National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Department of Defense

With over 35 years of working with the DOD, WESTON^® understands the environmental challenges faced by military installations as well as the environmental documentation requirements under NEPA.

WESTON has completed all levels of NEPA analysis including preparation of:

• Categorical Exclusions (CATEXs)
• Environmental Assessments (EAs)
• Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
• Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs)
• Records of Decision (RODs)

NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508) require each agency to prepare agency-specific NEPA implementation regulations:

• DOD 32 CFR 188
• Air Force 32 CFR 989 / 64 FR 38127
• Army 32 CFR 651 / FR 54348
• Army Corps of Engineers 33 CFR 230
• Navy 32 CFR 775 / 64 FR 37069

We fully understand your specific implementation regulations and have extensive experience preparing NEPA documentation for all branches of the DOD.

Benefits of WESTON’s NEPA Services WESTON provides clients with:

• Full Range of NEPA and Associated Studies. WESTON’s NEPA expertise allows us to provide our clients with a single source to meet their NEPA needs. The in-house availability of these skills allows WESTON to develop feasible and cost-effective solutions to environmental challenges from technical, economic, social, and community perspectives.

• WESTON has developed a suite of Document Management and Collaboration Tools to address challenges faced by our clients when implementing the NEPA process. Using these tools, WESTON has applied innovative technology to solve a critical need for timely, legally defensible, NEPA documentation. Please see the publication links on this page for more details.
  
• Experienced Personnel with diverse backgrounds supporting DOD and non-DOD agencies in meeting their obligation under NEPA.

• Quick Response Capability to any DOD installations requirements from over 1,800 personnel and 60 offices worldwide.

• Flexibility in NEPA Document Preparation to enable DOD, other federal agency, and public input.

• Diverse Contracting Capability through convenient and flexible contracting options and DOD-approved purchasing systems which routinely handle programs with numerous and simultaneous tasks and sites.

• Strong Federal Agency Relationships facilitates coordination under NEPA for programs administered by other agencies such as endangered species, cultural resources, and water resource management.

• Key Subcontracting Alliances with specialty firms who are recognized industry leaders. Among these firms are Small Businesses that may be included in our project team to supplement our internal resources, provide cost-effective project solutions, and assist our clients in complying with DOD Small Business program goals.