WET’s team of opencut and groundwater experts can help you navigate the permitting process with DEQ and other potential regulatory agencies. WET’s opencut services include, but aren’t limited to the following:
- Site Exploration/Drilling/Test Pits
- Surveying/Aerial Mapping
- Water Resource Assessments and Groundwater Monitoring
- Monitoring Wells
- Sampling
- Aquifer Tests
- Groundwater Modeling
- Pre-application Meetings
- Opencut Plan of Operation and Application—New Permits and Amendments
- Limited Borrow Operation Application
- Assignment Applications
- Request to Modify Bonded Acreage
- Phase I/II Bond Release Requests
- Public Meeting Representation
- Expired Permit Assistance/Re-Permitting
Other Permits
WET knows that most opencut operations require additional permits. We can help you with all of those needs as well! WET’s permitting experts have a proven track record with DEQ and other regulatory agencies, ensuring a streamlined permitting process. WET’s environmental permitting services include:
- Sage Grouse
- MPDES/Dewatering/Stormwater Permits
- WET also offers Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Preparer and Administrator Training
- Air Quality
- Joint Application
- 310 Permits
- SP 124 Permits
- Floodplain Permits
- Wetland/404 Permits
- 318 Authorizations
- Water Rights
- Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments
Learn more about our other permit services.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Survey
WET also boasts one of the most experienced and advanced drone/UAV teams in the region. UAVs have many applications in opencut permitting and operations. These include:
- Aerial Survey/Topography—great for planning/forecasting, annual production, slopes, surface water levels, etc.
- Stockpile Volumes
- High-Resolution Imagery
- SHPO/Archeology—imagery can be used to help identify cultural resources
- Permit Maps
- Bond Releases—imagery can be used to easily show reclamation status
Learn more about our UAV services.
