SERVICES

ATS Environmental Solutions, PLLC is proud to offer professional environmental consulting services in the areas of statute, rule, and policy interpretation and guidance; strategic planning; stakeholder engagement and facilitation; environmental permit application technical guidance and completeness review; regulatory permitting process management including serving as your liaison with key state, local and federal permitting staff; compliance monitoring and coordination; and environmental report preparation.

Our knowledgeable and experienced staff have over 30 years of hands-on expertise in state environmental regulatory program administration and implementation within the NC Department of Environmental Quality. In addition, ATS Environmental Solutions, PLLC is a licensed Professional Engineering Firm (NC Firm License No. P-1811) employing only licensed Professional Engineers to ensure that your projects receive the highest level of expertise, integrity and care. We focus on helping our clients obtain necessary environmental permits in a timely and cost effective manner with a balanced approach of encouraging economic success while also protecting the public health, safety and environment.

Statute, Rule and Policy Interpretation and Guidance

Let our experts clarify the requirements you must meet in straightforward, understandable terms
Let our experts interpret correspondence and policies issued by agencies to determine if they are appropriate, legally defensible or can be negotiated on your behalf

Environmental Permit Application Technical Guidance and Completeness Review

With experts that have spent over 30 years inside the NC Department of Environmental Quality directly reviewing permit applications and working closely with sister regulatory and resources protection agencies, ATS can provide you unmatched guidance on what state, local and federal regulators will be looking for in your applications
Let our experts assist you with the compilation of your initial application or preparation of pending resubmittals to ensure your package is complete and has the best chance for agency approval - alleviating the common practice of repetitive exchange of information that can extend the permitting process for months and perhaps even years

Strategic Planning

Let our experts assist you in planning through all aspects of your proposed or existing project to understand the challenges involved and various solutions for timely permitting
Let our experts guide you by coordinating simultaneous studies and designs that will result in a complete application submittal and shortened review time

Regulatory Permitting Process Management -Serving as your Liaision

Let our experts serve as your liaison throughout the permitting process as our experts understand the mindset and approach that regulators take during application review and know how to advocate on your behalf
Through our established professional working relationships with key permitting staff and DEQ administration officials and our extensive experience working "in the regulators shoes", we are able to reduce the overall permit review process timeline and costs by efficiently and effectively communicating and negotiating with DEQ staff to establish terms and conditions in permits that will meet the goals and expectations of all parties involved

Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation

Let our experts assist you in identifying key stakeholders, facilitating meetings, and handling ongoing stakeholder relationships during and after the permitting process so that your project can proceed with community support, not resistance and litigation

Compliance Monitoring and Coordination, including Environmental Report Preparation

Let our experts summarize the conditions of your permits into clear and concise terms that your employees and contractors can understand so they can properly implement approved plans and maintain key records and reports
Let our experts perform periodic inspections of your projects to determine if there are any areas in need of attention before scheduled state regulatory inspections are conducted
Let our experts assist you during routine and targeted site inspections by state regulatory agency staff and communicate on your behalf during any subsequent interactions regarding any areas of concern
Let our experts assist with interpreting Notices of Violation and negotiating solutions with regulatory personnel based upon our expertise and knowledge of DEQ's compliance and enforcement procedures

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