WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WETLAND DETERMINATIONS & DELINEATIONS WETLAND PERMITTING & MITIGATION WATER RESOURCE EVALUATION & PERMITTING WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS WELLHEAD PROTECTION RETURN TO SERVICES OVERVIEW WETLAND DETERMINATIONS & DELINEATIONS Wetland issues, if not handled correctly, can stop a project before it gets started, can cause a significant increase in project costs and to the timeline. It is important that wetlands are identified by a trained field scientist prior to the start of construction projects or in a timely manner once projects have begun. MartinEnviro can provide a field biologist trained in wetland identification to a perform determination and delineation. All work is conducted in accordance with the Corps of Engineering Wetlands Delineation Manual (Technical Report Y-87-1). Top of Page WETLAND PERMITTING & MITIGATION Whether a permit is required under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) or to meet State or Local requirements, MartinEnviro can effectively coordinate the permit application process and conduct onsite visits with agency representatives to fulfill the regulatory requirements. Depending on the type of activity and whether practicable alternatives with less adverse impact on the aquatic environment exist, wetland impacts may not be avoided or minimized. MartinEnviro can guide the client through the process of compensatory wetland mitigation, which may take the form of wetland restoration, enhancement, construction, or preservation. MartinEnviro can also develop innovative, cost-effective mitigation strategies according to a client's particular needs. Top of Page WATER RESOURCE EVALUATION & PERMITTING Over the next three decades, projected population growth and economic growth will put significant stress on local water resources worldwide. Freshwater availability will become one of the limiting factors for the growth of cities and industries. MartinEnviro can help you understand and quantify the impact of water resources for managing the sustainability and prosperity of your business or community. Emerging issues such as agricultural runoff, large animal feeding operations, and pharmaceuticals in surface water and groundwater continue to cause concern, which MartinEnviro can help you understand. MartinEnviro can provide turnkey services that include well/well-field location, aquifer performance testing, aquifer yield analysis, and recharge characteristics. MartinEnviro can also provided expert witness support with respect to water rights and contaminated groundwater litigation. Our staff has assisted several national bottled water facilities with turnkey services, including site location, resource evaluation, permitting, and operations. Our regional experience in permitting can help you negotiate through what will be an increasingly tougher from the application for new consumptive use permits to the renewal of existing permits. This process is now linked to a heightened requirement for community liaison and interaction, especially if the permit may be contested. Let MartinEnviro assist help you navigate the permitting process successfully. Top of Page WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS MartinEnviro can design a monitoring plan to ensure your facility will stay in compliance with the required regulation and/or permits. We can develop a Water Quality Program Plan for the following: Drinking Water Water Treatment Wastewater Treatment Top of Page WELLHEAD PROTECTION Proper wellhead protection can prevent drinking water from becoming polluted by managing potential contamination sources in the area that supplies water to a well. Depending on the water system classification, MartinEnviro can develop policies for strategic land and chemicals use, thereby protecting public health and avoiding the expense of treating polluted water or drilling new wells. Top of Page