The Market at Colonnade and its Innovative Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP) was featured in an Op-Ed piece in a recent addition of Urban Land Magazine (January/February 2014). The article, “How to Manage Stormwater as a Resource” was co-authored by Mark Peternell, Vice President for Sustainability of Regency Centers, and Patrick Smith, P.E. of S&EC, and provides …
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Kernersville Pump Station Stream Restoration
S&EC prepared design plans for the restoration of approximately 120 linear feet of Piedmont stream and its associated riparian buffer along an unnamed tributary to Smith Creek in Kernersville, NC. The project, situated adjacent to an existing sanitary sewer easement and pump station proposes the removal of an existing on-line sediment basin and riser structure which has fallen …
NPDES Monitoring & Site Inspections
The Stormwater General Permit NCG01000, also called a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, is routinely issued by the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (NCDENR) Division of Land Resources (Land Quality Section) or a local Delegated Authority (such as a County government or local municipality) as part the approval of a …
Groundwater Hydrology Projects
Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA (S&EC) has conducted groundwater hydrology evaluations for surface and subsurface wastewater systems, and provided permit consultation for compliance with NCDENR, NCDWQ and local County regulations on a wide variety of projects in North Carolina. Example projects include: Coastal Studies Institute in Manteo, Dare County, NC – Project work consisted of Soil/Site Evaluation, Hydrologic Evaluation, and …
Nash County Quarry
S&EC prepared design recommendations for the installation of select stormwater treatment devices for a large commercial quarry operation in Nash County, NC. The project scope included the design of five wet detention basins and associated appurtenances in accordance with the North Carolina Best Management Practices (BMP) and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) …
Catawba Falls Stream & Wetland Restoration
S&EC prepared restoration design plans for approximately 1,000 linear feet of mountain stream and approximately 3 acres of wetlands that were inadvertently impacted as a result of development activities within an 1,800 acre residential property near Black Mountain, in McDowell County, NC. The project scope included evaluation of existing impaired/impacted site conditions, the development of …
Franklin County Hub Road Extension
S&EC performed hydraulic analyses for a proposed crossing within the Franklin County Industrial Park to determine water surface profiles for various design storms for the proposed Hub Road Extension. Working directly for the Kerr-Tar Regional Economic Development Corporaiton, S&EC’s project scope included the development of representative U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) HEC-RAS (River Analysis System) models to …
Veridea Development
Veridea will be a new, sustainable, mixed-use urban community constructed on +/- 1,000 acres within the Town of Apex in Wake County, North Carolina. S&EC worked with the developer by providing listed species surveys, suitable habitat assessments and coordination with local, Federal and State agencies. Project scope involved surveys for Federally Threatened and Endangered species, Federal Species …
Mount Vernon Springs Stream & Wetland Restoration
S&EC was responsible for the restoration design plans for restoration of approximately 5,000 linear feet of piedmont stream and its associated riparian buffer. The project also included the restoration and creation of a combined total of approximately 14.5 acres of riverine wetlands. Services also included evaluation of existing impaired/impacted site conditions, the development of construction …
Gray Farm Stream Restoration
S&EC prepared restoration design plans for approximately 7,500 linear feet of piedmont stream and its associated riparian buffer and wetlands on the Gray Farm property near Statesville in Iredell County, NC. Project performed as part of a full-delivery project for the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) with a North Carolina mitigation banking firm (American Wetlands). …