Decota Consulting Company, Inc. HOME ABOUT SERVICES BASE DATA CONTACT Mitigation Decota Consulting Company, Inc. can assist your organization with mitigation site selection, mitigation proposals, mitigation banking assistance, natural channel design, wetland delineation, and wetland design. Our staff has extensive experience designing and implementing mitigation projects. Impacts on Natural Resources When an entity proposes a project that involves impacts to a potential natural resource, mitigation is often required to lessen those impacts. The most frequent impacts which require mitigation are impacts to streams and wetlands. However, additional impacts which could require mitigation include air quality or endangered species habitat. Currently in West Virginia, the preferred methods of mitigation are mitigation banking, in-lieu fee payment, and permittee responsible mitigation. Functional Assessment Measurement of impacts and baseline conditions are important when assessing a project. Stream and wetland impacts have traditionally been measured on a foot or acre basis. Today it is common for impacts to also be evaluated based upon function. With an appropriate evaluation impacts to function can be accurately calculated. This functional assessment will ensure the mitigation proposed will adequately compensate for the function lost and additionally provide increased credit for functional lift. More Information Lacey Parsons lacey@decotaconsulting.com Brad Cochran brad@decotaconsulting.com Wetland Mitigation If a suitable site is available wetlands can often be restored or created more economically than paying In-lieu fee costs. This is especially true if the wetland replacement acreage involved is greater than 5 acres. Decota Consulting can help you in all phases of this process from wetland delineation and permit application to design and construction as well as monitoring/report preparation requirements. Learn more Natural Channel Design Natural Channel Design incorporates all aspects of stream function into the design. Bank stability, sediment transport, flood frequency and habitat are each carefully considered when developing a design. By evaluating the dimension, pattern and profile data of a stable natural stream and incorporating that information into a design for an impaired stream, a "naturally" stable stream can be constructed. This stream would have an appropriate width and depth to transport sediment without eroding the stream banks and bed or allowing deposition within the channel as often occurs in "constructed" rip rap channels. The idea is that the stream will be relatively free to adjust and self maintain once construction is completed. Additionally, structures used in natural channel design not only improve bank stability but also improve aquatic habitat. Learn more Decota Resources mail.decotaconsulting.com site map Related Resources dep.wv.gov usace.army.mil Data Resources wvgis.wvu.edu datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov About Us As consultants, we provide the knowledge and technical support to help your organization achieve its goals more efficiently. We will stand as a professional liaison between our clients and various federal, state or local regulatory agencies. © 2020 Decota Consulting Company, Inc. | Privacy