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Quad Knopf has a diverse staff in four offices – our headquarters in Visalia, Bakersfield, Fresno, and Roseville. Quad Knopf provides an extensive range of services in the disciplines of civil engineering, land surveying, construction management and inspections, utility coordination, environmental and land use planning, biology, environmental permitting, and landscape architecture.
Our full suite of services positions us to become a valuable partner for our clients in every industry. Our client sectors include cities; counties; K-12 education; higher education; land development; water and irrigation districts; utility companies; and the oil and gas industries.
Since 1972, Quad Knopf has partnered with our clients to provide dependable, efficient solutions that help keep their projects moving forward. We refer to this as the Quad Knopf Effect {QKe}, translating into clean water, safer streets, quality homes and schools, and pleasant neighborhoods – a better quality of life.
Our clients benefit from our firm’s following attributes:
• Nearly 40 years of service throughout California
• Key personnel with experience in working for local government and affiliated agencies
• One-third of our staff are professionally registered, licensed, and certified in a variety of disciplines (P.E., T.E., PLS, AICP, LLA, LEED AP)
• A verifiable record of widely varied and successful project experience
• Direct, concentrated involvement of senior professionals
Environmental Services
Our key environmental planning personnel have many years of experience working directly for public agencies throughout California – giving them a vast knowledge of local environmental planning processes. With years of applicable experience in cities and communities of varying sizes, the firm’s environmental planning staff has been extensively involved in the preparation of a wide variety of CEQA and NEPA documents. In addition, many of our environmental planners are former public-sector planners. Their experience has contributed to the decision-making process through preparation of environmental findings and the formulation of recommendations. They are also skilled in and adept at making presentations to planning commissions, boards of supervisors, and city councils. Quad Knopf’s team of environmental planners are well versed in the preparation of the following:
• Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs)
• Negative Declarations
• Mitigated Negative Declarations
• Initial Studies
• Categorical Exemptions
• Environmental Impact Statements
• Environmental Assessments (EAs)/Findings of No Significant Impacts (FONSI’s)
• Categorical Exclusions
• Air Quality Assessments
• Mitigation Monitoring & Reporting Plans and Programs
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
• Water Supply Assessments
CEQA/NEPA DOCUMENTATION EXPERIENCE
Quad Knopf has, since the implementation of CEQA and NEPA in the early 1970’s, prepared nearly 4,000 environmental documents. This experience is particularly significant in that our work with local agencies, on issues where public controversy emerged, has produced a track record of substantial success in devising practical approaches to the mitigation of potential environmental concerns. We have developed and maintained strong relationships with applicable regulatory agencies and their staff.
While most areas of analysis are performed in-house, Quad Knopf also utilizes expertise outside the firm by hiring subconsultants to assist in providing specialized analytical services including, but not limited to, acoustical analysis, cultural resources reports and economic impact analysis.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/EVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Quad Knopf regularly participates in EIR scoping meetings conducted during a 30-day Notice of Preparation (NOP) public review period and prepares appropriate graphics, visual displays and/or handouts for the meetings. Quad Knopf understands that issues such as increased development, conservation of natural resources, preservation of agricultural lands, and water use are sometimes controversial. These issues and others are thoroughly analyzed, after soliciting the input of responsible trustees and local agencies, outside experts, and most importantly, the public.
Quad Knopf also attends public hearings at which projects subject to CEQA and NEPA are discussed by the public and the Planning Commission, and ultimately by the legislative body. Quad Knopf typically makes presentations and answers technical questions at such meetings.
If you would like more information, please visit our website at www.quadknopf.com or feel free to send us an email. |
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