Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
GREAT LAKES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING LLC
Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
- 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
- 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
- Industrial Site SWPPPs
- Construction Site SWPPPs
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC 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.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC 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 designed the preliminary plans and specifications for the two-cell constructed wetland.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC 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.
As a subcontractor to CDM Smith, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring provided support to the Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Engery (EGLE) sampling program for the collection of carp and young-of-year smallmouth bass from the Kalamazoo River. Mr. French provided oversight of the potentially-responsible-party (PRP) consultant's in the collection of targeted fish species from the river.
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.
In conjunction with Hagerty Consulting, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC 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.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC assisted 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 was $40,400.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC is assisting the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (District) with it's annual fish survey on Badger Mill Creek, Badfish Creek and the Sugar River in the Madison Metro area. Mr. French provided taxonomic expertise in the identification of fish that were electrofished during the survey. He also was responsible for analyzing the fish data, which included species richness and the fish Index of Biotic Integrity (fIBI). A final report was prepared that documents the findings of the survey.
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.
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, 2020, Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC was re-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.
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.
Great Lakes Ecological Monitoring LLC is active in the U.S. Federal Government's System for Award Management.
2653 Cambrian Circle, Madison, WI 53711, US
Office: 608.358.5789
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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