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Norfolk Southern Intermodal Facility

Norfolk Southern Intermodal facility

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,  NC

ClearWater Environmental Consultants, Inc. performed various environmental services for the Norfolk Southern Railway Inter-modal Facility in Mecklenburg  County, North Carolina.  Services provided for this project included a comprehensive wetland and stream delineation, threatened and endangered species surveys, and Section 404 US Army Corps of Engineers Permit and 401 Water Quality Certification.

 

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Wetlands-Stream Delineation

Stream Delineation

ClearWater Environmental has conducted wetland and stream delineations including GPS mapping of these features on over 100,000 acres in North Carolina. Our delineation and subsequent verification with the Corps of Engineers are a key part of successful land development planning.

Tagged: delineation, environmental permitting, gps sub-meter mapping, regulatory compliance, stream, wetland assessment, wetland investigation, wetlands

Section 404/401 Permitting

401 / 404 Permitting Corps. of Engineers

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.

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Wetlands-Stream Mitigation

Stream Restoration After

ClearWater Environmental conducts wetlands 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.

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    Before Restoration
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    After Restoration
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    Wetland Creation Before
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The Mitigation Sequence

  1. Avoid – Adverse impacts to aquatic resources are to be avoided and no discharge shall be permitted if there is a practicable alternative with less adverse impact.
  2. Minimize – If impacts cannot be avoided, appropriate and practicable steps to minimize adverse impacts must be taken.
  3. Compensate – Appropriate and practicable compensatory mitigation is required for unavoidable adverse impacts which remain. The amount and quality of compensatory mitigation may not substitute for avoiding and minimizing impacts.

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Endangered & Threatened Species Surveys

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  • 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
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    Bunched Arrowhead
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    Dwarf Flowered Heartleaf
  • Helianthus Schwentzii
    Helianthus Schweinitzii
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    Swamp Pink

Tagged: assessments, biologist, ecologist, Endangered Species Act, endangered-protected species, environmental permitting, ESA, protected species, regulatory compliance, survey, threatened species

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145 7th Ave West, Suite B
Hendersonville, NC

828-698-9800

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