Natural Systems

Environmental and Wetlands Assessments and Permitting
Jones Edmunds offers a wide range of environmental and wetland permitting services for regional utilities, industry, local governments and land development. Wetlands are increasingly scrutinized by regulatory agencies. Our team has a broad range of experience in the investigation, assessment, permitting, management, and implementation of water resources, surface water supplies, and groundwater supplies. Members of our team have been involved with the investigation, development, and permitting of some of the largest groundwater supply systems in Florida. Our knowledge and experience includes groundwater development and management in fresh, brackish, confined, and unconfined systems, as well as in water resource or water use caution areas.

We work with regulatory agencies regularly to provide our clients with solutions that meet local, state, and federal requirements. By proactively working with these regulatory professionals, we have repeatedly achieved positive results for our clients – results based on sound financial management, technical excellence, and environmental integrity. Jones Edmunds is highly qualified to assist with environmental resource permitting and site planning including environmental site assessments, wetland delineation and permitting, wetland mitigation design, ecological monitoring/reporting, environmental audits, and gopher tortoise assessment and surveys.

Stream and Lake Restoration
Natural stream and river restoration can be accomplished by a variety of erosion and stormwater methods.  System restoration begins with a study of the overall site hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and the contributing drainage areas.  Restoration design may involve a combination of stormwater control structures and erosion-control methods to stabilize the stream or river channel.  Our team of engineers and environmental scientists possesses a wide range of skills in hydrology and erosion control design. The long-term maintenance of the wetland system will require periodic removal of sediment. Reducing the upstream sediment load will have a tremendous impact on sediment removal costs.

Minimum Flows and Levels and Other Environmental Constraints Analyses
We understand the challenges associated with optimizing groundwater yields while avoiding adverse impacts to water resources, including environmental features and Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs) on an individual and cumulative basis. Our team has participated in Minimum Flow and Level investigations for permittee clients and for conducting field investigations for the Water Management Districts. We have applied regional and local models to evaluate proposed MFLs and to evaluate the likelihood of harm in designated water resources and water use caution areas. Our ecology experts have the ability to apply spatial analysis in GIS to join and relate multiple geodatabase data for identifying areas of potential concern. Our team offers a wide range of ecological and permitting services for regional utilities, industry, local governments, and land development. We have established and implemented long-term monitoring plans to assess ecological and habitat impacts. We have also planned, negotiated, and implemented large restoration projects for wetland systems.