Wetlands are important environments that provide critical ecological benefits to both the natural world and humans. These benefits include improving water quality, flood control, inhibiting shoreline erosion, and providing fish and wildlife habitat, just to name a few. In the United States, we have determined that wetlands are so important that they qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act established programs that regulate activities in wetlands by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with state and local governments. Therefore, delineating the limits of wetlands is a vital aspect of any development project to determine the amount of non-wetland area within a project site that can be used for development. Wetland delineations include scientific processes that analyze vegetation, soils, and the movement of water through a landscape.

At COVA Environmental, our wetland delineation services will provide comprehensive wetland studies to suit any project of any scale. Our wetland delineations include thorough background research of every available resource we can gather to understand your specific project site. Whether your project is located near the coast with tidal wetlands or inland with forested wetlands, we have seen it all and can provide for the needs of your project. We will conduct in-depth field investigations that locate the limits of wetlands throughout the project site with our survey grade GPS and prepare detailed maps of your project area that illustrate acreages of wetland and non-wetland areas. We are also committed to working on behalf of our clients to have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirm the limits of wetlands determined from our wetland delineation so you can move forward with your project dream. At COVA Environmental we value our clients in the highest regard and we look forward to working with you every step along the way for your vision.