Waterway Permitting Services – Buckeye Lake – Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio

As part of design activities associated with the project, STONE assisted the designer in understanding permitting associated with impacts to wetlands, streams, and floodplain areas. STONE assisted with preparing a Section 404 and Section 401 application package to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), requesting authorization for the proposed discharge of fill material into jurisdictional waters of the U.S. for the project.

The USACE Nationwide Pre-construction Notification (PCN) application package for submittal to the USACE which involved:

  • Agency and client coordination
  • ODNR coordination
  • Floodplain coordination
  • Documentation of resources
  • Assessment of impacts to each resource (wetlands and streams)
  • Assessment and narrative of avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures
  • Development of related figures
  • Description of mitigation

“STONE is an instrumental part of our team on the Portsmouth By-Pass Project: the 16-mile new construction project, which is the single largest project in ODOT history. This project has come with more than its share of environmental challenges. STONE has delivered over 30 full environmental clearance reviews and reports we have requested as part of the project, handling them from start to finish in a very timely & cost effective manner. Furthermore, they’ve proven themselves as an extremely valuable resource when it comes to consulting on mitigation efforts, hazardous materials, and resolving various unknown environmental situations that the project has encountered.

 

From the top down STONE has proven they are committed to excellence and we look forward to working with them on many projects in the future.”

Steve Feix - Project Manager, Beaver Excavating Company