Natural Resource Services

a. Section 404 Permitting

i.Preliminary Wetland Investigation (no data points)

1. A brief site visit with observations limited to surface soil, vegetation and other hydrologic indicators.
2. May include in-office research regarding soils maps, quad maps and other easily available information.

ii. Wetland Delineation

1. Pre-Permit Planning (coordination with Client regarding the project footprint to reduce or minimize impacts to wetlands or Waters of the U.S.)
2. Jurisdictional Verification (from Corps)
3. Initial contact with USFWS
4. Initial contact with SHPO

iii. Request for Section 404 Permit Authorization

1. Nationwide Permit

a. Application for authorization to proceed under specific Nationwide Permit
b. Preliminary Mitigation Planning & Investigation
c. Detailed Mitigation Plans & Specifications are sometimes required by the COE permit process.

2. Individual Permit

a. Application for Individual Permit
b. Individual Water Quality Certification (from ADEQ)
c. Public Notice
d. Preliminary Mitigation Planning & Investigation
e. Alternative Analysis Report (In their permit evaluation process, the COE may request a report which addresses the practicability of using reasonable (less damaging) alternative locations and methods to accomplish the objective of the proposed activity.)
f. Function and Value Analysis Report (In their permit evaluation process, the COE may request a report which addresses the function and value of the impacted wetlands verses the function and value of the replacement (mitigated) wetlands. This is a scientific method that is useful to demonstrate compliance with The Clean Water Act.
g.Preparation, attendance and response to Public Hearings (occasionally required by the permit process to respond to response to the Public Notice)
h.Environmental Assessment (“ES”) or Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”). (It is not probable, but on rare occasions the COE could require an EA or EIS to assist in their evaluation of the public and private need for the proposed activity and the proposed activity’s environmental impact.)
i. Threatened or Endangered Species Survey or Fish and Wildlife Survey (beyond initial inquiry to USFWS).
j. Cultural Resources – Historic Properties Archeological (Phase I) Survey (beyond initial inquiry to SHPO)
k.Preparation, attendance and response to Public Hearings (occasionally required by the permit process to respond to response to the Public Notice)
l. Environmental Assessment (“ES”) or Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”). (It is not probable, but on rare occasions the COE could require an EA or EIS to assist in their evaluation of the public and private need for the proposed activity and the proposed activity’s environmental impact.)
m.Threatened or Endangered Species Survey or Fish and Wildlife Survey (beyond initial inquiry to USFWS).
n. Cultural Resources – Historic Properties Archeological
(Phase I) Survey (beyond initial inquiry to SHPO)
o. Detailed Mitigation Plans & Specifications are sometimes required by the COE permit process.

3. Mitigation Construction

a. On-Site

i.Detailed Mitigation Plans & Specifications
ii.On-site construction or on-site construction management.

b. Off-Site

i.Detailed Mitigation Plans & Specifications
ii.vOn-site construction on EGIS-owned MCA or other off-site location with possible construction management on the non-EGIS owned land.

4. Mitigation Site Monitoring

a. An annual or bi-annual report of the progress of the evolving constructed mitigation site. Reports are usually requested for a 5-year period by the Corps permit.

b. Forestry Services

iv.Tree Preservation/Inventory
i.Urban & Community Forestry Consultation
ii.Urban Forestry Planning

c. Erosion Control / Storm Water

i.Erosion Control Planning
ii. NPDES Permitting
iii. Erosion Control Monitoring
iv. Silt Fence Installation
v. Silt Fence Repair
d. Natural resource planning
e. Endangered Species Surveys
f. Fora and fauna surveys
g. Environmental Inventories
h. Habitat Mapping and Analyses
i. Land Use Classifications
j. Aquatic Services (outside of Section 404 Permitting)
i.Stream/Fisheries Studies/Investigations
ii. Aquatic Habitat Restoration
iii.Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC)

1. Fish Entrainment and Impingement License Investigations

iv.Fish Farm Design, Operation Consultation
v.Bioassay management
vi.Larval Fish Sampling and Identification
vii.Stream Minimum Flow evaluations
viii.Stream bank stabilization
ix.Stream flow/parameter monitoring
x.Water quality monitoring/analysis