Stream Restoration Kentucky Waypoint personnel have been monitoring stream and wetland mitigation sites for the past 10 years. Mitigation release has been granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on multiple projects, for meeting performance standards and success criteria contained in the approved permits.
Category Archives: Aquatic Assessment
Kentucky Stream Restoration
Kentucky Stream Restoration Stream mitigation including stream restoration design and construction monitoring services. Whether it is a baseline study or full stream restoration design plan our team regularly performs these tasks to help our clients meet their project goals. Using Rosgen and standard survey trained stream restoration specialists, Waypoint, LLC provides their clients with longitudinal …
Selenium Fish Tissue Kentucky
Selenium Fish Tissue Kentucky Selenium Fish Tissue Collection frequencies are conducted by Waypoint to help our clients comply with NPDES/KPDES permits issued by the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) or the EPA. BSC staff maintain scientific collectors permits and provide field personnel with extensive experience identifying the target species as required by the protocol. These …
Kentucky Selenium Fish Tissue Sampling Frequency
Selenium Fish Tissue Collection frequencies are conducted by Waypoint to help our clients comply with NPDES/KPDES permits issued by the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) or the EPA. BSC staff maintain scientific collectors permits and provide field personnel with extensive experience identifying the target species as required by the protocol. These are very time sensitive …
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Stream & Wetland Mitigation Monitoring
Stream & Wetland Mitigation Monitoring Section 404 Clean Water Act Mitigation compliance documentation can be very difficult due to the complexity and detail of many permit conditions. In recent years we have implemented the deployment of our Ecodrone systems. This technology allows us to provide high resolution aerial imagery and gives our clients the data …
Macroinvertebrate Survey & Analysis
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Survey & Analysis Benthic macroinvertebrate survey and analysis is provided by our team of aquatic entomologists and biologists. Waypoint’s macroinvertebrate survey team is equipped to take on all of your aquatic survey needs. Our staff is fully permitted and qualified to conduct macroinvertebrate surveys in various states and can analyze your samples if …
Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool (SQT)
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation finalized their Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) November 11, 2018. This tool is proposed to replace the 2004 mitigation guidelines. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). (2018). Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool: Data Collection and Analysis Manual, TN SQT v1.0. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. )
Hydrologic Determination – Tennessee
We recently completed multiple hydrologic determinations in the State of Tennessee. These are required by Tennessee law and are conducted by our trained field staff. These determinations use a combination of primary and secondary field indicators for the assessment. The secondary indicators include assess geomorphology, hydrology, and biology related characteristics within the watercourse to identify …
Tennessee Hydrologic Determination
Tennessee Hydrologic Determination (HDT) and Jurisdictional Determinations (JD) are conducted by our trained field staff and follow the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Water Pollution Control Guidance For Making Hydrologic Determinations, as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Guidance. This is required by law within the state of Tennessee under …
Macroinvertebrate Collection and Analysis | Aquatic Assessments
Macroinvertebrate Collection and Analysis | Aquatic Assessments – The following steps are taken from the KDOW SOP manual, and describe the methodology for collecting a multi-habitat sample in a wadeable stream: “1. The investigator will sample a variety of non-riffle habitats with the aid of an 800 x 900 μm mesh triangular or D-frame dip …
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