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Division of Environmental Services
Department of Water Resources

901 P Street
Sacramento, Ca. 95814

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 942836
Sacramento, CA 94236-0001

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(916) 651-9579

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 Environmental Site Assessment
The Environmental Site Assessment Section was established in August 2003 to provide comprehensive environmental assessment, property assessment, and hazardous materials management services within DWR. The mission of ESAS is to ensure DWR’s continued compliance with applicable State, federal and local environmental laws and regulations; to support DWR projects and work activities for the protection and restoration of the State’s ecosystems; and to minimize DWR’s liability for hazardous substance contamination and remediation.

ESAS consists of a multi-disciplinary team of environmental professionals responsible for performing or delivering the following client-based services:

  • Asbestos and Lead Abatement Oversight
  • Biological Assessments
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Contract Procurement and Management
  • Environmental Permitting
  • Environmental Records Search
  • Field Surveys
  • Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response
  • Hazardous Waste Transport and Disposal
  • Health and Safety Training
  • Inter-Agency Project Coordination
  • Multi-Media Environmental Sampling and Analysis
  • NEPA/CEQA Review and Documentation
  • Mold Inspection, Assessment, and Control
  • Permit Application, Preparation, and Monitoring
  • Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments
  • Site Cleanup and Remediation

Clients/Partnerships:

  • DWR Executive Division, Program Managers, and Project Managers
  • California Bay-Delta Authority
  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • California Department of Parks and Recreation
  • California Reclamation Board
  • California State University
  • Local Water Districts
  • State Water Contractors
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • United States Bureau of Reclamation
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service
  • University of California
  • Partial Past/Current Projects:

  • Aroyo Passajaro Feasibility Study (Westlake Farms) Proposition 13-Flood Corridor Protection
  • Bottle Rock Geothermal Powerplant, Resources Building Renovation Projects
  • Blacklock Ranch (Suisun Marsh Restoration Project) Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Studies
  • Delta Wetlands Program, Sycamore Creek Sediment Removal
  • Dutch Slough Restoration Project, South Delta Improvement Program
  • Former PG&E Power Plant, Site Remediation, South Geyers Geothermal Powerplant
  • Garmire Road Bridge Replacement, Sudden Oak Death Educational Outreach
  • North-of-Delta Off-Stream Storage Investigations, Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gate, Salmon Study
  • Los Banos Desalination Facility Closure, Yolo Bypass Toe Drain Fish Passage Facility
  • Morrow Island Distribution System, York Creek Dam / Upper Reservoir

 

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