Endangered Species Act, Wetlands, and Stormwater Regulatory Compliance for Energy & Utilities

On May 13-14, 2021, Brooke Marcus Wahlberg was a featured instructor for the online course, "Endangered Species Act, Wetlands, and Stormwater Regulatory Compliance for Energy & Utilities," hosted by EUCI. The goal of this course was to provide attendees with a broad understanding of many of the commonly encountered permitting processes associated with construction, maintenance and operational activities. Relying on experience working on hundreds of projects on these subjects, Brooke and her co-instructors provided case studies to highlight lessons learned and successful approaches. Additionally, they covered the following topics:

• Utility and energy project activities that are likely to “trigger” environmental regulation under Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act, as well as the basis and intent of these regulations
• Endangered vs. threatened species, critical habitat designation, consultation process, penalties and more when it comes to the Endangered Species Act
• National Historic Preservation Act, as well as the actions that may cause adverse effects, potential historic properties and more
• Clean Water Act, including Sections 303, 401, 402 and 404
• Nationwide Permits: what it does, where it’s used, special considerations, etc.
• National Environmental Policy Act: its history, regulations, requirements and reforms
• Coastal Zone Management Act