Mr. Beck has extensive experience in the regulatory and environmental disciplines. He has successfully supported federal, state, local and private clients with the Clean Water Act, California Porter-Cologne Act, California Fish and Game Code, Endangered Species Act, and the California Coastal Act. Mr. Beck is a certified wetland delineator and has conducted hundreds of delineations throughout the southwest. Mr. Beck also specializes in watershed management activities, ranging from water quality to habitat issues. In 2008, Mr. Beck co-authored Watershed Management: Integrating People, Land and Water, a resource manual to the watershed approach.
Presentation topics include: “Bio-assessment Monitoring: Project Planning and Risk Determination,” presentation at the Qualified SWPPP Developer/Practitioner Training Conference, Irvine, CA, 2010, “Regulatory Services and the Connection to the California Environmental Quality Act,” presentation at RBF Consulting, Irvine, CA, 2010, “Implementation of Regulatory Permitting: Changes to the 401 and 404 Programs,” Moderator at the Association of Environmental Professional’s 2010 Conference, Palm Springs, CA, 2010, “Ecological Restoration in Southern California,” presentation at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, 2009, “Tools and Information to Aide in Jurisdictional Determinations After Rapanos,” presentation at the Arid Region Implications of Rapanos and Recent Clean Water Act Developments Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009, “Tools and Information to Aide in Jurisdictional Determinations After Rapanos,” presentation at the Arid Region Implications of Rapanos and Recent Clean Water Act Developments Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, 2009, “Navigating the Regulatory Process in Changing Times,” presentation at the Association of Environmental Professionals, San Diego Chapter Conference, San Diego, CA, 2009, “Restoring Americas Waters: RBF’s Approach to Ecosystem Restoration,” presentation at RBF Consulting, Irvine, CA, 2009, “The Regulatory Balance: Development, Restoration, and Maintenance - An overview of the RBF Regulatory Permitting Program,” presentation at RBF Consulting, Walnut Creek, CA, 2009, “Navigating the Regulatory Process,” presentation to the County of Orange Resources & Development Management Department (OC Public Works), Santa Ana, CA, 2004, “Navigating the Regulatory Process,” presentation to the Orange County Coastal Coalition, Newport Beach, CA, 2004, “Environmental and Regulatory Processing for Transportation Projects,” presentation at RBF Consulting, Irvine, CA, 2004.
Presentations
Wetland and Waters Regulations - Strategies for Compliance
Understanding the New Clean Water Act Rule
Wetlands, Riparian Areas and Ephemeral Washes
Compensatory Mitigation for Jurisdictional Impacts
Restoration in Southern California