What Environmental Protection Group Does

The Environmental Protection Group oversees the management of environmental programs at SLAC.  They research, develop, and maintain programs designed to protect and restore the environment. EPG assists with the planning and ongoing oversight that accompanies any environmentally related activity.

Some of the ways in which EPG does this are:

• Conducting environmental evaluations and addressing requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and related federal and state requirements
• Identifying and developing methods to monitor, prevent, reduce, and clean up stormwater and industrial water discharges
• Obtaining the permits or exemptions for environmental activities
• Ensure environmental compliance through environmental monitoring, risk assessment, and analysis
• Develop and conduct cost-effective restoration and remediation.