Ecology + Aquatic ResourcesHydrology + Water QualityPermitting: LAS, 404 Nationwide + Individual Permits & NPDESWetland & Stream Restoration + Mitigation Banking
Location: Whitfield County, Georgia
Nutter & Associates completed all components necessary to establish the approximately 214-acre Upper Coosa Mitigation Bank located adjacent to the Conasauga River in Whitfield County, Georgia. As a part of the project, all monitoring required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District 2018 Standard Operating Procedure was completed, including wetland hydrologic assessment, vegetation sampling, functional assessments, HEC-RAS flood modeling, and geospatial mapping and modeling. The project team worked closely with the Interagency Review Team to establish functional lift estimates, long-term performance standards and methodologies, and restoration design plans.
Services Provided
Nutter & Associates has provided the following services:
- Established and monitored long-term hydrologic and vegetation plots
- Provided the restoration design in AutoCAD Civil3D format to the contractor
- Developed Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plans
- Acquired federal, state, and local permits
- Assisted with the identification of Conservation Easement holder, establishment of Financial Assurances, and coordination of credit sales
Close up image of a mitigation bank from the Compensatory Mitigation Bank Establishment project. (image 1/2)
Mitigation bank designs done by NAI for the Compensatory Mitigation Bank Establishment project. (image 2/2)