Anica Haynes

Anica assists clients with capital-project permitting, air- and water-quality permitting, and overall environmental compliance and reporting. Her expertise in permit application and construction compliance helps clients achieve project compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. A skilled permit negotiator, Anica is accomplished at navigating the complex and overlapping framework of regulations associated with the National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the US Environmental Protection Agency, as well as many state environmental and natural resource agencies.

With additional specialization in permitting and compliance for energy infrastructure projects, she has extensive experience managing the environmental aspects of large capital projects throughout their life cycles including, site selection and alternatives analysis; schedule and budgeting; impact assessments; federal, state, and local permitting; environmental plan preparation; and auditing, reporting, and agency negotiations during construction, operations, and maintenance activities.

Anica managed multistate natural-gas pipeline projects, crude and natural-gas salt-dome storage facilities, onshore and offshore depleted reservoir natural-gas storage facilities, and electric generating and transmission projects, both in the United States and elsewhere.

Her experience covers environmental assessment, report preparation, and compliance; water and air permitting, compliance, and reporting; and construction inspections and compliance oversight. She regularly liaises and negotiates with federal and state regulatory agencies, specifically addressing FERC 7(c) natural-gas-project permitting; preparation of NPDES, Section 10, Section 404, Section 401, coastal zone, and scenic rivers permits; and Title V air permit applications. In addition, she conducts multimedia facility compliance audits and has prepared numerous environmental compliance plans and standard operating procedures for construction and operation.

Anica is active in the Louisiana Mid-continent Oil and Gas Association, Southern Gas Association, and Air and Waste Management Association. She contributes frequently at industry association conferences and meetings..

Contact Anica at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +1-225-325-3217.