AQUATIC SERVICES

Many of our clients seeking various federal and state wetland/stream permits, or monitoring in the establishment of mitigation sites need various aquatic services to obtain the desired permits and approvals. The services include:

• In-situ water quality
• Fish surveys
• Macroinvertebrate surveys

WEC has substantial experience in conducting stream surveys to assess fish, mussel, and aquatic macroinvertebrate populations using various EPA and State Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP). WEC maintains the necessary equipment to complete these surveys to include nets and backpack electro-fishing units, boats and personal safety equipment.

Also, our development clients increasingly have become the subject of lawsuits originating from homeowners associations, private individuals, and local conservation organizations for alleged sedimentation in streams and lakes located downstream of development sites. WEC has assisted these clients by obtaining baseline pre-development data to document existing sediment loads and turbidity and by monitoring the development site during site grading and construction, as well as locations upstream and downstream of the development site. This proactive approach provides developers and grading contractors with data that can assist them in avoiding potential lawsuits. It also can identify potential on-site problems that can be corrected quickly before potentially affecting downstream property owners.