Let us design and permit a functional and sustainable stream crossing solution.
Stream crossing and culvert replacements require a balance between safely conveying the travelling public, and allowing for aquatic organism passage.
Municipal officials whose culverts have washed out, or developers who need to cross a brook or stream, appreciate the requirement to provide a crossing of adequate size to convey today’s ever flashier stream flows. But too often existing, undersized or improperly installed culverts result in fish, wildlife, and other aquatic organisms getting “stuck” not being able to move up or downstream. At St.Germain Collins, our engineers and scientists can provide the balance between transportation and environmental passage needs.
St.Germain Collins Provides the Following Stream Crossing Services:
• Assist Municipalities/Landowners prepare grant applications such as Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s (MEDEP’s) Stream Crossing Public Infrastructure Improvement Projects proposal form
• Assist with permitting with Army Corp of Engineers, MEDEP, and US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Stream channel and riparian corridor field surveys
• Stream longitudinal profile and cross section analysis
• Existing and replacement culvert flow analysis and sizing design
• Stream Smart Road Crossing and Forest Service recommended stream simulation designs
• Streambank stabilization and riparian corridor assessment and restoration
• ADA accessible canoe and kayak launches
• Project specific dewatering, spill control, and sediment control plans
Select Projects
• Baker Brook for Great Mountain Land Trust – Orland, Maine
• Winkumpaugh Brook for Town of Orland – Orland, Maine
• Little Cards Brook for The Nature Conservancy – Dedham, Maine
• Fitts Mountain Road Brook – Dedham, Maine
• Drew Brook for The Nature Conservancy – Greenfield Township, Maine
• Spring Brook for Town of Dedham – Dedham, Maine