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About Us Today
Grette Associates is a specialized firm consisting of
experienced managers and scientists who provide professional consulting services
to public and private clients throughout the Northwest. The company specializes
in freshwater, estuarine and marine sciences, research, land use planning
assistance; and strategic permitting assistance for waterfront facilities, port
developments, wetlands sciences, and habitat design and restoration actions.
The firm is well-known and respected for resolving aquatic habitat issues on the
full range of public and private sector projects, and for developing innovative
mitigation solutions to satisfy state, federal, and local laws and regulations.
Grette Associates has offices in Wenatchee and Tacoma Washington.
We maintain current knowledge of Federal, State, and Local
environmental regulations, policies, and guidelines. These include
NEPA/SEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act (sections 401 and
404), CERCLA/Superfund, Hydraulic Codes, the Shoreline Management Act and local
Shoreline Master Programs, Department of Natural Resources Tideland lease
requirements, Section 404(b)(1) alternative analysis guidance, Federal wetland
laws and policies, and local critical area ordinances. Our ability to work
through complicated environmental issues with the agencies results in positive
review of environmental permit applications. We use site-specific data to
provide a sound basis for permit application and the negotiation process while
avoiding generic solutions that are often more expensive.
Our firm is well versed in issues and applications of wetland science
in Washington State. We develop restoration, enhancement, and habitat
construction designs that ensure success while minimizing future maintenance
costs. Our staff provides wetlands delineation, inventory, restoration,
mitigation, and function assessment services on a scale ranging from small,
isolated wetlands to wetland complexes covering hundreds of acres. We also
help municipalities plan, prepare and implement ordinances to protect wetlands
and sensitive areas.
Grette Associates employ Federal, State and local function assessment procedures
to determine the performance of biological and physical functions of wetland
systems. We also work with Tribal Sovereign Nations outside of State
jurisdiction to develop wetland assessment methods and guidelines to meet their
environmental planning needs. Grette Associates staff has experience with critical areas ordinances, and has
completed numerous supporting documents such as Habitat Management and
Mitigation Plans, Wetland Management and Mitigation Plans, and riparian
assessments.
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