Justin Semion

Overview

Justin Semion is a Principal and the Chief Technical Officer at WRA, Inc. He has managed dozens of diverse projects involving environmental assessment for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), permitting, restoration and habitat management, habitat mitigation planning and monitoring, and essential fish habitat evaluation.  He is a leading regional industry expert on intertidal and subtidal habitats, including eelgrass and oysters.  His technical expertise includes wetland delineation, ecosystem functions and services evaluation, eelgrass and oyster surveys and mitigation, stream and riparian habitat assessments, rare and endangered species surveys and evaluations, wildlife corridor evaluation, vegetation monitoring, and fisheries ecology.  Justin’s environmental work experience prior to starting with WRA includes environmental restoration and survey work with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and permit analyst Washtenaw County Michigan’s Clean Water Act Section 401 Sediment Control Program.

Justin has experience with environmental permitting includes Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act Section 404 nationwide and individual permits, Endangered Species Act Section 7 and Essential Fish Habitat consultation, Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) Water Quality Certifications, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) permits, California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Streambed Alteration Agreements, and San Francisco Bay Dredge Material Management Office (DMMO) permits, as well as implementing permit compliance, mitigation and monitoring requirements of these permits.  He also has experience preparing Initial Studies and Mitigated Negative Declarations for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as well as biological resources sections for Environmental Impact Reports.