Preserving community and environmental resources through natural design
Mitigation planning and permitting
WithersRavenel’s stormwater and environmental professionals have the expertise to evaluate your site to determine the level of work and permitting required for your project to function in a more natural state. We coordinate with agencies and work hand-in-hand with municipalities and landowners throughout the process to achieve your project goals.
Stabilization
Project designs can take a variety of shapes, often involving the restoration of a resource to a more natural state, including the planting of native flora. Culvert repairs and replacements, small dam removal, grading, and restorative and regenerative design of water features lead to improved aquatic habitat and water quality. Environmental restoration lessens flood risks while limiting erosion and filtering runoff that delivers excess sediment and pollutants into streams and wetlands. Our stream specialists work with staff engineers throughout the process and strive to protect important existing infrastructure while balancing the natural environmental conditions.
Monitoring services
A natural design solution benefits when it’s monitored over time as results become more tangible. Our professionals can evaluate changes in the growth of natural plantings along with environmental and water quality conditions, making design adjustments as needed. We also have experience coordinating with agencies for funded projects to ensure compliance and any monitoring required for success criteria confirmation.