Mitigation Measure Development and Monitoring

Online

Develop the expertise to draft, implement and monitor legally defensible mitigation measures under CEQA, NEPA and related environmental laws. This course examines the statutory requirements, recent case law and best practices that govern how mitigation measures must be structured to ensure they are clear, specific, feasible and enforceable.

Through practical examples, applied exercises and implementation checklists, you’ll explore mitigation strategies for complex environmental issue areas, including transportation (VMT), biological resources, cultural resources, air quality and climate change. The course emphasizes designing mitigation measures and monitoring programs that effectively reduce impacts to less-than-significant levels and withstand agency review and legal scrutiny.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the legal standards governing mitigation measures under CEQA and NEPA
  • Draft clear, specific and enforceable mitigation measures addressing a range of environmental impacts
  • Evaluate mitigation feasibility, performance standards and implementation mechanisms
  • Design mitigation monitoring and reporting programs consistent with statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Apply mitigation approaches to specialized subject areas, including transportation (VMT), biological resources, cultural resources, air quality and climate change
  • Analyze recent case law affecting mitigation adequacy and enforceability
  • Compare monitoring and enforcement approaches used by public agencies

Skills You Will Gain

  • Enforceable mitigation drafting
  • Monitoring program development
  • Impact reduction strategy planning
  • CEQA/NEPA mitigation compliance
  • Legal risk identification and defensibility
  • Cross-agency coordination and implementation oversight

Course Format and Pacing
This is an online remote learning course delivered through UC Davis CPE’s learning management system, Canvas, with a supplemental live session hosted on Zoom. The course consists of approximately 6.5 hours of content, combining pre-recorded lectures with a mandatory live Zoom session led by the instructor(s).

CEUs
0.65
Section Number
262PRC104
Instruction Method
Online class

Section Notes

Access to your course in Canvas will be available 7 days before the course start date. Please note that course start and end dates, as well as live sessions (if applicable), are subject to change.

Enrollment Policies

Drop requests (withdraw with a refund) will be approved, less a $50 processing fee, if the request is received before the refund deadline. Clickhere to view complete enrollment policy information including details on withdrawals and transfers.  
 
Refund Deadline: 9/14/2026. Refunds and/or enrollment transfers will not be approved after this date.  
 
Students enrolling after the first day of class are expected to reach out to their instructor to make sure they receive all content and are on track with the course.

Technical Requirements

To ensure your success in this course, please review our technical requirements page atonline learning.

Discounts

CAAA Member Discount

Current members of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) and other UC alumni associations receive 10% off the course fee of one course per quarter, not to exceed $100. If you don't have your discount code, contact CAAA at [email protected] to request it.