Water Resources
Resolving issues and planning for the wise use of water resources often requires balancing multiple and sometimes conflicting demands and needs. Flood control, water supply, water quality, development, recreation, population growth and urbanization all have potentially long lasting impacts to water resources.
 
Eight of ERA’s technical staff has passed a rigorous education and testing program to earn the designation of Certified Floodplain Manager. As CFMs, our personnel have a proven level of expertise in:
  • Floodplain Mapping
  • Requirements and standards of the National Floodplain Insurance Program
  • Requirements and standards of Illinois’ floodplain management programs
  • Administrative procedures needed to make floodplain management work within any community
  • FEMA Community Rating System (CRS)
  • Floodplain Studies / Amendments
In addition to the above, ERA’s areas of expertise include:
  • Watershed Planning
  • Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling
  • Master Stormwater Plans
  • Stormwater Utility Development and Implementation
  • Stormwater Permitting
  • Compensatory Storage Design
  • Wetland and Riparian Mitigation
  • Storm Sewer and Detention Basin Design
  • Water Quality BMPs
  • Levee Certification
  • GIS Services
  • Infrastructure Inventory and GASB 34
  • Implementation Assistance