About Us

 

Aqua-Terr Systems, Inc (ATSI) is a Skagit County based, environmental consulting and management firm that has been providing services in the biological fields since 1988.  Although our service area is generally in Whatcom, Skagit, and Island counties, ATSI has clients in all of western Washington, Alaska, and Canada. 

 

 

Services Provided

 

ATSI frog bullet Wetland, Shoreline and Stream Reconnaissance, Identification & Delineation
ATSI frog bullet Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floodplain Habitat Assessments and ESA Compliancy
ATSI frog bullet Environmental Mitigation & Habitat Restoration
ATSI frog bullet Biologic Assessments (BA's) and Evaluations (BE's)
ATSI frog bullet Permitting (Local, State, & Federal) including:
¬ Critical Areas
¬ Shoreline
¬ Environmental Impact Assessments (EIS)
¬  Forest Practice Applications (FPA)
¬ Hydraulic Project Approvals (HPA)
¬ State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
¬ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
¬ Joint Aquatic Resource Permit (JARPA)

 

ATSI frog bullet Environmental Analysis, Design, & Monitoring
ATSI frog bullet Inter-agency Project Coordination
ATSI frog bullet Use of AutoCAD for Project Figures & Maps
ATSI frog bullet Storm Water Quality Consultation
ATSI frog bullet Third Party Review

 

 

 

Since 1988

 

ATSI was formed as a partnership in Bellingham, Washington in January 1988 and incorporated in 1992.  Since 1988 ATSI has assisted over 1,200 public and private clients involving approximately 40,000 acres of site assessments through the local, state and federal permitting and biological consultation process. 

 

Project Experience

 

¬ Consulted with cities and non-governmental clients regarding critical areas assessments and mapping, critical areas ordinances, ordinary high water mark determinations and third party review. Current cities we work with are Anacortes, Ferndale, Blaine, Lynden, Sedro-Woolley and Mt. Vernon. Non-governmental agencies include The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and the Lummi Indian Tribe.
¬ Contracted to write the water quality and turf management plans for several golf course projects.
¬ Assessed flora and fauna presence on several large tracts of land (300+ acres) as well as on small commercial and residential parcels less than an acre in size.
¬ Prepared biological evaluations (BE’s) for a variety of clients ranging from private landowners, Tribal Governments, cities receiving federal funds for projects (such as roads and storm water facilities) and publicly funded corporations (such as Self-Help Housing).
¬ Prepared ESA Determinations, Biological Assessments (BA’s), and ESA Habitat Assessments for properties mapped within FEMA Floodplains.
¬ Completed numerous projects to enhance, create, and restore wetlands and streams for mitigation and for stormwater quality improvement and flora and fauna assessments for impacts.
¬ Carried out the design and permitting tasks on wetland mitigation and stream enhancement projects.