Coastal Permitting Projects
Coastal Permitting promotes and streamlines the regulatory process and provides quality NEPA documents and permit applications that fully comply with regulatory requirements to support projects in the marine enviroment.
CSA International, Inc. (CSA), under contract to Ecological Associates, Inc., was contracted by the Coastal Engineering Department of Martin County, Florida to technically review, update, and enhance the Martin County Artificial Reef Management Plan. CSA completed a focused literature search and assimilation of available and relevant literature for the southeast U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico and utilized the information to enhance the management of artificial reefs in Martin County. The literature search focused on…
CSA International, Inc. (CSA) has prepared portions or all of Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), regulations on implementing NEPA procedures from the Council on Environmental Quality, and other related Acts, Executive Orders, and requirements for a variety of marine projects types throughout the United States. CSA has also prepared Environmental Reviews (ERs) that followed NEPA format and carried the preferred alternative and at…
CSA International, Inc. (CSA) has prepared numerous desktop studies (DTSs) for submarine fiber optic cable systems. DTSs provide an analysis of the network route and define the physical environment, critical permitting, and engineering issues associated with the installation of the proposed systems. The studies also provide relevant, applicable information on seabed depths and geological, biological, and oceanographic resources along the cable route segments; weather conditions; landing site permitting considerations; existing cables and pipelines; and shipping…
Tyco Telecommunications, Inc. (Tyco) contracted CSA International, Inc. (CSA) to coordinate all environmental analysis and permitting activities for the approximately 15,000-km (8,099-mi) long Segment 4 section of the Europe to India gateway (EIG) fiber optic cable system. Cable landing countries for Segment 4 include Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, India, and Djibouti; non‑landing routing includes crossing territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) areas of Yemen. CSA has been effective in providing permitting services for…
Höegh LNG contracted CSA International, Inc. (CSA) to provide a feasibility study; perform habitat characterization field surveys; and compile and prepare license applications and permit applications to construct, own, and operate the Port Dolphin deepwater port (DWP) off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida. One license application has been prepared pursuant to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) regulations, 33 C.F.R. Part 148 (2006); the second license application…