Environmental Sciences

Specializing in wetland/stream assessments and permitting, landscape implementation, ecological restoration, NEPA compliance, and environmental site assessments, our experienced in-house team of environmental scientists is ready to assist you with field investigations, delineations, permit applications, planting design and installation, and environmental compliance for federally funded projects.

Our long-standing relationships with state and federal agencies enable us to expertly and efficiently obtain waterway permits and environmental clearance for projects.

Delineation of Waters & Regulatory Permitting
  • * Wetland and Stream Delineations
  • * Section 404/401 Permitting
  • * Habitat Assessments – QHEI/HHEI/VIBI/ORAM/FQAI/HMFEI
  • * Enforcement Cases and Dispute Resolution
  • * Coordination with State and Federal Resource Agencies
Landscape Design and Implementation
  • * Pre-Planting Inspection
  • * Development and Implementation of Planting Plans
  • * Post Construction Monitoring
  • * Undesirable Plant Control Plans and Implementation
Ecological Restoration
  • * Site Assessments
  • * Feasibility Studies
  • * Stream Restoration Using Natural Channel Design
  • * Engineering Design
  • * Construction Oversight
Wetland and Stream Mitigation and Monitoring
  • * Preliminary Site Evaluation/Assessment
  • * Conceptual and Final Engineering Design
  • * Final Mitigation Plans
  • * Construction Oversight
  • * Monitoring and Reporting
  • * Wetland/Stream Mitigation Bank Development and IRT Coordination
NEPA Documentation and Compliance
  • * Categorical Exclusions (CEs) and Environmental Assessments (EAs)
  • * ODOT Project Development Process
  • * Ecological Surveys
  • * Archaeology and Historic Architecture Surveys
  • * Public Involvement
Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
  • * ESA Screenings
  • * Phase I and II ESAs
  • * Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies
  • * Hazardous Materials Management
  • * Underground Storage Tanks
  • * Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) Studies
Development Planning
  • * Real Property Resource Inventories / Land Management
  • * Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) / Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  • * Tree Surveys
Storm Water Management
  • * Vegetated Storm water Basins – Design and Planting
  • * NPDES Phase II Stream Assessments
  • * Water Quality Sampling
  • * On-call Storm Water Sampling
Hydrogeological Surveys
  • * Hydrogeological Investigations
  • * Groundwater Modeling
  • * Wellfield Evaluations
  • * Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) Plans