ELS was contracted by Shell Engineering to complete an OHWM delineation, critical areas report, and restoration plan for the purpose of replacing a dilapidated pedestrian bridge adjacent to a Type-F stream located within a City park in Washougal, WA. The project also included improvements to the existing trail that leads to and from the pedestrian…
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East Fork Lewis Wetland Mitigation Bank
ELS is contracted by Habitat Bank, LLC for permitting and environmental documentation for establishment of a 110-acre wetland mitigation bank near La Center, Washington. The responsibilities of ELS included conducting a wetland determination and preparing a wetland determination report, preparing numerous permit applications at the local, state, and federal levels, assisting with the basis of design…
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Cougar Creek Trunk Sewer Repair
The Cougar Creek Trunk Sewer Repair project consisted of rehabilitation of approximately 4,050 linear feet of sewer pipe within Cougar Creek Canyon in Vancouver, Washington. The project corridor is within a biodiversity corridor and contains Cougar Creek, a fish bearing stream, and multiple wetlands. The pipeline corridor crossed multiple wetlands and crossed the creek multiple…
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SR 131 Water Line Replacement
ELS was contracted by Grayling Engineers on behalf of Lewis County Water District #1, to complete an ESA document and other critical area reporting for a water line to be installed beneath the Cowlitz River with horizontal directional drilling located in Randle, Washington. ELS biologists created a project plan with the engineer and environmental planner…
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Crumb Road Fish Removal
ELS was contracted by Quigg Bros, a construction company, on behalf of Lewis County Dept. of Public Works, to perform electrofishing activities at the Crumb Road culvert replacement. Lewis County biologists performed the fish removal until they realized electrofishing would be necessary. ELS biologists were contracted immediately and worked closely with the contractor to help…
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