Project Highlights

S&ME has performed natural and cultural resource services associated with the proposed Cleveland Airport to be developed on a 300-acre tract of agricultural land located northeast of Cleveland, Tennessee.  The proposed airport requires the relocation of approximately 3,200 feet of stream channel, and impacts to approximately 10 acres of jurisdictional wetlands.  To date, S&ME has performed wetland delineations, stream classifications, a Rosgen survey, a No-Rise Certification,.  relocation design services, storm water management support, wetland mitigation planning, permitting services, and a Phase III archaeological data recovery on the project site.

Extensive regulatory coordination has been performed with multiple agencies, including the three lead permitting agencies, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).  The project has also involved S&ME as the technical lead for the public meeting held by the permitting agency as part of the permitting public notice process.  The stream relocation plan has utilized natural channel design techniques modified to address Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) design standards for water resources and vegetative canopy.  Extensive modeling of the proposed stream relocation was performed by S&ME using USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) to calculate flood elevations in the planned stream corridor and demonstrate a no-rise condition.  The wetland mitigation plan maximizes mitigation credits on a former golf course facility that will be restored to a functional wetland and will also serve as a community asset featuring a walking trail around the wetland mitigation area.

The cultural resources activities have been closely coordinated with multiple regulatory agencies that have participated in a Memorandum of Agreement to address adverse effects anticipated for the archaeological site.  In order to achieve compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Phase III data recovery of a former home site has been completed.

S&ME supported the civil design contractor throughout the construction bid process by preparing technical specifications, bid forms, and bid package addenda.  The contractor’s bid price was slightly less than S&ME’s estimate of construction cost.

Project Highlights:

• Stream Assessment
• Wetland Delineation
• No-Rise Certification
  • Bioengineering and Natural Channel Design
  • Wetland mitigation
  • Multiple permits
  • Archaeological Survey
  • Stormwater Management
• Agency Coordination