Understanding the Environment, Accounting for Regulations

The Watershed Company scientists use the latest scientific methods to assess wetlands, streams, wildlife, fish, and trees. We can provide accurate documentation for permit approval and help design innovative, functional, and attractive mitigation and restoration plans that augment the property and ecological functions, and meet regulatory requirements, from permit submittal through construction.

The Watershed Company also leads the field in non-traditional methods of mitigation, including mitigation banking, in-lieu fee programs, and restoration credits.

Our Assessment and Mitigation Services Include:

Wetland and Stream Delineation/Documentation

  • Renaissance studies

  • Delineation studies and reports

  • Critical Areas Code compliance reports

  • Buffer modifications and averaging plans

Wetland and Stream Impact Permitting

  • 401/404 Clean Water Act Compliance (JARPA, Ecology pre-filling request, etc.)

  • BA/BE studies for ESA compliance

  • Impact and mitigation needs assessment

  • Mitigation and landscape restoration plans/planting plans

  • Mitigation Bank Use Plans

  • Stream Bank Full Width and Ordinary High Water Mark Delineation

  • WDFW Water Crossing Guidelines Compliance for culverts and bridges

 
Homebuyers guide to wetlands and critical areas by The Watershed Company.

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CAN I USE THIS WETLAND INVENTORY MAP FOR MY PROJECT?

Online inventory maps, like King County iMap and Snohomish County’s PDS Map Portal, are a useful resource for learning about your property’s critical areas—to a point. In this blog, Sam Payne, ecologist at The Watershed Company, explains how inventory maps fit into the planning process.

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