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Monitoring PlansStreamlined Initial Studies - Reliance on Citations
What's
"Environmental Compliance Inspector Certification"?
Words of
Wisdom?
Local
Level CEQA Guidelines
New AEP
Strategic Plan Priorities
Subj:
Complete Monitoring Plans
Date:
Thu 1/6/2005 7:22 AM
From:
Tyson Holmes, PhD
E-mail:
thhconsulting@earthlink.net
Monitoring is a widespread, indeed essential,
practice in our profession. Yet, so often monitoring plans are
incomplete. A while back I outlined what I believed are the essential
elements of any monitoring plan
http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp/oak113.htm. I would be interested in
others' views on this topic.
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Subj:
Streamlined Initial Studies - Reliance on
Citations
Date: Wed 6/9/2004 1:04 PM
From: Claudia Slater
E-mail:
claudia.slater@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Santa Cruz County Planning Department is
exploring ways to streamline preparation of Initial Studies. One format
I've seen involves relying on citations when "no impact" or a "less than
significant" impact is anticipated for a particular environmental issue
(e.g., will the project subject people or structures to landslide
hazards?). My question is whether anyone has had experience with this
approach being criticized or challenged because it's too conclusionary?
And, if so, the outcome of the challenge.
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What's "Environmental Compliance Inspector Certification"?
Date: Tue 10/22/2002 11:32 AM
From: B. Hogue email_address:
hogue@sonic.net
What is the "environmental compliance inspector
" (grade I or II) certification? How is it obtained? Is there a
"California Water Environmental Association? (Google can't find it).
Thanks. BH
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Subj: Words of
Wisdom?
Date: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:01 AM
From: Sophia Habl
sophia.habl@pdconsultants.com
Hello, I am part of the "next generation" of
CEQA practitioners. I am always interested hearing the pearls of wisdom
from folks who have been doing this work for a while. What advice do you
have for those of us who are starting out, or in the first couple of
years of their environmental consulting career? Thank you for your time.
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Subj:
Local Level CEQA Guidelines
Date: Mon 9/24/2001 2:12 PM
From: Petra Schuetz, pschuetz@ci.watsonville.ca.us
Thank you for taking the time to look at this
request!
I work for the City of Watsonville CDD and we
are currently trying to develop local-level CEQA guidelines. My initial
strategy is to identify cases throughout CA where local jurisdictions
have developed/have begun developing a model at this level... In
particular, I am interested in specific cases that have addressed:
- categorical exemptions
- integration of historic resources
(decisions around state-mandated 50 year old threshold)
So far, it seems that few jurisdictions have
developed any guidelines more specific than the state-level CEQA
regulations. If this is the case, I would appreciate any juridictional
confirmation. If however, you have worked on or heard of cases that are
specifically contingent on local-level attributes, I would greatly
appreciate a reference or contact. Private practice case reference would
be of equal benefit.
Thank you much for your time.
Petra Schuetz,
City of Watsonville Community Development Department
pschuetz@ci.watsonville.ca.us
831-728-6018
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Subj:
New AEP Strategic Plan Priorities
Date: Sat 5/5/2001 11:12 AM
From: Dev Vrat, AEP Webmaster, devvrat@califaep.org
Following the AEP
Strategic Planning and Statewide Chapter Summit AEP has set a priority
of increasing online membership services. This newly redesigned website
is structured around this and other new AEP priorities from the
Strategic Plan. Watch
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