Navigating cultural resource compliance on land or sea.

Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firm (Certification No. D2F6522310), providing full service cultural resource compliance and permitting assistance services. Cultural resource management and compliance with cultural resource laws can be challenging. Working with the right specialists, who understand the importance of staying within budget and timelines, while doing excellent work and sustaining great relationships with agencies, tribes and contractors is instrumental.

We provide terrestrial and underwater cultural resource surveys, archaeological assessments, historic property inventories, and will assist you in navigating compliance with laws such as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and Governor’s Executive Order 05-05. Our key staff members exceed the Secretary of Interior Standards of Professional Archaeology and Architectural History Practitioners (36 CFR 61).

We specialize in cultural resource management throughout the Pacific Northwest, and offer specialists experienced working in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and abroad including Australia and the U.K. With our experience and backgrounds, we bring a comprehensive understanding of pre-contact and historical archaeology and cultural resource management.