Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. - Wetlands and Water Quality

Wetlands and Water Quality

WEST has conducted numerous wetland delineations to determine status pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. WEST is also experienced in developing wetland mitigation plans and monitoring the success of created wetlands. Several WEST employees have completed formal training in wetland delineation, plant identification, and wetland construction and restoration from the Wetland Training Institute. Delineations are conducted according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1987 manual. WEST has also conducted several water quality monitoring projects and is experienced in the use of the EPA rapid bioassessment method.

WEST has conducted projects involving wetlands or water quality throughout the western United States. Representative clients include:

Wyoming Department of Transportation Montana Department of Transportation
Utah Department of Transportation
Bonneville Power Administration
Wyoming Water Development Commission
City of Buffalo, Wyoming
City of Laramie, Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Wheatland Irrigation District
Kennedy Engineering, Inc.
Merit Energy Company
BP Amoco
Texaco

REPRESENTATIVE WETLAND AND WATER QUALITY PROJECTS

Invertebrate Sampling, Cottonwood Creek, Wyoming

Monitored success of 17 created and two restored wetlands near Buffalo, Wyoming using line transects and quadrats to quantify vegetative composition, density, and vigor and by documenting wildlife use of created wetlands.
Monitored water quality, substrate composition, and aquatic invertebrates using standard monitoring procedures and EPA's rapid bioassessment methods on North Fork of Shoshone River, Park County, Wyoming.
Conducted aquatic bioassessment using EPA rapid bioassessment method on Little Goose Creek in Sheridan, Wyoming to assess effects of an oil spill on the stream.
Delineated wetlands along North Platte River, selected wetland mitigation sites, and prepared conceptual wetland mitigation designs for two closed refinery remediation projects in Casper, Wyoming.
Delineated wetlands for numerous highway construction projects encompassing an estimated 350 miles of road in Wyoming and Montana.
Selected mitigation sites and assisted with design of mitigation plans to mitigate 17 acres of wetland and 60 acres of riparian area impacts associated with the High Savory Dam in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Designed reclamation of 28 ponds on abandoned bentonite mines in Wyoming to improve waterfowl habitat value, and prepared U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Permit applications for reclamation of the ponds.
Delineated 900 acres of wetlands in Carbon County, Wyoming for inclusion in the Wyoming Wetland Bank. These wetlands were the first accepted for the bank in the state of Wyoming.

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