| Richard Bates - PRESIDENT Richard [Email address: Richard #AT# enviropermit.com - replace #AT# with @ ] Education: MSPH in Environmental Science, University of South Carolina B.S. in Public Health, University of South Carolina OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Training Cumulative Impact Assessment in Southeastern Wetland Systems US Army Corps of Engineers 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual Training Pesticide and Industrial Chemical Risk Analysis and Hazard Assessment Professional Affiliations: Professional Wetland Scientist, Registration Number 000286 Society of Wetland Scientists Association of State Wetland Managers American Water Resources Association Carolina Ecosystem Alliance - Board Member Richard Bates is the president/owner of Environmental Permitting Consultants Inc (EPC). Richard is responsible for the day-to-day activities at EPC including management and marketing, financial matters and review of technical documents sent to clients and regulators. Richard’s primary areas of expertise include field ecology and regulatory analyses. However, Richard also has marketing experience with private sector consultants, regulatory and natural resource agencies and academic institutions. |  |
| Chris Grose- SENIOR SCIENTIST Chris [Email address: Chris #AT# enviropermit.com - replace #AT# with @ ] Education: MSPH, Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, 2001. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation and Management Training Rosgen Level 1 - Applied Fluvial Geomorphology Rosgen Level II - River Morphology and Applications Rosgen Level III - River Assessment and Monitoring Rosgen Level IV - River Restoration and Natural Channel Design Professional Affiliations: Society of Wetland Scientists Areas of Specialization: Mitigation Plans Section 404 and 401 Permitting Stream Assessment Restoration Design and Implementation Chris Grose has been employed as an environmental consultant for nine years. He functions as a project manager and is responsible for all stages of a project, from initial proposal submittal to final documentation. He has been in charge of project budgets and project personnel. Chris has experience in wetland delineation, stream assessment and restoration, Phase I environmental assessments, water quality sampling, protected species assessments, permitting, and other regulatory analyses. He has dealt with private sector clients and all levels of government agencies extensively. |  |
| Neil Collins- PROJECT MANAGER Neil [Email address: Neil #AT# enviropermit.com - replace #AT# with @ ] Education: B.S. in Biology Lander University Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation and Management Training NCSU River Course Level I - Stream Classification and Assessment NCSU River Course Level II - Stream Restoration Design Principles NCSU River Course Level III - Advanced Stream Restoration Design Principles NCSU - Stream Restoration Construction Training Rosgen Level I - Applied Fluvial Geomorphology Rosgen Level II - River Morphology and Applications Professional Affiliations: International Society of Arboriculture- Certified Arborist Registration Number SO-6150A Areas of Specialization: Stream Assessment Restoration Design and Implementation Tree Protection Plans Endagered Species Wetland Delineations Neil Collins is a project scientist at Environmental Permitting Consultants, Inc. He is responsible for field data collection on wetland delineations, stream assessments, and protected species habitat assessments. He also responsible for the development of compensatory stream and wetland mitigation plans for Section 404 permitting submitted to the US Army Corps of Engineers. |  |