Below are all of the environmental permits and management plans for the University of California, Berkeley. If you would like to apply for a permit, please see:
Apply for an Environmental Permit
Environmental permits may be needed for your construction, renovation, demolition, or decommissioning project if it will have land, air, water, or human impacts. Some activities will require:
- Filing a permit
- Paying fees to a regulatory agency
- Self-monitoring
- Standard or best practices
Please select a topic below that’s relative to your work for proper guidance and contact the EH&S Construction Specialist on campus for further information at ehs-ep@berkeley.edu.
General Planning Requirements for any project
- Historical Site Assessments and Hazardous Materials Surveys
- Plan Review Process
- Legal Notices-Advisory Information
- Water Discharges
- GeoTechnical Drilling and Wells
New Construction
- Office Buildings
- Laboratories
- Engineering or Shop Spaces
- Classrooms and Lecture Halls
- Residential Buildings
- Day Care or Medical Buildings
- Food Preparation or Service Facilities
- Commercial Buildings
- Sites Above an Acre in Size
- Sites Less Than an Acre, but Greater Than - 2,500 Sq Ft. in Area
- Soil Sampling & Offhaul
- Fuel Storage
- Building Equipment
Renovations, Modifications, and Building Alterations
- Offices
- Laboratories
- Engineering or Shop spaces
- Classrooms and Lecture Halls
- Commercial Buildings
- Building Exteriors
- Creek modifications or stormwater improvements
- Equipment Upgrades
Demolition, Decommissioning, or Relocation of space
- Offices
- Laboratories
- Engineering or Shop spaces
- Classrooms and Lecture Halls
- Commercial Buildings
- Chemical Relocation
- Equipment Disposal
- Waste and Recycling