KY Stream Restoration Stream restoration design and monitoring at this site in Whitley County, Kentucky has resulted in an increase in aquatic resources across the watershed. Macroinvertebrate communities have been re-established and the riparian zones have been replanted with trees and shrubs that are native the Kentucky. The stream channels were also reshaped to provide …
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Drone Construction Monitoring
Drone construction monitoring provides current aerial data (images, video, etc) for your construction site. Allowing for better decision making and compliance with regulatory permits. We can help provide real-time digital data from your site allowing for better decision making and monitoring of sensitive sites.
Mitigation Monitoring
Mitigation monitoring compliance has become a very high priority for many government agencies, in particular, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. We have helped design, manage, monitor or construct over one hundred thousand feet of stream and over 50 acres of wetlands and have achieved the ultimate goal of receiving a letter from the appropriate …
Jurisdictional Determination – Harlan County
Jurisdictional Determinations are conducted by BSC personnel in support of the requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to identify “waters of the U.S.” as identified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Field surveys for the determination were conducted in accordance with the 1987 USACE Wetlands Delineation Manual (USACE, …
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Selenium Fish Tissue Sampling
Selenium Fish Tissue Sampling Many NPDES Permits now contain a Selenium Fish Tissue sampling trigger for collection of fish and application of EPA Method 200.8. This method identifies the amount of Selenium accumulated in the tissue of certain fish species. Waypoint’s selenium fish sampling team is equipped to take on all of your fish survey …
Training for Quality Assurance
At least once a year, our field teams gather for Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Annual Training to review and demonstrate our field methods. All of our field methods are based on published Standard Operating Procedure Manuals that guide all sampling or monitoring techniques. This is also a part of our Kentucky Division of …
Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) are typically performed to identify potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities related to a tract of land, business, loan, lease, or other type of property transaction. A Phase 1 Environmental report is typically requested lenders and is highly recommended prior to property or land …
Macroinvertebrate Analysis & Identification
Macroinvertebrate Analysis & Identification Order: Ephemeroptera Family: Ephemeridae Genus: Ephemera Total Number of Species: 6 (1 recently extinct) Habitat: Lotic & Lentic Systems – Depositional Areas, consisting of sand and gravel Habit: Burrowers Trophic Relationships: Collectors; Predators; Filterers North American Distribution: Widespread Specimen taken from an aquatic macroinvertebrate sample conducted in Bell County, …
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Spring Mitigation Monitoring
Spring mitigation monitoring has begun. This stream restoration site was permitted under the Clean Water Act using a Nationwide Permit. Natural stream design techniques were applied using a combination of Rosgen and standard survey practices using a reference reach. The restoration project has been successful in restoring fish and macroinvertebrate habitat, and has also been …
Ecological Surveys
Ecological surveys such as fish census or stream habitat assessments are necessary to provide data for assessing the current conditions of an ecosystem. A fish census provides a snapshot into the populations (i.e. diversity) of fish species within a segment of stream. A stream habitat assessment can provide insights into the current habitat conditions of …