Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks
Environmental Services, Inc. (ESI) is a leader in developing wetland mitigation banks since permitting the first mitigation bank pursuant to Florida's mitigation banking rules in 1995. ESI has mitigation banking experience in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. We have permitted wetland banks, stream banks, and combination sites involving thousands of acres of restoration and conservation.
ESI employees frequently prepare a due diligence analysis for each prospective mitigation bank which defines demand, anticipated service area, estimated credit generation, processing time and issues, potential competing mitigation options, and preliminary costs. We assist the client in identifying other necessary team members for the process and we prepare necessary background documentation, including the Mitigation Banking Instrument and associated permit applications. We maintain continuity by coordinating construction and by providing monitoring and maintenance for each mitigation bank.
ESI Wetland and Stream Mitigation Services:
- Mitigation Site Searches and Due Diligence Analysis
- Mitigation Planning
- Mitigation Bank Implementation
- Mitigation Bank Permitting
- Mitigation Site Construction Monitoring and Contractor Coordination
- Wetland Creation Planting
- Long-term Mitigation Monitoring
- Wetland Hydrology Monitoring
- Expert Witness
- GIS/GPS
Representative Projects:
• Croatan Wetland Mitigation Bank
• Chicopee Woods Stream Mitigation Bank
• Northeast Florida Wetland Mitigation Bank
• Southeast Toyota Cedar Creek
*ESI does not provide engineering or land surveying services in North Carolina and such services in North Carolina are contracted to appropriately licensed individuals and firms.
Chicopee Woods Stream Mitigation Bank
