, such as Southeast Asia, China, Australia, and Japan.

In 2019, Aspen was awarded a three-year $3.0 million on-call contract by the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners to provide as-needed environmental documentation and special environmental services for projects associated with the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).

Under contract with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), Aspen provided CEQA-compliance support, including project scoping and alternative site analysis, for development of a day use, camping, and trailhead recreational facility in Puerco Canyon, located in the Santa Monica Mountains just north of the City of Malibu.

Aspen prepared a Biological Resources Technical Report and Preliminary Jurisdictional Waters and Wetlands Delineation Report for the proposed project. The project site is located within the foothills northeast of the City of Burbank, within Los Angeles County.

Aspen is supporting the County with the environmental review and permitting of this sediment removal project. The County anticipates removing approximately 2.5 million cubic yards of sediment from Cogswell Reservoir, which is in the south-central portion of the Angeles National Forest along the West Fork of the San Gabriel River (WFSGR)

Aspen prepared emergency work permits for the project, which involved emergency repairs to four flood control structures in and adjacent to the Triunfo Canyon Open Space Area, near the city of Westlake California, northwest Los Angeles County.