Helix Environmental Services manages the environmental regulatory process and documentation requirements for both large-scale and small-scale programs, including public works and utilities and private development projects. This service is typically initiated during early project planning and continues through development and operation. Specific services include environmental screening of potential development or facility sites and designs, identification of key environmental issues, jurisdictional responsibilities, permit and documentation needs, assistance in developing environmental compliance strategies and environmentally preferred project sites and designs and project implementation. It prepares NEPA and CEQA public notices, directs public scoping meetings and defends documents in public hearings. This expertise has been applied to important public and private development projects, including major infrastructure and mixed-use development projects, many of which have been highly controversial.