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Environmental - Regulatory Compliance and Permitting

Abstract

Navigating complex federal, state, local or international regulations for environmental compliance is a demanding task. Years of experience in multiple jurisdictions around the globe allows Fluor to help clients achieve the appropriate compliance requirements.

In the early development phase of a project, our health, safety and environmental (HSE) engineering tackles the environmental challenges that are associated with the project from early conceptual engineering through construction and commissioning, assisting stakeholders in understanding regulatory impacts.

Fluor's HSE engineering capabilities include but are not limited to:

Regulatory Evaluation

Permitting matrix and division of responsibility
Proposal review and analysis
Chemical inventory management
Noise modeling and impact analysis
Treatment or control efficiencies / limitations
Construction and commissioning permitting analysis
Standards required

Permitting Compliance Services

Preparation of environmental documentation to support permit applications
Air quality
Wastewater
Solid waste
Hazardous or toxic waste
Stormwater discharges
Spill control and prevention
Waterway and wetland disturbance
Field compliance audits
Dust control

Environmental Program Management Development

Spill prevention, control & countermeasures plans
National pollutant discharge elimination system permits
Storm water pollution prevention plans
Storm water management/water quality and erosion and sediment control
Project-specific environmental protection plan developed for construction and commissioning
Solid waste and hazardous waste management plans
Noise management plan
Environmental training

Client Benefits

Our HSE engineering helps clients develop strategies that ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and the granting of necessary permits while meeting or exceeding project goals for schedule and budget. These services are especially important for design-build projects, which are known to have multiple critical paths and thus conflicting priorities regarding regulatory permitting. We can provide life-cycle services for all aspects of regulatory permitting, including field assessment and data collection, planning, regulatory scoping, design, permitting and construction and commissioning support.

Critical success factors for integrating HSE into the detail design phase of all Fluor projects are:

Understanding the principles of environmental law, internationally, nationally and locally
Communication of environmental program and goals
Understanding project environmental drivers during the design phase
Familiarization with project environmental requirements, philosophies and specifications
Integration of environmental activities/deliverables into the project schedule and change management
Participation in general and specific project reviews
Early and close interaction with construction
Compliance expertise for air emission issues, emissions monitoring and testing, water and wastewater issues, solid and hazardous waste management and environmental releases when requested