Natural Resource - Wetland - Endangered Species

Demar Hooper works exclusively with clients in the regulated community concerning environmental land use issues. His work includes securing environmental entitlements (permits) for residential, commercial, industrial, school, agricultural, and mining projects. His specific approval experience includes subdivision and parcel maps, use permits, variances, rezones, general plan amendments, infrastructure financing and development agreements. Environmental tasks include California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review, preparing Phase I Environmental Assessments, securing Section 404 permits, processing Prior Converted Cropland determinations, and negotiating endangered species take permits. Legislative tasks include sponsoring and securing passage of wetland mitigation banking legislation (1992) and participating in negotiation of successful amendments to California Endangered Species Act (1998).

Demar Hooper has appeared before or addressed issues in the following agencies and jurisdictions:

Federal Agencies U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Offices: Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles Division Offices: South Pacific Division, San Francisco Headquarters: Washington, D.C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board National Marine Fisheries Service Natural Resource Conservation Service   State Agencies California Legislature Department of Fish and Game Fish and Game Commission State Water Resources Control Board Central Valley Regional Water QualityControl Board State Mining & Geology Board Department of Toxic Substances Control

Demar Hooper has addressed regulatory issues in or appeared before the following California cities and counties:

Counties Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Tehema, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba Cities Anderson, Auburn, Chico, Davis, Elk Grove, Etna, Fremont, Folsom, Galt, Grass Valley, Lincoln, Live Oak, Loomis, City of Mt. Shasta, Napa, Nevada City, Olivehurst, Oroville, Placerville, Portola, Rancho Cordova, Red Bluff, Redding, Reno, NV, Rocklin, Rohnert Park, Roseville, Sacramento, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, City of Shasta Lake, Sonora, Tracy, Truckee, Vacaville, Vallejo, Winters, Woodland, and Yuba City

Representative Clients   California Olive Ranch Catlin Properties Cosumnes Community Services District Crystal Creek Aggregates Harsch Investment Properties, Inc. Jaxon Enterprises JMC Homes K. Hovnanian Homes KB Homes McClellan Business Park Moore’s Gravel Mount Hermon Association, Inc. National Association of Homebuilders Nordic Industries Pulte Homes Sage Community Group Steven’s Creek Quarry Teichert Materials, Inc. Zayante Sandhills Conservation Banks

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