Aquatic Resource Inventories

Applications

Freshwater and Marine Aquatic Inventories 

EcoAnalysts services support reliable evaluation of the health and condition of streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, and open ocean environments. We offer survey design, field sampling, laboratory analysis, data analysis and interpretation, and advisory services.

• EcoAnalysts is fully equipped to sample physical, chemical and biological parameters.

• Laboratory services include species identification, biomass and chlorophyll analysis, aquatic ecotoxicology, and bioaccumulation.

• Services include food web analysis, biological community condition assessments, federal and state threatened and endangered species surveys and ESA consultation, invasive species surveys, floral and faunal distribution mapping (GIS), technical report preparation, and economically feasible mitigation to meet  regulatory requirements. 

Threatened and Endangered Species

EcoAnalysts biologists hold multiple collection permits or can quickly obtain permits needed to complete your assessment. We have experience completing habitat assessments and species-specific surveys for state and federally listed endangered and threatened species including freshwater mussel surveys and translocations and crayfish. 

EcoAnalysts has a strong reputation with regulators and agencies and can quickly mobilize to obtain Population Estimates, perform Qualitative and Quantitative Surveys and Presence Absence surveys to move your project forward. 

Freshwater Mussel Surveys and Diving Operations 

EcoAnalysts biologists are certified through experience and species identification examinations by several state agencies to conduct freshwater mussel surveys, including threatened and endangered species. We hold permits for multiple state and federally listed freshwater mussel species. 

Most freshwater mussel surveys in medium and large rivers require diving. EcoAnalysts’ highly trained dive staff is committed to integrity, safety, and teamwork: characteristics evident in every EcoAnalysts dive operation. Safety is the primary concern of any reputable dive team. EcoAnalysts strictly abides by the parameters of the scientific diving exception allowable by OHSHA. All field team members are Emergency First Responders (First Aid/CPR) as well as Oxygen Administers. We carefully vet each job proposal to determine if any aspect might violate the parameters of the scientific exemption. In those cases we can still provide services to our clients under our EcoDiving umbrella, which meets all of the regulatory requirements of commercial diving and the standards of the US Army Corps of Engineers. 

Surface supplied diving is the safest modality in high flow, low visibility scenarios which are commonly encountered in river diving. This is why it is EcoAnalysts’ preferred method of diving, but some situations call for more portable solutions. EcoAnalysts has all the SCUBA and communications equipment necessary to safely meet diving objectives when surface supplied air is not an option. We provide advanced diving training and certifications for our staff on an annual basis so that they are continually improving their diving capabilities.

Freshwater Mussel Survey and Diving Applications

• Hydropower 

• Dredging 

• Bridge Construction 

• River Transportation 

• Channel Maintenance 

• Electrical Power Industry 

• Mining 

• Pipelines 

• Dam Removal 

• Spills/derailments 

• Intakes and Discharges 

• Regulatory Permit Requirements 

• Compliance for permits associated with: 

  • Clean Water Act  

    • Section 404 

    • Section 316a/316b 

    • NPDES 

  • Rivers and Harbors Act 

    • Section 10 

  • Endangered Species Act 

    • Section 7 

    • Section 10