Environmental Science Services
ATM provides comprehensive scientific and engineering support, while simultaneously identifying and then serving our clients who have a need to satisfy regulatory requirements through permitting efforts. Additionally, ATM is able to solve complex environmental problems through comprehensive and creative studies by managing/creating/monitoring `environmental-based` sites.
We develop customized comprehensive environmental programs that result in the best solution for both our clients and the environment. Our environmental consultants provide environmental assessments, environmental impact studies and biological surveys throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Bahamas.
As the primary focus of NEPA and Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting, wetlands must be regularly addressed during the project development process. ATM is staffed with a number of wetland experts experienced in addressing all of a project`s wetland concerns, from initial delineation and verification to ensuring wetland avoidance, impact minimization, mitigation design and post-project monitoring. ATM`s demonstrated ability to developing solid relationships with stakeholders and resource agencies further contributes to our success with wetland projects, including:
- Delineation and Certification
- Permitting Assistance
- Mitigation Calculations and Design
- Created Wetlands for Wastewater/Stormwater Treatment
- Field Oversight and Monitoring
- Mitigation Project Construction & Monitoring
ATM engineers and scientists have worked with hotel/resort developers and public agencies to complete Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and to solve complex environmental and development issues. We have provided EIA services for clients in the Caribbean as well as throughout the United States, Latin America, Mexico and the Middle East. These EIAs provide comprehensive environmental assessments that meet both internationally recognized World Bank guidelines, as well as any additional country-specific requirements. ATM personnel can quickly and efficiently compile comprehensive site assessments for subsequent use in conceptual master planning, impact analysis and mitigation development. Our mitigation plans are designed to provide long-term, ecologically-balanced alternatives to avoid, minimize and monitor the potential impacts of a proposed development. Our capabilities include:
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
- Environmental Assessments (EA)
- Environmental Management Plans (EMP)
- Environmental Monitoring Plans
- Mitigation Planning and Design
- Water Quality Management
- Mangrove, Reef and Seagrass Management Plan
Ecological issues along with the associated regulatory challenges affect many public- and private-sector organizations. At ATM, our approach to ecological studies incorporates a comprehensive assessment of our client`s immediate project needs relative to their long-term goals. We also routinely coordinate with local, state and federal agencies to ensure studies are designed that address both client and agency requirements. ATM’s comprehensive capabilities in sampling design, data collection, analysis and interpretation ensure effective studies of all ecosystem types, including:
- Ecosystem Inventories and Change Studies
- Ecological Modeling
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
- Habitat Protection and Management
- Threatened and Endangered Species Evaluations
Precise surveying and mapping is essential in project planning, design, pre- and post-construction analysis and post-project monitoring. ATM provides the broad range of quality survey and mapping services clients require for projects in all locations, whether terrestrial or underwater, including:
- Bathymetric and Magnetometer Surveying
- Side-scan Sonar
- Seagrass Mapping
- GIS Database Creation and Analysis
- GPS and Cartography
- Continuous Water Quality Monitoring
- Hydrodynamic Monitoring
- Meteorological Measurement
- Water, Soil, Sediment and Biota Sampling
- Biological Interpretation Services