Rincon Consultants’ extensive background, species specific training and on the ground experience with the biological resources that may be encountered by solar projects, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the regulations that solar developers face, presents an ideal teaming partner to help ensure the success of both routine and highly complex solar developments. We offer the following services to assist solar developers:
- Biological Due Diligence To Identify Development Constraints
- Facility Siting
- Special Status Species Surveys
- Jurisdictional Delineations
- High Accuracy Habitat Mapping
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| Rincon has performed monitoring surveys for a number of Solar developments in the Central Coast area of California. |
- Agency Coordination
- Regulatory Compliance
- CEQA/NEPA
- Endangered Species Act Compliance
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act
- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
- State Fish and Game Code
- Clean Water Act
- State Water Quality Regulations
- Local Regulations
- Construction Monitoring
- Phase I Paleontological Studies
- Project-Specific Mitigation Development and Implementation
Project Experience
- California Desert Conservation Area Corridor Conflict Analysis – Sterling Energy Solar Two Project - Imperial County, CA
- Alternative Site Analyses – Sterling Energy Solar Two Project - Imperial County, CA
- Environmental, Biological, and Permitting Studies - 9,000 Acre Solar Energy Project, Mojave Solar Park - Confidential Client
- Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Surveys - California Valley Solar Ranch Project
- Distributed Solar Projects Biological Studies and Technical Reports – Private Client
- Huntington Beach Municipal Photovoltaic Project CEQA/NEPA - Digital Energy, Inc.
- Caltrans District 10 Photovoltaic Project CE - Sun Edison, LLC
- Campus Photovoltaic Projects IS/MNDs - California State University