Technical Director
Terry Rivasplata, a Senior Environmental Planner with ICF International, specializes in preparing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents for projects ranging from schools to general plans. He teaches classes on CEQA and related topics for clients and the University of California Extension.
He was with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research from 1985 to 1998, including a stint as the chief of both the state clearinghouse and the planning unit. He participated in drafting the 1998, 1997, and 1994 amendments to the CEQA Guidelines. He is the editor of the Environmental Assessor for the Association of Environmental Professionals and was coauthor of the 1998, 1990, and 1987 editions of General Plan Guidelines.
ICF International's Terry Rivasplata will deliver a presentation on proposed legislation regarding fracking techniques at an upcoming ICF networking lunch.
ICF International experts will be the instructors for an upcoming course that explains how cultural resource concerns can help or hinder your community or development projects and how these concerns can derail environmental review or become part of a community's sustainable design strategy.
ICF International's Terry Rivasplata will be the instructor for an upcoming course that focuses on the latest changes to CEQA guidelines, new case law, and legislation.
ICF International experts will be the instructors for an upcoming course on preparing and writing CEQA documents.
ICF International will be sponsoring and speaking at the upcoming 2013 National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Joint Conference.
ICF International experts will be the instructors for the upcoming "Cultural Resource Management: CEQA, NEPA, and Section 106" workshop at the University of California, Davis.
In this webinar, ICF International's panel of CEQA experts will review key lessons from the court decisions of 2012.
ICF International experts will be the instructors for an upcoming workshop on integrating environmental permitting and consultation requirements for projects subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
This webinar focuses on the California Environmental Quality Act's (CEQA) streamlining provisions, Senate Bill (SB) 226, pending CEQA Guidelines amendments, and how to take advantage of this new legislation.
Join a panel of CEQA experts from ICF International for an in-depth discussion of the reasoning behind recent court decisions and the lessons to be learned.
Participate in an in-depth discussion of the implications of climate change and its practical effects on California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance.