SEM Environmental

Environmental services is at the core of SEM’s capabilities and the company has been providing a broad range of services to clients for the past 20 years.

Environmental Compliance & Effects Monitoring

• Compliance Monitoring Design
• Aquatic Environmental Effects Monitoring
• Terrestrial Environmental Effects Monitoring
• Metal Mining Effluent Regulations Effects Monitoring
• Design of EEM Programs
• Ships Track and Ice Surveys

Environmental Baseline Studies

• Boreal Felt Lichen Surveys
• Freshwater Fish and Fish Habitat
• Marine Fish and Fish Habitat
• Wildlife Surveys
• Water and Sediment Quality
• Terrestrial

Fish Habitat Compensation

• Fish Habitat Quantification
• Fish Habitat Compensation Planning (FHCPs)
• Conceptual Project Design
• Detailed Engineering Design
• Construction Management
• Site Inspection Services
• Post Project Monitoring

Environmental Planning

• Environmental Assessment Management (Federal, Provincial and Territorial Processes)
• Environmental Impact Statement Development
• Strategic Environmental Assessments
• Fisheries Act Authorizations
• Environmental Protection Planning
• Contingency Planning/Emergency Response
• Environmental Regulatory Permitting & Compliance

Fish Passage Bio-Engineering

• Evaluation and Assessment of Fish Passage Requirements
• Upstream and Downstream Fish Passage Solutions
• Conceptual and Detailed Design
• Functional, Hydraulic and Structural Design
• Development of Biological Criteria to Support Fish Passage Design
• Cost Estimating, Project Planning, Administration and Construction
• Scientific Evaluation of Fish Passage Effectiveness

Environmental Remediation

• Site Assessments
• Remediation Planning
• Water and Sediment Quality
• Permits and Authorizations

Air Quality Testing

• Drone-Mounted Air Quality Sampling
• Methane Seep Monitoring & Assessment
• Air Quality Monitoring Station Maintenance and Calibration
• Compliance Data Management