DISASTER RECOVERY EXPERTS

Compliance Consulting and Support

DRE, Inc. is committed to ensuring compliance during all phases of disaster recovery including debris management and construction/repair projects. DRE, Inc. understands the consequences of not completely complying with all of FEMA’s Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) requirements and how it can result in a loss of funding. DRE, Inc. has experience ensuring full regulatory compliance and knows all the agencies that are involved in compliance related to debris management and disaster recovery projects, including but not limited to:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
• California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
• United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
• California Coastal Commission
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

DRE, Inc. staff will ensure compliance with state and local regulations, laws, and ordinances, all of which will be addressed and followed for all environmental and historic preservation grant requirements. The following list provides a brief review of the primary State and Federal laws for which DRE, Inc. staff will ensure consideration during all phases of disaster recovery to protect grant funding:

• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Air Act
• Coastal Barrier Resources Act
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Coastal Zone Management Act
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• Executive Orders
• National Historic Preservation Act