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Water Resources Management
— Introduction

Water Resources Management:
Wetland Services

Barr’s staff of engineers, biologists, and ecologists provide a full range of wetland services to our clients. Our wetland specialists understand the relationships between water and soils that provide the proper environment for wetlands. By combining our groundwater and surface-water modeling capabilities with our ecology and wetland habitat expertise, we can delineate, manage, restore, mitigate, and enhance all types of wetland environments.

Through delineation and classification of wetlands, we can help you avoid or minimize disruption to wetland resources. We also develop plans to restore wetlands that have been drained, filled, and converted to other uses.

If your development plans cannot be modified to prevent the disruption or loss of wetlands, Barr will work with regulatory agencies to develop adequate mitigation measures. Often, mitigation takes the form of restoring previously lost or damaged wetlands. Our creative mitigation solutions have included:

• Creating new wetlands on land previously used for stockpiling mine waste
• Restoring more than 500 acres of wetlands previously drained and managed for wild rice production
• Restoring a 75-acre site consisting of a large drained and mined wetland, a degraded native prairie, and two rare plant species.

Barr offers the following wetland services:

• Identification, delineation, characterization, and mapping
• Function and value assessments
• Wetland inventories
• Groundwater and surface-water modeling and monitoring
• Planning, protection, and management
• Permitting assistance
• Regulatory negotiations
• Restoration, mitigation, and banking
• Mitigation monitoring and reporting
• Historical wetland surveys

Read a fact sheet or brochure about our wetland services.

Water resources management services:

Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management | Native-Plant-Community Restoration | Sustainable Landscape Architecture | Water Quality Management | Watershed Planning and Management | Wetland Services