Licensing & Permitting

From licensing and relicensing hydroelectric power plants to licensing new transmission facilities, Balch & Bingham’s Environmental & Natural Resources Practice has played a part in important energy licensing matters for decades. We work closely with the firm’s Energy Practice to ensure that our clients receive the expertise they need to ensure that the licenses they need to keep running are issued as expeditiously as possible.

Balch’s Environmental & Natural Resources Practice has extensive experience handling environmental permitting matters of all kinds. We regularly advise clients on permitting issues under a wide array of federal and state regulatory programs, including:

Air Quality

New Source Review (“NSR”)
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”)
New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”)
Title V Operating Permits
Synthetic Minor Source Operating Permits
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAPs”)
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) Standards
Clean Air Interstate Rule (“CAIR”) Implementation

Water Quality

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Program
Stormwater Construction Permitting
State Indirect Discharge (“SID”) Permits
Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Permits
Underground Storage Tanks (“USTs”)
Water Withdrawal Permits
Section 401 Water Quality Certifications
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Dredge & Fill Permits

Endangered Species

Incidental Take Statements/Permits
Habitat Conservation Plans
Safe Harbor Agreements
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances

Landfills

Landfill Permits

Solid & Hazardous Waste

Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Permits

Hazardous Materials Transport

U.S. Department of Transportation HazMat Requirements

Mining

Surface & Underground Coal Mining Permits
Other Mineral Mining Permits