NEWPORT ROUTE 105 WETLANDS
2023- 2024
Newport, VT
Client:
Rural Edge
Project Summary:
- FEA delineated all wetlands on the parcel, collected field data (GPS locations of wetland flags, US Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) data plots, photos), and prepared maps of the wetland boundaries.
- Reviewed the wetland boundaries with the District Wetland Ecologist at the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC).
- Completed the preparation and submission of a wetland permit with the State, allowing the project to move forward while meeting standards of impact avoidance and minimization for the nearby wetland and buffer.
View of wetland adjacent to proposed redevelopment project in Newport.
NORTHWOODS TRAIL PERMIT
2023- 2024
Charleston, VT
Client:
Northwoods Stewardship Center
Project Summary:
- FEA delineated wetlands along proposed trail routes at the Northwoods Stewardship in Charleston.
- Coordinated with the VTDEC Stormwater Program to ensure that the trails were non-jurisdictional surfaces that did not require stormwater permitting.
- Prepared and submitted various permits to VTDEC including an individual wetland permit and stream alterations permit for proposed bridges over perennial streams.
View of Lang Brook and bordering wetland at the Northwoods Stewardship Center in Charleston.
MONTGOMERY CENTER WETLANDS
2023- 2025
Montgomery Center, VT
Client:
Hoyle Tanner Associates
Project Summary:
- FEA delineated 19 distinct wetlands within Montgomery Center in relation to a decentralized wastewater treatment and collection system project. The wetland evaluation included a spring vernal pool evaluation.
- Coordinated with the VTDEC and USACE to review the wetland delineations and permit the temporary and permanent impacts associated with the project.
- Prepared a scour analysis for the proposed gravity sewer crossing of the Trout River to ensure that the proposed crossing depth was adequately protected from potential channel adjustments.
Evaluation of egg masses during a spring vernal pool survey.
SOUTH BURLINGTON STORMWATER WETLANDS
2024- 2025
South Burlington, VT
Client:
City of South Burlington
Project Summary:
- FEA was retained by the City of South Burlington (CSB) in 2024 to provide wetland consulting services for stormwater improvement projects under consideration at 4 different locations in the City.
- Delineated the wetlands at the 4 sites, collected GPS locations of the wetland boundaries and mapped the wetlands.
- Coordinated with the VTDEC Wetlands Program to review the wetland boundaries at several of these sites and initiate communications between CSB and VTDEC to work toward an approvable plan.
View of wetland delineated by FEA in 2023 near Farrell Park in South Burlington.
KNIGHT POINT STATE PARK WETLANDS
2024- 2025
North Hero, VT
Client:
Engineering Ventures
Project Summary:
- FEA provided wetland consulting services to support several improvement projects that were proposed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation Department (VTFPR), and designed by Engineering Ventures, at the Knight Point State Park in North Hero.
- Delineated all wetlands near the proposed projects (beach area, field area) and collected wetland field data (GPS location of wetland flags, data plots, photos).
- Coordinated with the Wetlands Program at VTDEC to review the wetlands onsite and initiate a review of the proposed project elements.
View of wetland in open field at Knight Point State Park in North Hero.