Common Tasks of Technical Experts

Technical experts perform several duties that may include, but are not limited to, the following studies and assessments that are set forth in environmental documents that will guide the planning and development of a transportation project:
  • producing documentation and documents for compliance with National Environmental Policy Act and other laws governing environmental and cultural impacts,
  • public involvement,
  • community impact assessment (Land Use Impacts, Farmland Impacts, Social Impacts, Relocation Impacts, Economic Impacts, Environmental, and Environmental Justice),
  • environmental impacts (Air Quality Impacts, Noise Impacts, Water Quality Impacts),
  • Corp of Engineers permits (and related studies) under Rivers and Harbors Act §9, and Clean Water Act §§ 401, 404,
  • US Coast Guard permits (and related activities) under Rivers and Harbors Act §9,
  • biology,
  • floodplain impacts,
  • hazardous materials impacts (insofar as they don’t involve a Professional Engineer (PE) seal), and
  • other subject areas subsumed under the above (e.g., radiocarbon dating, core drilling, multimedia production), but not covered by professional services (e.g., land surveyors for surveying wetland boundaries).