Art Champ, P.E.
Regulatory Specialist
Art@nvwetlands.com
SUMMARY
Art Champ has over 31 years of experience
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While with the Corps, he was responsible
for administering the Department of Army permit program within the Central
Valley of California, plus Nevada, Utah, and western Colorado. He directed
implementation of national policy and programs regarding Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act. While Chief of the
Regulatory Branch, he supervised 35 employees located in seven field offices
throughout the Sacramento District.
Mr. Champ oversaw preparation of permit
decision documents to assure compliance with Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean
Water Act guidelines, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, cultural
resource laws, and other statues as appropriate. He oversaw preparation of
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) prepared by the Corps, and conducted public
meetings and workshops on controversial and high-profile permit actions, as well
as ensuring enforcement of permit requirements.
Prior to his work as a regulator, Mr.
Champ worked as a journeyman civil engineer, preparing plans and specifications
for Corps flood control projects in northern California. He served as a senior
Planning Engineer for deep draft navigation projects in the Sacramento - San
Joaquin Delta and prepared design memoranda for submittal to Congress.
EXPERIENCE
Huffman & Carpenter, Inc., Reno, NV
2002 - Present
Regulatory Consultant
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District
February 1979 - June 2002
Chief, Regulatory Branch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento and San Francisco Districts
1971 - 1978
Civil and Planning Engineer
EDUCATION
M.P.A., Public Administration,
California State University, Sacramento
B.S., Civil Engineering, California
State University, Sacramento
