ERS Environmental

Project:  First Coast Outer Beltway (FCOB)
Client: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Duval, Clay and St Johns Counties, Florida

One of the largest projects in FDOT history, the First Coast Outer Beltway is a proposed limited access roadway corridor.  The 3 county project will comprise approximately 46.5 miles of roadway with a total of 13 new interchanges and a major bridge across the St. Johns River.  ERS was responsible for conducting wetland delineation, UMAM analysis, wildlife surveys, GIS analysis and mapping.  ERS was also responsible for coordinating permitting efforts between federal, state and local regulatory agencies.

Project:  9B/1-95 Interchange-Design
Client: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Duval County, Florida

With Parsons Transportation Group, ERS was tasked with jurisdictional wetland delineation, and permitting assistance for the SR 9B/I-95 interchange. This project involves over 60 acres of wetland impact and will necessitate the completion of a wetland functional analysis. Close coordination with the regulatory agencies and knowledge of future roadway improvements in the area is imperative to successfully implement this project.

Project:  Assessment of Possible Salt Marsh Creation Sites
Client: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  St. Johns, Duval and Nassau Counties, Florida

Through remote GIS layer analysis, ERS identified 30 largely upland candidate sites for conversion to salt marsh for mitigative purposes. Selection factors included acreage, absence of or low percentage of freshwater wetlands, length of existing salt marsh frontage, no or low density structures. Further analysis, including ground truthing, evaluated and compared the relative values of eight candidate sites. The assessment was furnished to FDOT in both a report and oral presentation.

Project:  State Road 40
Client: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 5
Location:  Marion County, Florida

The State Road 40 project entails the completion of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement of this ten-mile roadway widening project. The project, which extends through the Ocala National Forest, is very sensitive with regard to environmental/natural resource issues. ERS was responsible for completing a Wetland Assessment Report and Biological Assessment. ERS conducted the field work necessary to map all vegetative communities along the project corridor.

Project:  County Road 210/West of Interstate 95
Client:  Arvida, a St. Joe Company
Location:  St. Johns County, Florida

ERS was responsible for the wetland delineation and permitting services associated with the improvement of County Road 210 along the segment located immediately west of Interstate 95. Although it is a county roadway, the design and permitting of the project was undertaken by Arvida/St. Joe pursuant to an agreement with St. Johns County. Permitting for this project was required pursuant to the rules and regulations of both the St. Johns River Water Management District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, the Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) was conducted to satisfy federal agency requirements.

Project:  Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) South Access Road
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Duval County, Florida

The JIA South Access Road project entailed the design and permitting of a new roadway segment needed to provide alternative access to the Jacksonville International Airport. Coordination was undertaken to determine the extent of jurisdictional wetlands that had previously been delineated, coupled with additional delineation work needed to identify all wetlands within the designated corridor. ERS was responsible for providing the necessary graphics and text for permit application submittals to both the St. Johns River Water Management District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Project:  Race Track Road
Client:  St. Johns County
Location:  St. Johns County, Florida

ERS was contracted by the project engineer, England, Thims & Miller, Inc. to provide environmental consulting services for the design and permitting of Race Track Road from Bishop Estates Road to Russell Sampson Road in northern St. Johns County, Florida. The Race Track Road project is a roadway improvement project which entails jurisdictional wetland delineation and permitting, including impact analysis and negotiation of appropriate mitigation.

Project:  Red Bay Branch/Lonestar Road Improvements
Client:  City of Jacksonville
Location:  Jacksonville, Florida

ERS staff has assisted the project engineer in the design and permitting of a drainage system aimed at correcting siltation and flooding problems associated with Red Bay Branch. The selected design resulted from undertaking an innovative approach to construct sedimentation controls while effecting wetland mitigation through stream restoration.

Project:  State Road 5
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 5
Location:  Brevard County, Florida

As a member of the selected consultant team, ERS was tasked with conducting wetland and wildlife assessments associated with the State Road 5 Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study. The environmental sections associated with this study include preparation and submittal of a WET II Report and a Biological Assessment.

Project:  State Road 9B Extension
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  St. Johns County, Florida

ERS served as a sub consultant to HNTB, Inc. to complete wetland and wildlife reports for the SR 9B Project Design and Environment (PD & E) Study being undertaken by FDOT. This high-profile project will connect to the SR 9B/I-95 Interchange and involve crossings of very sensitive wetland systems associated with Durbin Creek in northern St. Johns County. Intergovernmental partnering with St. Johns County and close coordination with resource and regulatory agencies, and special interest groups will be undertaken. ERS is responsible for evaluating all natural communities, identifying jurisdictional wetlands, completing a functional analysis of wetland systems, and preparing Wetland and Biological Assessment reports.

Project:  State Road 13
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  St. Johns County, Florida

The State Road 13 improvement project involved the widening of the existing roadway within the Fruit Cove area of St. Johns County. ERS delineated all of the jurisdictional wetlands associated with the project limits and provided necessary permitting services. Additionally, existing gopher tortoise habitat associated with the project site was field surveyed and permitting with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was undertaken for the incidental take of this species.

Project:  State Road 20
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Putnam and Alachua Counties, Florida

As a sub-contractor to Earth Tech (under FDOT's District 2 GEC contract), ERS participated in the completion of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for State Road 20. The data collection and preparation of the draft EIS were conducted on expedited schedule. Specific responsibilities of ERS included the submittal of Wetland and Biological Assessment reports.

Project:  State Road 102
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Duval County, Florida

ERS assisted the project engineer in the identification and delineation of jurisdictional wetlands along portions of State Road 102 slated for improvements. ERS participated in the planning and design effort to avoid wetland impacts, thereby eliminating the need for state or federal wetland permits.

Project:  State Road 115
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Nassau County, Florida

As a subconsultant to Pitman, Hartenstein & Associates, tasks conducted by ERS included jurisdictional wetland delineation, assistance with pond siting, and assistance with St. Johns River Water Management District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting.

Project:  State Road 200
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 2
Location:  Nassau County, Florida

ERS identified and delineated jurisdictional wetlands along both sides of State Road 200 from Callahan to I-95 in Nassau County, Florida (approximately 13 miles). Additionally, ERS assisted the project engineers in evaluating over 30 possible pond sites. ERS was responsible for coordinating with representatives from the St. Johns River Water Management District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct agency verification of the flagged wetland boundaries. ERS was also responsible for all environmental permitting, mitigation, and coordination for approximately 55 acres of wetland impact associated with the widening of State Road 200.

Project:  Wells, College and Cheswick Connectors
Client:  Clay County Engineering Department
Location:  Clay County, Florida

ERS was selected as the prime contractor to provide preliminary wetland delineation and conceptual permitting for three new roadway segments. Preliminary roadway design was undertaken by the engineering subconsultant for the project, Stone, Joca, and Mahoney, Inc. ERS was involved in the initial phases of the project during which roadway alignments were assessed and coordination with associated landowners was undertaken.

Project:  County Road 210/East of Interstate 95
Client: St. Johns County
Location:  St. Johns County, Florida

ERS assisted Prosser Hallock, Inc. in permitting the 6-laning of County Road 210 through a rapidly developing part of northern St. Johns County. Our services included wetland delineation, agency verification of wetlands flagging, and permitting with St. Johns River Water Management District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ERS was charged with evaluating off-site mitigation sites and developing mitigation plans that satisfy both state and federal rules and regulations. A full wetland functional analysis was required to evaluate wetland impacts and mitigation associated with this St. Johns County roadway improvement project.

Project:  State Road 79 Bridge Replacement
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 3 
Location:  Washington County, Florida

Project:  State Road 79 Widening
Client:  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 3 
Location:  Washington County, Florida

As a member of the Jacobs Engineering team, Environmental Resource Solutions, Inc. (ERS) actively participated in the short list presentation to Florida Department of Transportation.  Once the Jacobs Engineering team was awarded the project, ERS delineated the wetlands within the footprint of the future lanes and stormwater treatment ponds. ERS will also assume the lead role in wetlands permitting issues at the state and federal levels.