For over 20 years our firm has performed successfully on a wide variety of projects of all size, scope and budget across North Carolina. We have the depth and breadth of scientific and engineering knowledge in the areas of land planning, site design, natural resource identification & delineation, site and environmental assessment, environmental permitting, innovative stormwater BMP design, stream & wetland restoration, engineering, landscape architecture, soil science & mapping, and wastewater system design.
S&EC performed hydraulic analyses for a stream crossing at the proposed Apex Town Park to determine water surface profiles for various design storms for a planned community park service road within the Town of Apex, North Carolina. S&EC’s project scope included the conversion of available hard-copy HEC-2 (Water Surface Profiles) models into U.S. Army Corps of …
S&EC worked with the developer by providing all wetland and stream evaluations, permitting phases, listed species surveys, suitable habitat assessments, public meeting representation and coordination with local, Federal and State agencies. The Westpoint at 751 site (+/-17 acres) involved surveys for Regionally Rare Species along the ridge and floodplain of the New Hope Creek Sub-impoundment, …
S&EC worked with the developer by providing listed species surveys, suitable habitat assessments and coordination with local, Federal and State agencies. The Apex Assemblage project (+/- 1,100 acres) involved surveys for Federally Threatened and Endangered species, Federal Species of Concern, and NC listed species along the fall line of the Cape Fear and Neuse River Basins. During site …
S&EC worked with the N.C. Division of Water Quality field delineate stream origins on almost 6,000 acres throughout North Carolina’s mountains. Methods included the use of the most current N.C. DWQ Stream Identification Manual and Form.
S&EC provided site location, environmental permitting, design, construction supervision, and monitoring for two sites related to the mitigation for the Triangle Town Center Mall in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Deporter site works included the preservation and enhancement of 1.82 acres of existing freshwater marsh (beaver swamp), a permanent wet detention site, and creation of 17.75 …
S&EC prepared design recommendations for the repair and reconstruction of the spillway system, the embankment, and various appurtenances for Gammon Lake Dam in Edgecombe County, NC. This small-size, low-hazard, earthen dam approximately 475 feet long and roughly 20 feet in height had fallen into disrepair and was in need of an overhaul. Our engineers evaluated a variety of spillway …
S&EC prepared design plans for the restoration of approximately 650 linear feet of piedmont stream and its associated riparian buffer along an unnamed tributary to Wildcat Branch in south Raleigh, NC. The project also included the restoration of approximately 0.30 acres of riverine wetlands. Project services included evaluation of existing impaired/impacted site conditions, the development of a conceptual …
S&EC prepared the restoration design plans for restoration of approximately 2,550 linear feet of piedmont stream and its associated riparian buffer in Warren County, NC. The project also included the enhancement of approximately 750 linear feet of stream as well as the restoration, enhancement and creation of a combined total of approximately 18.5 acres of riverine …
S&EC performed hydraulic analysis for the proposed Phase III Bolin Creek Greenway project to determine water surface profiles for design storms for a planned community greenway project within the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Our analyses utilized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), HEC-RAS (River Analysis System) to simulate existing and future developed …
Close coordination with the property owner and designer allowed stream restoration efforts to support the Proximity Hotel’s LEED Platinum Certification. S&EC was responsible for the restoration design of approximately 650 linear feet of piedmont stream and its associated riparian buffer on the LEED Platinum Certified Proximity Hotel property in Greensboro, NC. Project tasks included the evaluation …