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National Environmental Policy Act


WEST has extensive consulting experience in state and federal environmental regulation compliance including work under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).  WEST has acted as both sole consultant and as a team member with other firms conducting NEPA projects, including preparation of Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments (EA), and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).  WEST has also prepared support documents for NEPA projects, such as baseline studies, records of decision, and mitigation and monitoring plans.  In addition, WEST specializes in conflict resolution and negotiation of natural resource issues with the public and private sectors. 


  • Public scoping and issues identification            
  • Purpose and need development
  • Alternatives evaluation and analysis
  • Affected environment description
  • Environmental effects analysis
  • Mitigation plans
  • Public comment review and synthesis
  • Final environmental documents
  • Preparation and critical reviews of NEPA documents



Representative Projects:

In addition to the preparation of NEPA documents, WEST has also performed critical reviews of NEPA documents.

- Greybull Valley Dam and Reservoir Environmental Impact Statement; prepared for the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

- Platte River Programmatic EIS, Executive Director of effort to develop proposed action; in cooperation with states of Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and the U.S. Department of the Interior.

- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Four Winds Casino Environmental Assessment; prepared for the National Gaming Commission.

- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Mill Bay Casino Environmental Assessment; prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

- Klamath Tribes, Oregon, Gaming Facility Environmental Assessment; prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Environmental Assessment for Reclamation of over 30 sites; prepared for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Land Program.

- Wasatch Gathering System Sour Gas Pipeline Environmental Assessment, wildlife section; prepared for Union Pacific Resources.

- Greater Wamsutter Oil and Gas Environmental Assessment, third party review and mitigation plan; conducted for Union Pacific Resources.

- Mullican Draw Gas Field Environmental Impact Statement review; conducted for Union Pacific Resources.
Wyoming Highway 131, Sinks Canyon Road Environmental Assessment; prepared for the Federal Highway Administration and Wyoming Department of Transportation.

- Wyoming Highway 34, Bosler Junction-Wheatland Environmental Assessment; prepared for the Federal Highway Administration and Wyoming Department of Transportation.

- Wyoming Highway 130, Snowy Range Road Environmental Assessment; prepared for the Federal Highway Administration and Wyoming Department of Transportation.

- Environmental Assessments for Wyoming Cities participating in the Wyoming States Revolving Funds Program, prepared for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

- Categorical Exclusions for various road construction projects throughout Wyoming, prepared for the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

- Environmental Impact Statement for the Halligan-Seaman Water Management Project to analyze the environmental consequences of the project in full compliance with requirements of the Council on Environmental Quality and the NEPA and regulatory requirements of the Army Corps of Engineers, prepared for the Cities of Fort Collins and Greeley, Colorado.

- Environmental Impact Statement in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act to analyze the environmental consequences of the Westside Irrigation District's proposed acquisition of 16,500 acres of federal lands in Washakie and Big Horn Counties prepared for the Wyoming Water Development Commission and Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming.

- Environmental Assessments for the Conservation Reserve Program in thirteen Western states including Wyoming; conduct impact analysis for vegetation, wildlife and protected species.



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