Property owners, developers, and institutions are prohibited from impacting natural resources, such as wetlands, listed species, native habitats, and tree canopies, without the proper permits in place. Planning for Environmental Resource Permits and Water Use Permits is essential during the conceptual design and project feasibility stage, as these permits often require stakeholders to mitigate planned impacts through replacement, preservation, or penalties to offset the loss of natural resources.

Tierra provides a range of environmental assessment and permitting services to support responsible development. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) evaluates potential environmental risks by reviewing historical and current site conditions. This assessment helps stakeholders assess project viability, offering a cost-effective way to determine whether to proceed, investigate further, or terminate a project. If necessary, a Phase II ESA is conducted to determine if contamination exists within a site due to soil, groundwater, air, surface water, or building material contamination. This assessment is typically required when visual evidence of contamination is observed, or historical records suggest a spill or release of contaminants.

Stormwater management is another critical component of environmental compliance. A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) identifies potential sources of stormwater pollution and is required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for construction and industrial activities. The SWPPP ensures compliance with environmental regulations and protects water quality throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, NPDES permits regulate water pollution by controlling the discharge of pollutants from point sources into U.S. waters. These permits establish discharge limits, require monitoring and reporting, and ensure compliance with federal and state clean water standards.

With over twenty years of experience, Tierra Group specializes in managing the complexities of environmental resource permitting and mitigation area management, establishing itself as a trusted partner for stakeholders, developers, and governmental agencies. Tierra’s ecological services and wetlands management approach is rooted in cost-effective, responsible stewardship practices tailored for the Southeast region. Given the proximity to the Everglades, estuaries, bays, and reef systems of Florida, navigating overlapping codes and ensuring compliance with complex regulations are vital to successful project execution

For the past twenty years, Tierra Group has provided environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and field services for hundreds of utility infrastructure and commercial development projects. In today’s business environment, effective project planning and execution are essential to delivering projects on time and within budget. Tierra Group’s comprehensive and cost-efficient approach to permitting, risk and loss mitigation, and project site support ensures successful outcomes, even when navigating multiple municipalities and jurisdictions. Regulatory complexities intensify when subsurface contamination is present, and additional challenges arise when projects involve discharges to protected wetlands and surface waters. With extensive experience in environmental regulations governed by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Florida Administrative Code (FAC), Tierra Group streamlines the permitting process, ensuring timely approvals. Our assured geoscience solutions for construction include agency compliance and regulatory affairs expertise, pre-renovation and pre-demolition surveys and permitting, due diligence assessments, and site feasibility studies covering geology, soil, groundwater, and surface water assessments. We also specialize in contaminated site testing, remediation plans, dewatering system design, drainage wells, stormwater management, turbidity controls, pollution prevention plans, and health and safety oversight, offering end-to-end support for complex construction projects.

Tierra currently provides full-scope SUE services to protect existing underground transmission pipelines, including ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic utility locating services, conflict analysis, and data integration to enhance as-built drawings. Additionally, the firm supports planned transmission, substation, and distribution projects across all related business units of a utility provider.

Innovative technologies, including LIDAR mapping and locating services conforming to the E40 quality level classification under ASCE Standard 38-22, generate highly detailed site imagery and CAD-enabled data. These capabilities enhance project planning and improve quality control of power infrastructure documentation.

The integration of surveying and mapping data with real-world SUE markings ensures precise utility locating, improving safety and reducing liability risks associated with underground infrastructure. By leveraging environmental permitting expertise with SUE operations, the energy company benefits from early identification and resolution of potential project challenges, reduced subsurface remediation costs, and minimized project scheduling delays.

For substation projects, Tierra offers architectural consulting services, including design, permitting, and preparation of construction documents. By consolidating architectural consulting and permitting under one sphere of responsibility, consistency, and efficiency are maintained throughout the project lifecycle. This approach simplifies coordination, reduces delays, and optimizes project execution.

The integration of environmental permitting expertise with early-stage architectural consulting enables the identification of potential conflicts, allowing for proactive cost control and risk mitigation before construction begins. By eliminating unnecessary contractor markups, this procurement model delivers substantial cost savings while ensuring project quality and regulatory compliance.

Navigating the complex landscape of environmental regulations—including CERCLA, RCRA, EPA, and OSHA—can be a daunting task for facility managers. Compliance with these stringent requirements is essential, as last-minute violations can result in significant financial and operational setbacks. Partnering with an experienced environmental consulting firm is critical to ensuring timely assessments, risk mitigation, and regulatory adherence. As Florida’s premier full-service environmental consulting firm, Tierra delivers cost-effective compliance, permitting, and health and safety solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client. By implementing Best Management Practices (BMP), organizations can proactively manage regulatory obligations while reducing overhead costs by up to 20%. Tierra’s expertise spans contamination assessments, facility audits, regulatory mediation, and insurance claim support, providing strategic guidance to maintain compliance, control costs, and safeguard environmental and operational integrity.

Tierra Group’s experts have supported the design, permitting, and construction of hundreds of infrastructure and commercial projects, specializing in dewatering for underground utilities and subsurface construction. Our thorough and strategic approach ensures cost-effective, compliant solutions that secure timely permit approvals. Navigating complex federal, state, and local regulations, including challenges like subsurface contamination and protected water discharges, requires expertise—our deep knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Florida Administrative Code (FAC) streamlines the process. From feasibility assessments and system design to turbidity management and contamination treatment, Tierra delivers customized dewatering solutions that keep projects on track while protecting the environment.

Tierra Group is a leading environmental remediation consultancy dedicated to addressing and mitigating environmental challenges through innovative and sustainable solutions. Our expertise spans a wide range of services, including site assessment, risk evaluation, remediation design, and project management. We utilize advanced technologies and methodologies to identify and remediate soil, groundwater, and surface water contamination. Our goal is to protect human health and the environment while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

A core aspect of our services is contamination cleanup, where we employ cutting-edge techniques and equipment to efficiently remove hazardous substances from affected areas. Our team is adept at managing complex cleanup projects, from initial assessment to final site restoration, ensuring minimal disruption to surrounding communities and ecosystems. We prioritize the use of environmentally friendly methods and materials, striving to achieve the highest standards of safety and effectiveness in every project.

Tierra Group also has extensive experience in partnering with utilities, developers, and government agencies on remediation projects. We understand the stringent regulatory requirements and the need for transparent communication and collaboration in these initiatives. Our team is skilled in navigating the complexities of government contracts and is committed to delivering high-quality results within budget and on schedule. By leveraging our expertise, clients and government agencies can rely on us to effectively manage and remediate contaminated sites, contributing to safer and healthier communities.

At Tierra Group, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence, integrity, and client satisfaction. Our tailored solutions are designed to meet the unique needs of each project, whether it involves industrial facilities, brownfield redevelopment, or emergency response situations. By partnering with us, clients can trust that their environmental challenges will be addressed with the highest level of expertise and professionalism.

“Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is naturally occurring in rocks, soil, and groundwater. People can be exposed to radon primarily from breathing radon in air that comes through cracks and gaps in buildings and homes. Having your home tested is the only effective way to determine if you or your family is at risk of high radon exposure.” (Sources: https://www.floridatracking.com/healthtracking/topic.htm?i=20)

Radon is a colorless, odorless gas produced by the natural decay of uranium in soil and rock, posing a significant health risk as the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. This hazardous gas can infiltrate buildings through foundation cracks and openings, accumulating to harmful levels if not properly ventilated. Certain building materials, such as limestone, granite, and marble, may also contribute to indoor radon exposure. Young children are particularly vulnerable, as they breathe closer to the ground where radon concentrations tend to be highest.

Tierra is a licensed provider of radon testing and mitigation solutions, offering decades of expertise in indoor air quality and occupational health for Class A commercial and luxury residential properties. Our comprehensive services include testing, reporting, engineering design, contaminant remediation, and litigation support. While radon gas cannot be eliminated, it can be effectively managed through proper ventilation and mitigation systems. Structures with radon levels at or above the U.S. EPA action level of 4 picoCuries per liter (pCi/L) should undergo a thorough inspection, sealing of foundation cracks, and potential installation of a radon reduction system.

Property owners and managers concerned about indoor radon exposure should conduct testing to determine concentration levels. If initial results are below 4 pCi/L, ongoing monitoring is recommended to track any changes. For readings at or above this threshold, Tierra Group provides verification testing and expert guidance to help owners make informed decisions on mitigation strategies, ensuring a safer indoor environment.

Our team executed comprehensive geotechnical and environmental sampling and analysis at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania, facilitating the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks. At the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami, Florida, Tierra Group secured regulatory agency approval for a No Further Action with Conditions (NFAC) site closure. This project involved the planning and installation of engineering controls as outlined in our Engineering Control Maintenance Plan, preparing a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant, and providing detailed subsurface assessment and surveying data to achieve site closure. These projects exemplify our expertise in managing complex environmental and geotechnical challenges at government facilities.

From the materials, air exchanges, and air quality in and around patients and staff, these factors combine to affect the provision for and quality of healthcare.  A depth and breadth of understanding of the various analytical methods, engineering, techniques, work practice controls, and other methods are essential to health and life safety.

Tierra Group has a national team of award-winning dental and medical infection control experts to help your practice install the right plans and procedures to mitigate the effects of infectious and communicable disease pathogens in settings from routine to emergency pandemic conditions.  Understanding the unique requirements for dental clinics, outpatient clinics, operating rooms, physical plants, and other care facilities is critical to providing the right assessment to determine and mitigate any negative impacts. Let our professional staff the critical analyses and measurements and create a tailored Infection Control Plan (ICP), to ensure the highest quality EOC for your staff and patients.

Tierra Group specializes in conducting comprehensive environmental assessments to support site restoration and redevelopment in the industrial and commercial sectors. Our services include subsurface assessment, field screening, data logging, and historical analysis of site operations. We identify and document environmental impacts, such as contamination and waste management issues, to facilitate effective site evaluation and remediation. By employing advanced technologies and methodologies, our team collects reliable data to inform strategic decision-making for site restoration and development projects. Our expertise helps clients meet environmental standards while promoting sustainable practices in the private sector.

Tierra’s multi-disciplinary teams provide nearly forty critical support services for the energy generation, power transmission, and government infrastructure sectors. Our solutions encompass environmental engineering, surveying and mapping, subsurface utilities, and multi-stage soil and groundwater remediation, all of which play a crucial role in repowering projects that expand generating capacity across legacy infrastructure. With over 25 years of experience, Tierra Group has worked alongside America’s largest power and water utilities, leveraging deep expertise in government programs and project management to deliver precise assessments and strategic prioritization of mission-critical tasks. Our engineers, geologists, surveyors, and scientists consistently take on complex projects that others may avoid, earning us a growing reputation in an evolving environmental regulatory landscape. This extensive experience uniquely positions Tierra Group to solve the complex and diverse geoscience challenges facing power utility operators today.

Tierra has assisted with various dewatering projects for underground duct installation, managing the submission and approval of dewatering permit applications and conducting turbidity monitoring to ensure compliance with permit requirements. Additionally, Tierra Group handled soil and groundwater assessment, monitoring, and remediation activities at power distribution and generation facilities, ensuring all efforts adhered to applicable environmental regulations and industry standards.