David Steinmann, President - Professional Wetlands Consulting, Inc. 

Education:  B.A. Physics/Biology, 1990. University of Colorado at Boulder 

Work History: 

 
Research Associate.  2012 - Present, Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
 Senior Wetland Specialist.  June 1990 - July 1994.
Aquatic and Wetland Consultants, Inc.  Boulder, Colorado.
Blue Anchor Engineering. Orleans, Massachusetts.

Experience:  

Wetland Delineation and Assessment.  Served as project manager on over five hundred wetland delineation and environmental assessment projects in Colorado that were verified and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including 63rd Street Improvements, State Highway 119 at 30th St., Boulder Community Hospital, Colorado Springs World Arena, Sunlight Mountain Resort, Summit County High School, Bell Mountain Ranch and Keystone Resort.

Section 404 Permitting and Mitigation.  Completed Section 404 permitting and mitigation plan design for over two hundred projects requiring impacts to jurisdictional wetlands within the State of Colorado, including parks, recreational trails, subdivisions, golf courses, highways, and public schools.  Obtained many Section 404 permits for stream and river restoration projects. 

Wetland Creation and Restoration  Completed and supervised numerous  wetland creation and restoration projects throughout the Rocky Mountain region.  Experience includes creating wetlands in water features and drainage swales, wetland creation for the City of Boulder along South Boulder Creek, wetland creation at Big Dry Creek in Westminster, and development of wetlands in detention basins at the Town of Silverthorne to treat runoff. 

Water Quality Control  Designed and developed nonpoint source pollution control projects utilizing wetlands and water features to treat runoff from roadways, developments, golf courses, parking lots, and other facilities.  Conducted  monitoring studies for 8 acres of created wetlands designed to treat  stormwater runoff at the University of Colorado Research Park, and developed detention pond wetlands to treat nonpoint source pollution.  

Golf Courses  Provided wetland delineation and Section 404 permitting services for Westminster Golf Course, Aspen Glen Golf Course, Skyland Golf Course in Crested Butte, Lafayette Golf Course, and the Lander Golf and Country Club in Lander, Wyoming. Coordinated, documented, and verified work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Habitat Restoration Designed fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects for lakes, ponds and streams, including the Boulder Creek, Four Mile Canyon Creek, South Boulder Creek, the Blue River, Roaring Fork River, St. Vrain Creek, Left Hand Creek and Clear Creek.

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