Nuria Holmes
Senior Environmental Planner @Camas, Llc
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Environmental Planner @Camas, Llc
At Camas LLC, Nuria leads complex regulatory and environmental compliance efforts for water and energy infrastructure projects across the western United States. She specializes in navigating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing process, as well as coordinating permitting and compliance under the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, NEPA, and CEQA. Nuria manages multidisciplinary teams to align technical, regulatory, and stakeholder objectives, ensuring that projects move forward efficiently while meeting rigorous environmental standards. Her work at Camas emphasizes collaboration, whether by coordinating with federal and state agencies, engaging stakeholders through transparent consultation processes, or guiding clients through difficult regulatory frameworks. Nuria has played a central role in permitting and compliance strategies for dam removal and decommissioning, hydropower licensing and amendments, and construction projects requiring in-water work. She is particularly skilled at structuring environmental compliance programs, developing regulatory documentation, and facilitating communication between technical experts, regulators, and project owners.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Portland Community College
Associate's Degree
Project Management Institute
Certified Associate in Project Management
University of Denver
Master of Science (M.S.)
ABOUT NURIA HOLMES
Nuria Holmes specializes in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric licensing process, including amendments, compliance, and federal and state permitting. She helps clients navigate complex FERC requirements with clarity and efficiency, drawing on her experience working on hydropower projects nationwide, from micro-turbines to pumped storage development. Her background includes facilitating consultation and public engagement ranging from small workshops to large, contentious stakeholder meetings. With direct experience from the owner-operator perspective, Nuria provides practical insight into implementing and interpreting regulatory requirements, ensuring facilities are designed to integrate with increasingly variable energy resources. She is skilled in client management, environmental compliance program development, regulatory document preparation, and data system management. Nuria has collaborated with private utilities, developers, public utility districts, and municipalities on licensing and relicensing efforts. She also serves as an independent reviewer for the Low Impact Hydropower Institute and has held leadership positions within the National Hydropower Association, including Vice Chair of the Regulatory Affairs Committee (2022 to 2024) and Vice Chair of the Future Leaders of Waterpower Committee (2020 to 2022).
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