EnviroScience (formerly ClearWater Environmental Consultants) has successfully prepared numerous Environmental Assessments and Categorical Exclusions for the North Carolina State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), working concurrently with different lead agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR).
Wetlands Environmental Permitting & Planning Services
Wetlands Environmental Permitting & Planning Services, including Wetlands Delineation, Environmental Permitting, Development Planning and Consulting, Habitat Assessments, Wetlands Mitigation, Planning and Implementation, Threatened and Endangered Species, Surveys and Assessments, NEPA/SEPA Environmental Assessments, Water Quality Sampling, GPS Sub-meter Mapping, Stream Mitigation
Wetlands-Stream Delineation
EnviroScience (formerly ClearWater Environmental Consultants) has conducted wetland and stream delineations, including GPS mapping of these features on over 100,000 acres in North Carolina alone. Our delineation and subsequent verification with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are key parts of successful land development planning.
Section 404/401 Permitting
Regulatory Compliance and Clean Water Act Section 404 and 401 Permitting of the required for the discharge of fill material into streams, wetlands and open waters.
Wetlands-Stream Mitigation
EnviroScience (formerly ClearWater Environmental Consultants) conducts Wetland and Stream Mitigation Planning and Implementation as required to replace the loss of wetland and stream function and values. Compensatory mitigation is defined as the restoration, creation, enhancement, or, in exceptional cases, preservation of wetlands and/or other aquatic resources for the purpose of compensating for unavoidable impacts.
The Mitigation Sequence
- Avoid – Adverse impacts to aquatic resources must be avoided, and no discharge shall be permitted if there is a practicable alternative with less adverse impact.
- Minimize – If impacts cannot be avoided, appropriate and practicable steps must be taken to minimize adverse impacts.
- Compensate – Appropriate and practicable compensatory mitigation is not just a requirement, but a crucial step for unavoidable adverse impacts which remain. The amount and quality of compensatory mitigation may not substitute for avoiding and minimizing impacts.
Endangered & Threatened Species Surveys
- Protected Species Assessments and Monitoring
- Habitat Conservation Plans
- Protected Plant Surveys and Relocations
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Section 7 and Section 10 Consultations
- GIS/GPS Mapping
Mitigation Banking
Wash Creek Mitigation Bank
Laurel Park, NC
EnviroScience (formerly ClearWater Environmental Consultants) provided consulting services for a new stream mitigation bank in Laurel Park in Henderson County, NC. The mitigation bank provides credits in the Upper French Broad River Basin (06010105). Construction is complete, and the restored stream has already withstood two bankful events while functioning well.
Wash Creek Stream Bank
Stream Credits Available Now – Contact Clement Riddle at (828) 698-9800
