Wetland Delineation and Assessment
EcoGENESIS has extensive experience managing and conducting wetland delineations and assessments in Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Our staff and independent subcontractors have established expertise and experience in guiding clients when evaluating sites with wetland impact and mitigation issues and in performing wetland determinations and assessments. We have proven experience with “problem area” delineations such as improved pasture or altered sites, characterizing wetland ecosystems and habitat for impact assessments and mitigation offset, monitoring for water use or de-watering drawdown impacts, and designing and implementing Environmental Management Plans (EMP) in support of Water Use Permits. We have a broad range of experience with federal and state delineation and assessment methods used throughout the United States, as listed below:
- 1987 U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands and Waters of the U.S. Delineation Methods and Regional Supplements,including the application of SWANCC and Rapanos policies
- State of Florida Wetland Determinations (Chapter 62-340 F.A.C.)
- Coordinating NRCS wetland determinations
- Florida Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM, Chapter 62-345, F.A.C.)
- Federal wetland and mitigation assessment methods (Hydrogeomorphic Methods (HGM), Charleston and Modified Charleston Methods, TXRAM and interim HGMs)
- USFWS Wetland Value Assessment (WVA)—Louisiana Coastal Zone Permitting
- Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP)
- Wetland Assessment Procedure(WAP)
- Feasibility and Constraints Analysis
- Design and Implementation of Environmental Management Plans(EMP) for consumptive water use permitting
- Submeter GPS and GIS capabilities for wetland mapping and map production.
