Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

We consider EIA as a central eco-political instrument for environmental protection.

Environmentally relevant projects are assessed for environmental impacts. As part of the regulatory approval process, the environmental impact assessment aids decision making on the permissibility of projects. It is the first hurdle for project implementation. With our detailed presentation of potential project-related environmental effects, the concept of measures and a balanced discussion of the options, we prevent failure of the project due to the EIA

• Examining the legal requirements of environmental impact assessments
• Determining the investigation program; that is, the investigation space and depths
• Writing of reports to statutory requirements
• Involvement of the public and government authorities

Landscape Design

Landscape planning is an ecological and creative subject between the conflicting priorities of spatial planning, ecology, conservation and various other areas.

It serves proactively as a key planning instrument of nature protection and landscape conservation.

Areal- and profile-oriented landscape planning supports and steers economic development and helps to shape it in an ecologically sustainable manner.

With our landscape planning, we have set ourselves the goal of maintaining the productivity of eco-systems as the basis of life for people

• Creating urban land-use landscape plans as specialist areal plans for municipal land-use planning in our role as preliminary construction management planners
• Creation of urban land-use open-space plans for development planning in our role as committed construction management planners
• Creating maintenance and development plans for protected areas and protected objects

Creation of landscape maintenance plans for projects in outside areas

Construction Site

Requires management planning, environmental reports describe and evaluate the results of environmental assessments carried out during the plan development. Initially, the environmental protection goals related to the planning are listed.

On this basis, we determine the likely environmental effects of land use and development planning. The planning of an alternative test and the development of measures to prevent, reduce or compensate for adverse effects ensues. The result of the environmental report is taken into account when weighing competing interests. Environmental reports of companies and institutions describe objectives, measures and results. In this, environmental protection is a part of information policy and marketing.

In our environmental reports, we explain the corporate environmental policy, describe the established environmental guidelines and designate the target performance level and also the implementation timeframe.

• Set examination program for study space and depth
• Write reports to statutory requirements
• Involve the public and government authorities

Industrial Clients

Financial performance is related, in part, to a company’s environmental performance. Corporate Environmental Reporting gets more and more attention from:

• Stakeholder, investors and financial analysts to evaluate overall performance and estimate environmental risks
• Governments to implement environmental regulations
• Consumers to protect their own rights.

Our experts engage with organizations to identify and capture market opportunities, manage risks, and reduce costs through their sustainability initiatives,to built environmental performance measures, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development meeting the needs of the financial markets connecting with positive environmental image.

Government / Municipalities

Local and regional authorities have a key role to play in implementing European environmental policy and in reaching its ambitious objectives. With many challenges lying ahead for decentralised government, including climate change, the need for an integrated environmental policy approach, for new skills and expertise, and the search for new sources of financing.

DCA will help you to explore the potential of LIFE+ programme of EU and to take advantage of the lessons and experience of existing projects.

Water Resources Development Planning

We understand the importance of protecting our environment for current and future

generations. Inland water bodies have many functions in our cultural landscapes. They are used as waterways, hold back heavy precipitation and flood water, prevent retention or are used for leisure and recreation. In addition, they are habitats for our diverse flora and fauna. Maintenance carried out on and in the water can ensure that the water bodies can fulfil their functions. We undertake these tasks on your behalf.

Exploitation and utilization existing and prospective feasible resources of Groundwater and Surface water resources on the Country level, Regional level, Local with special focus on Drinking waters and Special waters.

Drinking water, mineral water and curative water must conform to much higher quality standards than non-potable water

• Site surveys – geological, hydrogeological and hydrochemical analysis
• Planning and supervision of the construction and rehabilitation of wells, balneo technical equipment, pipelines and elevated tanks
• Applications ensuring compliance with water resources acts, mineral and bottled water regulations

Taking advantage of Geothermal Water use in Energy Sector – Geothermal Energy and Health Sector – Spa. The heat content and heat storage capacity of the subsoil can be used with technical equipment for the production of energy. The equipment ranges from near-surface structure segments to boreholes reaching several thousand meters in depth. The technology harbours risks. Our competence and experience ensures risk assessment, risk reduction, quality assurance of the technical implementation:

• Geological site assessment, performing feasibility studies, hydrogeological assessments of the suitability of the „groundwater“ as a heat source
• Resource and risk assessment, planning and design of the geothermal energy plant and approval procedures with geological reports

SPA

Goes back to prehistoric period especially widespread in Europe during Greek and Roman times where mineral-rich waters offer various health treatments. Leverage DCA expertise with combined 100y+ Managing experience leading Country strategies  Natural Resource and Spa Areas, Sustainable Use, Protection, Development  from the perspective of

Government / Local Authority / Municipality or Individual Operator / Investor

• Concept and Future Development Strategy – Resources + Operation / Management
• Treatments and Products that are safe, sanitary, and effective connecting to Real Medical Improvement through Medical Treatments
• Laws, rules and regulations governing the provision of treatments and services

Environmental Burdens

Contamination of land environment can be commonly encountered where land zone has been used for storage, handling and / or disposal of chemicals and wastes. Frequently, waste and chemical handling at historical industrial premises was not consistent with current practices, leaving a legacy of site contamination that is encountered during redevelopment phase

·     Prevention and Management of Contamination

·     Monitoring – Status Quo Audit and Continuous Future Development focused on Diseases with the largest  environmental contribution for total population

·     Soil Contamination incl. Heavy Metals, Risk Assessment and Remediation

·     Intervention, Sanitization and Decontamination based on BAT technologies

Wastewater Management

Cleaning and disposal of industrial and municipal wastewater is particularly complicated

and costly. Systematic analysis and evaluation of the water and wastewater-related parameters on site can greatly reduce costs. Aspects of wastewater management are the type of water supply, the average consumption of water and the contents of the wastewater. Through we help to reduce the production costs. For us, environmental protection means reducing water consumption and reusing waste products. DCA provides a full range of services across the diverse water management spectrum for

Industrial Clients

• Advice and Delivery of Engineering Solutions from planning, feasibility, design procurement for construction and supervision to optimise water & wastewater network
• Environmental Permitting
• Detailed Assessment of Environmental Regulation and policy and deliver associated financial savings by working collaboratively with regulators and stakeholders

Government / Municipalities

• Shaping and Optimising of the Legal Environment of Water Management
• Consultancy in the field of water management for the privatisation process

Waste

Waste poses many various challenges for Governments, both at National and Local level, as well as to Communities and Industry due to wastes‘ volumes, complexity and hazardousness. Additionally waste management in most countries including European countries is disorganised, haphazard, and under-resourced; and mainly focused on end of pipe solutions rather than prevention measures and integrated approaches.

Proper waste management presents an opportunity to realize environmental, economic and social benefits and take a step on the road to a sustainable future. Therefore, there is a need to make waste management a national priority, giving it visibility, acknowledging its cross-cutting nature, allocating the necessary resources for its implementation at local level

DCA helps to meet the challenges of increasing regulatory drivers, recycling targets and rising disposal costs through devising more effective and sustainable waste management solutions. We work with our clients to eliminate or reduce waste at source, to increase ability to recover, reuse and recycle waste as well as reduce hazardous content.

Extensive experience of waste policy and regulation enables us to secure the necessary permits and consents for waste recovery or disposal facilities. Our advice and solutions not only help organizations to meet domestic and international regulatory requirements but also reduce the business cost of managing and disposing of waste.

Projects range from waste strategy work to the locating, environmental impact assessment, planning and detailed design of major waste recycling facilities. Our experience encompasses all types of waste, including municipal, commercial, industrial and hazardous.

          Industrial Clients

• Waste Strategy with aims to counsel the businesses on the minimization of wastes and develop markets for recycling materials so that recycling becomes possible and reduce its costs. Maximize recycling and re-use incl. Waste to Energy.
• Environmental Permitting
• Outline Business case, Procurement, Site supervision and Project management

Government / Municipalities / Major Waste operators, Process companies

• Shaping and optimising the Legal Environment at National and Regional level
• Ensure full Implementation of the Waste Policy of Local States / EU Level (Waste legislation, Landfilling & incineration, Shipment, Implementation and reporting)
• Consultancy in the field of waste management for the privatisation process

Sharing of environmental data and information in Europe is a key driver for the growth of our knowledge base and it integrates a wealth of information from the Eionet and other networks and partners, citizen science, crowd sourcing, and new environmental information gathering initiatives such as Copernicus. DCA will accompany you to take an advantage of the modern information technologies and distribute reporting data among to

• Individuals, Close groups or Entire communities
• Specific International Organisations, individual Countries or Regions
• Creating online systems with services that make information available for multiple users — both people and machines
• Providing real-time data for immediate decisions — from national governments managing emergencies to citizens planning their day on the basis of information about local weather or traffic conditions.