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OUR SERVICES:
Wetlands & Permitting
Down To Earth Environmental, Inc.'s (DTEE) personnel are experienced in wetland delineation methodology and
procedures, plant identification and wetland permitting. Our staff is trained and knowledgeable in identifying
and evaluating the three wetland criteria: vegetation, soils and hydrology, ensuring our wetland delineations are
fair and objective. We have extensive experience working with the 1987 Corps of Engineers' Wetland Delineation Manual
and Natural Resources Conservation Service's 1998 Wetland Mapping Conventions. In addition to federal guidelines, we at
DTEE are well versed in county and municipal wetland regulations and permitting requirements for the greater Chicago area.
We at DTEE are knowledgeable and experienced in assembling comprehensive permitting plans, tailoring each to the specific
project. We are versed in federal, state and local regulations and can advise on and devise a thorough and concise solution
to any wetland permitting need. We frequently work with the following entities and regulations:
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US Army Corps of Engineers
- US Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service
- US Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Section 401 Certifications & Prescribed Burns
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Endangered & Threatened Species Consultation
- Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
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- Kane County Department of Environmental Management
- Lake County Stormwater Management
- McHenry County Planning Department
- DuPage County Department of Environmental Concerns
- Wetland, Riparian & Special Management Submittals
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Our full scope of wetland-related services include:
- Delineations
- Impacts Permitting
- Mitigation Design, Planning and Installation
- Restoration and Enhancement
- Management and Maintenance
- Monitoring and Reporting
Erosion & Sediment Control
DTEE personnel provide extensive Erosion and Sediment Control (EC/SC) services to satisfy National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit requirements and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) guidelines.
Our staff is trained to inspect EC/SC devices installed on-site to determine that they were properly installed and
operating per approved SWPPP plan and site conditions. Our EC/SC staff is certified as Designated Erosion Control
Inspectors (DECI) of Lake County and Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC).
Our services include site inspections and reporting per NPDES Permit and local guidelines, implementing and maintaining
EC/SC practices and products, maintaining records of site activities and monitoring, updating SWPPPs as necessary and
preparing treatment trains for critical areas.
Our full scope of Erosion and Sediment Control services include:
- EC/SC Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance
- NPDES Permitting
- SWPPP Development, Installation, Monitoring and Reporting
- DECI and CPESC Certified
Native Landscaping & Management
DTEE prides itself on providing the highest quality Native plants direct from the nursery to your
project site. We handle only native species indigenous to the Midwest prior to European settlement.
This allows us to minimize the introduction of nonnative and/or aggressive invasive species to the planting
area that can destroy wetland and prairie plant communities and contaminate native seed banks. We have an
exclusive partnership with Marshland Transplant Aquatic Nursery, the largest aquatic nursery in the Midwest.
With our partner, we cultivate, harvest and separate our own seed. In addition, all live plant installations
are grown at our nursery from seed to mature plant, never being harvested from the wild. Each seed mix that we install is
created on a project by project basis based on specific site conditions.
DTEE can provide all of the expertise, materials and labor for your native landscaping project. We have
extensive experience in performing native landscaping for restorations, site stabilization, mitigations,
basin naturalizations and enhancements. Once installed, our experienced management team can implement a
maintenance plan specific to your native landscape's needs.
Our full scope of Native Landscaping services include:
- Native Area Plantings, Monitoring and Reporting
- Detention Basin Naturalization
- Nursery-Direct Installation of Native Plants and Seed
- Native Area Management, Including Invasive Species Control
- Prescribed Burning
- Licensed Herbiciding
- Native Area Mowing and Hand-Weeding
- Debris Removal
Environmental
DTEE personnel have over 25 years experience in handling environmental issues. Our expertise includes
Phase I property assessments per ASTM Standards, HAZMAT, asbestos and lead paint certifications and
remediation projects. We create remediation plans and provide the personnel and contractors necessary
to successfully implement those plans. Once a remediation plan is completed, we can provide the closure
package identifying the satisfied clean-up objectives to the applicable party(s).
Our full scope of Environmental services include:
- Phase I, II & III Environmental Assessments
- Subsurface Soil Investigations and Underground Storage Tank Removal
- Asbestos Demolition Permitting
- Air Monitoring
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