Pollinator Habitat

Native pollinators, such as monarch butterflies and bumblebees, are in decline. The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) seized an opportunity to add pollinator planting to five rest areas along Interstate I-29. SDDOT selected IMEG to assist in creating and managing pollinator habitat on state-owned land within the monarch butterfly migration route. SDDOT’s goal was

Lincoln County Roundabout

An intersection in Lincoln County was experiencing major delays due to the four-way stop. During the peak hours of the morning and the evening, there were approximately 1,300 cars moving through the intersection. The four-way stop was known for being backed up for a half mile during the busy times. Lincoln County hired IMEG to

BSSB Environmental Services

Xcel Energy selected IMEG to perform environmental monitoring services for the Big Stone to Brookings County Transmission Line (BSSB) project in South Dakota. BSSB is part of the CAPX2020 joint initiative of regional utilities to expand the electrical transmission grid. BSSB is a 72-mile, 345kV transmission line that starts south of the Big Stone Power

Moccasin Creek Channel Improvements

The City of Aberdeen selected the team of IMEG and Wenck Associates to complete the study and preliminary design for channel and aesthetic improvements of Moccasin Creek in the Aberdeen area. The City planned to use the design for determination of future steps for funding and an ultimate phased implementation plan for construction. The project

Sacred Heart Cemetery Master Plan

The 145-year old Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery needed to expand into the adjacent undeveloped land. The Church had purchased this land approximately twenty years ago in anticipation of growth. The adjacent property offers many opportunities for design with few limitations. The Cemetery Board needed a firm to assist them with the land development and

Baird Park Master Plan

The City of Aberdeen Parks and Recreation Department chose IMEG to assist in developing a nature area plan for Baird Park. The Baird Park nature area plan enhances existing features to guide visitors through the landscape. The plan utilizes the landscape features of a wetland, uplands, and sledding hill. A trail system meandering through the

Spring Creek

Spring Creek, a comprehensive watershed management project, is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. IMEG’s environmental team worked closely with our civil engineering department to significantly reduce wetland impacts for this project. We performed a wetland delineation and construction observation. Additionally, Section 404 permitting was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for review

Saddle Creek Redesign

IMEG’s environmental team was instrumental in the Saddle Creek project located near Fairview, South Dakota. With the creek’s bridge failing, Lincoln County selected IMEG to design a box culvert and redesign the road. Our environmental team submitted Section 404 permitting to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review and

New Retention Wastewater Treatment Facility

The City was discharging its treated wastewater to an unnamed stream about three-fourths of a mile south of its treatment plant. The stream is approximately two miles, flowing through two sloughs, before it reaches Antelope Lake, which had been designated as a warm water semi-permanent fishery. Because of this designation, The City of Clark was

Pipeline Replacement Project

The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States owned by TransCanada Corporation. IMEG’s environmental staff was part of a consulting team selected in 2016 to perform specialty services for the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline pipe replacement project at Wolf Creek near Bridgewater, South Dakota. Work involved monitoring the installation