Telecommunications

We support the rapidly growing and evolving telecommunications industry with unique solutions to their environmental and cultural resource needs. Our early involvement in determining site constraints during the preliminary suitability/planning/feasibility assessment process is proven to streamline the review process and minimize project costs.

Early identification of site constraints (wetlands, floodplains, Resource Protection Areas, Environmental Quality Corridors, endangered species, architectural/archeological sites) allows for thorough comparison of possible alternative sites, including the ability to expedite the review process for those site locations and avoid major permitting approval obstacles.

Our Services

  • GIS mapping/desktop analysis
  • NEPA compliance assistance
  • Balloon tests and line of site analysis profiles
  • Wetland delineation, survey, and Clean Water Act permitting
  • Floodplain studies
  • Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance studies
  • Endangered and threatened species studies
  • Cultural resource studies including Section 106 coordination
  • Compliance with local tree preservation ordinances
  • Assistance with the local project review process, as well as the FCC, state and local application and approval forms
  • VSMP and SWPPP services

Unique Solutions for Your Site

WSSI engineers have been hired to analyze the stormwater quality and quantity requirements for 25 separate telecommunication sites and to develop solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements. These solutions have included the design of Low Impact Development (LID) technologies (bioretention, permeable pavement, etc.), analysis to support the issuance of water quantity waivers given the small size of the sites, and/or the purchase of nutrient credits to satisfy the water quality requirements.

Thanks to Nathan Staley and [WSSI], my students are using “real” data to help them visualize and understand the plan/profile drawing creation process. I have been teaching this class for 35 years now… It is difficult to train young engineers how to properly document designs. I really liked the clear and simple plan and profile layouts that [WSSI] prepares. Layouts are a difficult topic for students, but examples of “real” work help to drive the points home.

Denton Yoder, Computer Systems Engineer, Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Biological Systems Engineering