- Endangered Species Consulting
- Habitat Conservation Plans
- Biological Evaluations
- NEPA (Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments)
- Sampling to Support Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA)
- Ecological Risk Assessment
- Environmental Permitting Assistance
- Grant Writing
- Fish Surveys
- Benthic Macroinvetebrate Surveys
- Aquatic Habitat Assessment/Restoration
- Water Quality Sampling
- Sediment Sampling
- Groundwater Monitoring
- Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Support
- NRDA and NEPA Support
- Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)
- Data Management and Statistical Design
- Industrial Site SWPPPs
- Construction Site SWPPPs
The firm's Principal, Ronald French, has been engaged in Environmental Monitoring for over 30 years. He has worked closely with industrial, municipal, state and federal clients to support their environmental monitoring needs. Additional team members include those who have left general consulting, but who still want to work in their respective career field. These interdisciplinary skill sets include: restoration ecology, geology, stream hydrology, groundwater, risk assessment and public relations.
Over 100 years of combined experience in environmental monitoring, which includes remediation monitoring at small-industrial sites to managing monitoring activities at large complex Superfund Mega-Sites. Our work includes preparing Field Sampling Plans (FSPs), Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Long Term Monitoring Plans and Health and Safety Plans. Once these plans are complete then we can assist you in collecting the necessary data to support your project objectives.
Ronald French honorably served in the United States Air Force, assigned to the 394th Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Test Maintenance Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC is certified as a Veteran Owned Business in the State of WIsconsin (Certification Number 606). Additionally, on August 30, 2017, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC was verified by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs as a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB).
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that operators of "discharges associated with industrial activity" obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Under the permit, the operator of the facility is required to develop a plan that controls pollutants that may be discharged into storm water run off. Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring has experience in preparing both industrial and construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP).
We have a wealth of experience working with federal and state natural resource and regulatory agencies in the Great Lakes area, and with other regulatory agencies throughout North America.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC is active in the U.S. Federal Government's System for Award Management.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring's Diversity Classification by the Ameren Corporation is Veteran-owned Business Enterprise (VBE).
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: By appointment
Sunday: Closed
Yes, we do travel, and will travel to your job sites when necessary.