Wetland Consultation

Wetland Delineation - Provide preliminary and on-site assessment of wetland resources based on the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual, Federal Method for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands, and applicable state regulations.

Wetland Function and Value Analysis - Determine the function and value of wetland resources based on prescribed state, federal, and local regulatory requirements. Review potential wetland impacts. WET II, Wetland Evaluation Technique can be used to establish function and value of impacted wetlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrogeomorphic Classification for Wetlands is used to evaluate wetland resources based on geomorphic setting, source water hydrology, and hydrodynamics.

Wetland Permit Negotiations - Interpret regulations and policies related to wetland resource protection and provide recommendations to clients on site planning in order to facilitate permit processing. Negotiate permit conditions with all appropriate federal, state and local government agencies. Permit application preparation, submittal, and tracking is provided.

Mitigation Design - Provide strategies for compensating for wetland impacts. This includes location of appropriate alternative sites, design, construction and post-construction monitoring of the mitigation plan. Brightwater has pioneered the use of stream restoration as out-of-kind mitigation, which has gained acceptance from Federal and state agencies and facilitates regulatory compliance when acceptable sites for wetland creation or enhancement are not available.