Water
Panorama provides services to support the planning and permitting processes for various types of water utilities. Our team has provided CEQA, NEPA, design, permitting support, and construction compliance monitoring for a range of water transmission projects, including for small to large diameter raw, treated, and recycled water pipelines; outfall structures; and water storage facilities. Our team has also provided environmental support for new and upgrades to existing pumping plants, raw water treatment plants, and wastewater treatment plants. Our services have also included devising system-wide maintenance programs and providing programmatic CEQA, NEPA, and permitting assistance for water pipelines and dam infrastructure. We often team with engineering leads to provide complementary planning services in order to define projects and alternatives with fewer environmental impacts and permitting needs from the start.
Valley Water Dam Maintenance Program
Panorama completed the Program EIR for the maintenance of all 14 dam facilities owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD). Our team conducted
EBMUD Alameda to Bay Farm Island Pipeline Crossings Project
Panorama prepared an EIR for the construction and operation of three water distribution pipelines (24-inch inner diameter) that would be installed between Oakland and Alameda
EBMUD Sobrante Water Treatment Plant Upgrades
East Bay Municipal Utility District is proposing improvements to the Sobrante Water Treatment facility in Contra Costa County. The project includes upgrades to the facility
Southeast Outfall Replacement Project
The project involves replacing the portion of the Southeast Outfall Force Main that crosses Islais Creek in the Bayview/Hunter’s Point neighborhood, immediately parallel to, and
Montara Public Works Plan EIR
Panorama prepared the Montara Water and Sanitary District Public Works Plan EIR, which addressed multi-faceted improvements to the Montara Water and Sanitary District’s water system.
Coso Hay Ranch
Panorama prepared an EIR for a groundwater pumping project located near Coso Junction, California. The Coso Operating Company, LLC, was seeking a 30-year Conditional Use
New River Improvement Project
The New River Improvement Project – Calexico Reach is a public health project that will divert contaminated New River flows around the populated City of
Walker Basin Water Transaction
Panorama defined the water transfer program, prepared the General Plan Amendment and policies, and worked with a biological and wetland specialists to identify sensitive biological
Corte Madera Creek Flood Control Project
The District contracted Panorama in May 2020 to prepare an Environmental Impact Report, Biological Assessment, Section 404 permit application including Section 106 consultation, 401 Water
Tennessee Valley Dam Removal and Lower Valley Restoration Project
Panorama is assisting the National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area with preparation of NEPA documentation for the Tennessee Valley Dam Removal and Lower
Compensatory Mitigation and Monitoring Compliance Audit
Panorama completed an audit of the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) compliance with compensatory mitigation and monitoring requirements. Our team conducted an inventory of
Panorama is a leading provider of environmental planning services for a wide range of transmission projects. Panorama is one of just a few firms with an on-call contract to the California Public Utilities Commission to provide the CEQA review for the Investor Owned Utilities proposed projects in the State. Under our contract to the Public Utilities Commission, which we have held for over 20 years, we have completed reviews for power and transmission line upgrades, new transmission lines, new and upgraded substations, underground gas storage projects, and telecommunications projects. We have provided services throughout all areas of California…
SCE Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (230 kV)
The Riverside Transmission Reliability Project was jointly proposed by Southern California Edison and the City of Riverside to increase electrical reliability within the City of
SDG&E Salt Creek Substation Project
San Diego Gas & Electric proposed a 69/12-kV substation and a new 5-mile-long 69-kV electric power line in the City of Chula Vista and San
SGD&E Sycamore to Penasquitos 230 kV Project
The project involved construction and installation of a new 230 kilovolt transmission line between Sycamore Substation and Peñasquitos Substation in the City of San Diego,
PG&E Fulton to Fitch Mountain Reconductoring Project (60kV and 230kV)
PG&E reinforced the electric transmission system in central Sonoma County by replacing the conductor on a 9.9-mile-long section of the Fulton-Hopland 60 kilovolt power line
Crazy Horse Canyon Switching Station
The project included construction of a new switching station and reconfiguration of two existing associated power lines. The project is located in Monterey County and
Panorama has extensive experience in the solar industry, having provided due diligence review and Critical Issues Assessments, technical studies, CEQA and NEPA process management and documentation, endangered species and water resource permitting, and environmental compliance monitoring during construction for over 25 projects in California, Nevada, and Arizona, with particular experience on large-scale solar projects in the desert on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
690 MW + Battery Gemini Solar
Panorama managed the preparation of 26 technical studies and prepared the NEPA EIS under the Las Vegas Field Office of the BLM for the Gemini
350MW Soda Mountain Solar Project
Panorama provided environmental and permitting support to develop a 350-MW solar project in San Bernardino County, California. The project includes multiple solar array areas, operations
20 MW Patua Solar
Panorama prepared a Major Special Use Permit (MSUP) application for submittal to Churchill County, NV, for a 20-MW solar plant that would provide station load
5MW Duffel Solar Project
Panorama assisted East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) with the siting of a 5-MW solar facility within their watershed lands. Panorama conducted an evaluation of