Cyriacks Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (CECOS) was formed in 2003 to provide public and private sector clients with high quality, professional environmental and ecological consulting services. Selected Palm Beach County DBE Firm of the Year (2017)

Services NEPA/PD&E Studies

Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is required for all projects involving a major federal action such as federal permits or federal funding. Types of projects include airports, buildings, military complexes, highways, and other federal actions. NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions. Specifically, federal agencies are to prepare detailed statements assessing the environmental impact of and alternatives to major federal actions affecting the environment.

There are three levels of analysis that a federal agency must undertake to comply with NEPA:

  • Categorical Exclusion
  • Environmental Assessment (EA); and either a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), or
  • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

No matter the project, CECOS can help you work through the process and associated federal, state and local laws and regulations. CECOS has been involved in numerous infrastructure projects including roads and bridges, airports, transits and utilities. CECOS has also been the lead environmental consultant for many Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Studies. Our staff are experienced practitioners in NEPA, and the PD&E and Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) processes. Our staff have been involved in the production of all levels of NEPA documents.

We also routinely prepare support environmental documents to comply with other state, federal and local laws and regulations including:

  • Endangered Species Biological Assessment (ESBA)
  • Wetland Evaluation
  • Essential Fish Habitat Assessment (EFH)
  • Water Quality Assessments
  • Noise Studies
  • Air Quality Studies
  • Contamination Screening Evaluation
  • Socio-economic Impacts, and
  • Section 4(f)

NEPA

See our projects below:

Description of Work: The City of Deerfield Beach, under the Local Agency Program (LAP) agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), conducted a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study to evaluate alternatives for mobility and safety improvements to SR A1A. The project limits are from SE 3rd Street to NE 7th Street, a distance of approximately 0.84 mile. Three alternatives were evaluated for possible improvements and included modifying traffic circulation. Public involvement was a critical component to address potential impacts to businesses, including a reduction of parking. CECOS was the lead environmental consultant on the project and was responsible for preparing the Categorical Exclusion Type 2 (NEPA) document and for conducting the supporting environmental studies. CECOS also prepared the supporting reports: Endangered Species Biological Assessment Report, Contamination Screening Evaluation Report, and Noise Study Report. Over 400 noise sensitive sites were identified including condominiums, apartments and hotels. We completed a noise analysis and identified impacts to all sensitive sites and defined reasonable and feasible abatement measures. Sea turtle nesting occurs adjacent to the project area so CECOS conducted a night time lighting study to determine potential impact to nesting sea turtles. The project was able to retrofit “turtle-friendly lighting” for new and replaced lights

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Description of Work: This 25 mile road improvement and transit feasibility project extended from just east of SR 76 to Blue Heron Boulevard. The project traversed extensive environmentally sensitive areas including eight public/conservation lands, significant wetlands and habitat for listed species. CECOS was the environmental lead for the project; and was responsible for conducting wetland and threatened and endangered species studies, GIS mapping of wetland and upland habitats, identification of Section 4(f) resources, contamination assessment, and preparation of NEPA and support environmental documents. CECOS conducted a corridor analysis of environmental issues for five different project corridors and evaluated the environmental issues associated with various transit alternatives along the corridor, including rail and bus. Specific responsibilities included conducting wetland/habitat mapping of over 930 acres, threatened & endangered species surveys, socioeconomic impact analysis, contamination screening evaluation study and the development and implementation of an environmental public involvement plan, development of UMAMs and a conceptual mitigation plan.

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Description of Work: This project involved conducting a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The project studied the widening of I-95 from south of Palmetto Park Road to just south of Linton Road and the addition of a new interchange in the vicinity of Spanish River Boulevard/Florida Atlantic University. Several alternatives for a new interchange at Spanish River Drive were developed and evaluated.

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