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Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

GREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLC

GREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLCGREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLCGREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLC

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

GREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLC

GREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLCGREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLCGREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLC

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What We Do

Wildlife and Endangered Species

- Endangered Resource (ER) Reviews

- Habitat Conservation Plans

-Lake Management Plans

- Biological Evaluations

Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitat Restoration

- NEPA (Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments)

- Ecological Risk Assessment

- Environmental Permitting Assistance

- Grant Writing

Environmental Monitoring

- Fish Surveys (IBI assessment)

- Benthic Macroinvetebrate Surveys (ICI assessment)

- Aquatic Habitat  (QHEI analysis) Assessment

-Wetland Delineation

- Water Quality Sampling

- Sediment Sampling

- Groundwater Monitoring

- Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Support

- Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)

- Data Management and Statistical Design


Preparation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans

- Industrial Site SWPPPs

- Construction Site SWPPPs

Projects

Lake Management Plan for Lake Sinissippi, Wisconsin

Constructed Wetland Design, Deam Lake State Recreation Area, Indiana

Constructed Wetland Design, Deam Lake State Recreation Area, Indiana

Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring has partnered with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. to assist the Lake Sinissippi Improvement District (LSID) in the preparation of Lake Management Plan (LMP). We are assisting Geosyntec in the preparation of grants that will be used to secure funding for projects that are identified in the LMP and other lake related improvements.

Constructed Wetland Design, Deam Lake State Recreation Area, Indiana

Constructed Wetland Design, Deam Lake State Recreation Area, Indiana

Constructed Wetland Design, Deam Lake State Recreation Area, Indiana

Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring is teamed with  Jacobi, Toombs and Lanz, Inc. to develop a submerged flow vegetated wetland to treat influent from the campground and other park facilities. We will be assisting in the design and construction oversight of the two-cell wetland.

Detention Basin Inspection and Evaluation, Wisconsin

Constructed Wetland Design, Deam Lake State Recreation Area, Indiana

Electrofish Sampling on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan

Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring completed an inspection and evaluation of a detention basin at a FedEx Facility in central Wisconsin.  Sediment sampling and analysis was conducted to determine appropriate disposal options for sediments should they be removed. The work was performed for FrontStreet Facility Solutions, Inc. A final report was prepared that outlined the current condition of the basin and what steps need to be taken to bring the basin back to it's original design condition. 

Electrofish Sampling on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Burlington Northern Railroad

Electrofish Sampling on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan

Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring provided the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality electrofishing support in the collection of carp and young-of-year smallmouth bass from the Kalamazoo River.  Mr. French worked closely with the paper company's consultant (Wood, Inc) in the collection of targeted fish species from the river. 

Bathymetric Survey Yahara River, City of Stoughton, Wisconsin

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Burlington Northern Railroad

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Burlington Northern Railroad

In conjunction with JSD Professional Services, Inc, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring conducting bat

In conjunction with JSD Professional Services, Inc., Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC conducted bathymetric surveys across the Yahara River. The work was performe for the City of Stoughton, Wisconsin to support the development of a white-water park in the vicinity of 4th Avenue.

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Burlington Northern Railroad

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Burlington Northern Railroad

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Burlington Northern Railroad

In conjunction with Hagerty Consulting, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring prepared both general and construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) templates to be used at BNSF rail yard facilities in North America. These templates were designed to help BNSF develop a SWP3 that is compliant with the minimum requirements of EPA’s 2012 Construction General Permit guidelines and consistent with BNSF's Storm Water Best Way Assessment Program.

Projects

Wisconsin DNR Recreational Boating Facilities Grant Application

Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC is working with the Fox Lake Preservation Organization and the Town of Fox Lake in the preparation of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Recreational Boating Facilities (RBF)grant to purchase a Universal Kayak Launch for Fox Lake.  The kayak launch will allow people with mobility issues to easily access their kayak or canoe.  In addition to preparing the grant application, a waterway permit was prepared and submitted to WDNR. UPDATE: The waterway permit was approved on April 11, 2022 and WDNR Waterway Commission approved matching funds ($20,199) to support the installation of the accessible kayak launch. The total cost of the accessible kayak launch is $40,400.

About Us

Who we Are

Environmental Monitoring Experience

Environmental Monitoring Experience


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, wetland delineation, groundwater, risk assessment and public relations. Mr. French is a Certified Lake Manager (North American Lake Society), a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (Society for Ecological Restoration) and is a Board Certified Environmental Scientist by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

Environmental Monitoring Experience

Environmental Monitoring Experience

Environmental Monitoring Experience

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. 

Veteran-Owned Small Business

Environmental Monitoring Experience

Preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans


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, 2020, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC was  re-verified by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs as a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB).

Preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans

Preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans

Preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans

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).  

Experience with Federal and State Agencies

Preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans

Experience with Federal and State Agencies

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. 


Mr. French led a successful team effort to develop the ASTM Standard Guide for Sediment Corrective Action-Monitoring (E3164-18).  This standard was recently published by ASTM.

Business Codes

Preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans

Experience with Federal and State Agencies


Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC is active in the U.S. Federal Government's System for Award Management. 

  • NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting
  • NAICS 562910 Environmental Remediation Services
  • NAICS 541620 Ecological Restoration Consulting Services
  • CAGE Code: 7WRZ6
  • Dane County Vendor #27824
  • Diversity Classification by the Ameren Corporation as a Veteran-owned Business Enterprise (VBE).

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Contact E-mail

ronald.french@greatlakesecological.com

Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC

2653 Cambrian Circle, Madison, WI 53711, US

Office: 608.358.5789

Hours

Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

Saturday: By appointment

Sunday: Closed

Yes, we do travel, and will travel to your job site when necessary.

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