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ABOUT NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATESCOMPANY OVERVIEW

ABOUT NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES

• Over 40 years of experience in environmental consulting

• One of the largest, most well-known natural resources management companies in the U.S. (EBJ)

• Recognized ability to tackle large, complex projects

• Known for technical excellence and quality service

• 70% of our business is repeat

• USACE experience

– Huntington, New England, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Walla Walla

• Employee owned since 2000!

NORMANDEAU OFFICE LOCATIONS

KEY NORMANDEAU MARKETS

• Federal agencies

• Energy

• Transportation

• State agencies

• Coastal development

• Regional

– Recreation

– Private sector development

– Municipal

– Industrial

We qualify as a small business under NAICS code 541712 Research and

Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.

Other NAICS codes include: 541620 Environmental Consulting Services and 541690 Other Scientific & Technical

Consulting Services.

RELEVANT TECHNICAL STAFF EXPERTISE

• Over 250 employees in 11 states

• Highly credentialed staff

– Wetland Scientists

– Civil Engineers

– Wildlife Biologists

– Soil Scientists

– Fisheries Biologists

– Environmental Technicians

TECHNICAL GROUPS AND DISCIPLINES

• Terrestrial / Wetlands / Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

WETLANDS ASSESSMENTS

• One of the largest, most capable wetlands permittingstaff in Mid-Atlantic and Northeast– Additional 100+ environmental professionals

• Staff Certifications– Professional and State Wetlands Scientists

– Soil Scientist Certifications

• Sample Projects– Bell Bend Environmental Investigation and

Impact Reports

– Wetland Confirmation and Regulatory Support for 300± Mile Electric Transmission Line

STREAM CROSSINGS AND AQUATIC BIOTA

• Over 36 aquatic and fisheries biologists

• Certified for endangered mussels by US Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

• Conduct Section 7 and Section 10 consultations

• Sample Projects– Wadesville Mine Pool and Point Pleasant– Diversion Project– Sugarhouse Casino – Ecological Studies on Swiftwater Creek– National Resource Damage Assessment – Delaware River– Ecological and Stream Survey Old Esopus Creek– Oyster Creek / Barnegat Bay

WILDLIFE, PLANT, RARE SPECIES AND COMMUNITIES

• Masters and PhD level scientists

• Staff expertise with rare, threatened and endangered species, and plant and wildlife assessments such as:– Allegheny Woodrat– Small Whorled

Pogonia– Swamp Pink– Swainson’s Thrush– Bald Eagles– Indiana Bat Mist

Netting– Spadefoot Toad– Karner Blue Butterfly– Bog & Red-Bellied

Turtles

– Dragonflies– Sturgeon, Salmon– Atlantic White Cedar

Swamp– Black Bears

BAT ACOUSTIC MONITORING

• ReBAT™ Remote Bat Acoustic patented technology• Integrated acoustic monitoring system for bats

with reliable species identification• Customizable data transmission solutions,

integrated thermal management, flexible configurations• Sample Projects

– Acoustic Monitoring of Temporal and Spatial Abundance of Birds and Bats Near OCS Structures, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM, formerly Minerals Management Service)

– Seabird Field Research, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Alaska)

– Critical Issue Analysis for Energy clients – endangered species, birds, bats

• Terrestrial /Wetlands /Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

TECHNICAL GROUPS/DISCIPLINES

MARINE SERVICES

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Coastal Wetland Assessments

• Scientific Dive Surveys

• Marine Sediment Sampling and Testing

• Essential Fish Habitat Assessments

• Dredging and Disposal Evaluationsand Permitting

• Section 7 Consultations

MARINE FIELD SERVICES

• Sediment / Dredge Materials Characterization Studies– Sediment coring and grab sampling– Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)– Side Scan Sonar– Sediment Profiling– Bathymetry

• Collection and Characterization of Marine Species– Benthic macro invertebrates, Shellfish,

Ichthyoplankton, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton and Aquatic Plants

• Remote Methods– Hydroacoustics– Sediment Profile Cameras– Video Characterizations– Dive Surveys

LNG / GAS SITING AND OFF-SHORE / ON-SHORE WIND• LNG and Pipeline

– Northeast Gateway LNG Offshore Port Project (MA)– Duke Power HubLine pipeline siting and construction

monitoring (MA)– Calais LNG Terminal Project (ME)– Safe Harbor LNG DWP (NY)– Neptune LNG (MA)

• On / Off-Shore Wind– Iberdrola– Gamesa– First Wind– Blue Water Wind– BOEM

TECHNICAL GROUPS/DISCIPLINES

• Terrestrial /Wetlands /Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

• Water resources specialists

• Environmental engineers

• Hydrologists

• Conduct assessments of water quality, turbidity and stormwater

– Hydropower

– Nuclear and fossil power plant outfalls

– Municipal CSO outfalls

TECHNICAL GROUPS/DISCIPLINES

• Terrestrial /Wetlands /Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

FISHERIES AND AQUATICS

• Active Hydroacoustics– Natural resources management– Hydropower– Coastal nuclear and fossil fuel energy– Offshore renewable energy– Ports, waterways, coastal development

• Technologies include– DIDSON– Single-beam, multi beam echosounders– Side scan sonar– Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)– Acoustic Telemetry

• Patented Technology– Hi-Z Turb’N Tag®

TECHNICAL GROUPS/DISCIPLINES

• Terrestrial /Wetlands /Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

HYDROLOGY AND GEOLOGY

• Groundwater Monitoring and Modeling– Radiological Environmental

Monitoring Program (REMP)

• Soil Characterizations• Phase I and Phase II Environmental

Site Assessments– The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)– Landfill Monitoring

• Geological Investigations• Stream Restoration• Wetland Restoration

TECHNICAL GROUPS/DISCIPLINES

• Terrestrial /Wetlands /Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES

• Three of the largest biological laboratories on the east coast– Pennsylvania– New Hampshire– Massachusetts

• Sample Analysis– Ichthyoplankton, Zooplankton

and Phytoplankton– Freshwater, Estuarine and Marine

Benthic Macro Invertebrates– Benthos, Algae, Periphyton and

Stomach Content Analysis– Fish Age and Growth

VESSELS AND EQUIPMENT

• Sampling and survey vessels– 37 foot trawler– (2) 42 foot vessels– (5) 25 foot Privateers– 24 foot Maritime– DGPS, LORAN C VHF radios, electronic depth

finders, deployment booms, davits and winches– 21 foot and 19 foot work boats– 4 electrofishing boats– 2 vibracoring / work barges – Inflatable boats– Canoes • Vast array of sampling equipment• Scientific Dive Team

TECHNICAL GROUPS/DISCIPLINES

• Terrestrial /Wetlands /Wildlife

• Marine Sciences

• Water Resources

• Fisheries and Aquatics

• Hydrology and Geology

• Biological Laboratories and Field Equipment

• Public Involvement

SERVICES

• Strategic planning and communication• Government Affairs• Agency coordination• Community development and outreach• Policy development• Event planning and meeting coordination• Facilitation and mediation• Stakeholder relations• Graphic design and copywriting • Web site development

IN SUMMARY

• Over 40 years of environmental consulting experience nationwide

• Located in 20 offices in 11 states

• Client satisfaction: over 70% of our business yearly derived from repeat clients

• Highly credentialed scientists and project managers with extensive experience

• Well-known to Federal and state agencies for our scientific credibility

• New Hampshire – Bedford, Hampton, Portsmouth, Westmoreland

• California – Arcata• Connecticut – North Haven• Delaware – Lewes• Florida – Gainesville• Maine – Falmouth• Massachusetts – Falmouth• New York – West Haverstraw, Oswego• Pennsylvania – Drumore, Stowe• South Carolina – Aiken, Moncks Corner• Washington – Seattle, Stevenson, Vancouver, Wenatchee

◊ Corporate Office 25 Nashua Rd, Bedford, NH 03110 ◊ (603) 472-5191 ◊ www.normandeau.com

NORMANDEAU OFFICE LOCATIONS

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