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Vegetation Management

EDM’s team of industry experts combines decades of experience and state-of-the-art technology know-how with a client-centered, collaborative approach to developing and implementing safe, reliable, compliant, cost-effective, cross-functional, programmatic solutions for utility vegetation management (UVM), including:

T&D & Pipeline Vegetation Management Program Assessment, Development, Implementation and Optimization

  • Existing UVM Program Review & Gap Analysis
  • Strategic & Tactical Planning
  • Reliability-Centered Maintenance Strategies
  • Turnkey Program Management
  • Workload Studies
  • Work Prioritization
  • Budgeting
  • Work Optimization
  • Best Management Practices
  • Integrated Vegetation Management Planning
  • Tree Risk Assessment & Mitigation
  • Vegetation-Caused Outage Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance (FAC-003, State, etc.)
  • UVM Process Review & Mapping
  • Value Proposition/Business Plan Development
  • QA/QC & Continuous Improvement
  • ROW Stewardship Accreditation
  • Internal/External Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

Remote Sensing, Software, Virtual Inspection, Geospatial

  • Cross-Functional Remote Sensing Program Development
  • Remote Sensing Evaluation & Selection (LiDAR, Hi-Res, Spectral, IR, Sat., UAS)
  • Data Analysis & Analytics
  • Virtual Inspection
  • UVM Work Management Software Strategies
  • Software Evaluation, Selection & Implementation
  • Geospatial/GIS Solutions

Federal Land Strategies (US Forest Service, BLM, Etc.)

  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Development
  • Special Use Permits (SUP) – Review, Modification, Acquisition & Renewal
  • Navigating Regulations & Compliance
  • Environmental Reviews Guidance
  • Operating Plan Dev. & Implementation
  • Work Approval & Execution

Strategic & Sustainable Sourcing For UVM Services

  • Utility Operations/Sourcing/Procurement/Vendors Collaboration
  • Identify Sourcing Opportunities (Worker Recruiting, Retention, Risk Reduction)
  • Current State Assessment
  • Strategy Development
  • Best-of-Breed Contractor Selection
  • Strategy Implementation
  • Accountability Establishment
  • Continuous Improvement

Expert Witness Testimony & Litigation Support

  • Independent Expert Testimony
  • Technical Evidence, Analysis & Interpretation
  • Fact Research & Documentation
  • Regulator Query Support
  • Rate Case Hearing Support & Testimony

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