- Delineation of Waters of the U.S. on site.
- Coordination with design architects and professional surveyors for avoidance and minimization design efforts.
- Negotiating site design elements with Federal and State agency personnel
- Provided natural channel design recommendations for a small, impacted channel on site.
- Coordinated and submitted all federal and state 404/401 permitting documents including avoidance and minimization narratives, restoration efforts, post-construction restoration of temporary impact areas design.
Ecology + Aquatic ResourcesPermitting: LAS, 404 Nationwide + Individual Permits & NPDES
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
NAI staff led 404 Nationwide Permit and 401 Water Quality Certification negotiations, recommended avoidance and minimization site design efforts, and implemented stream channel restoration design recommendations for Carolina RV’s new business location in Asheville, NC
Through a combination of agency negotiation, creative site design, natural stream channel design implementation, and avoidance and minimization of wetland and stream impacts on a site with multiple structural and environmental constraints, NAI was able to secure a nationwide permit and state water quality certification for minimal impacts to Waters of the U.S., while also avoiding the need to purchase costly offsite mitigation credits for the client.
Carolina RV needed to relocate their operations from a temporary site in Hendersonville, NC to a new site off Brevard Road in Asheville NC. The new location was on property owned by the client but contained several structural and environmental constraints. As a new property could not be obtained without considerable cost to the client, NAI was tasked with navigating all structural and environmental constraints through creative site design recommendations, while also negotiating a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit and minimizing additional permitting costs to the client. By minimizing and avoiding impacts to streams and wetlands along with onsite natural channel design restoration efforts, all the design and construction efforts were accomplished without the need for costly mitigation credits.
