Permitting Details
Stream crossings in the Driftless are a common need with rural home development sites. Beier Engineering has over 30 years experience in WDNR stream crossing permits on projects such as residential home driveways, farm crossings, bridges, and utility crossings. We will guide you through the design and DNR permitting of the requirements and Best Management Practices most appropriate for your stream crossing. We have designed, permitted and constructed:
- Ford Crossings (This is simply a through stream crossing)
- Roadway crossings with standard culvert
- Roadway crossings with pour or pre-cast box culverts
- Minor Bridge Crossings
- Major Bridge Crossings
We identify the most economical and sustainable crossing solution for your needs. Steps involved are:
- Perform the hydraulic drainage waterway/watershed modeling to determine the size of the crossing pipe/opening.
- Identify the most economical structure for the crossing (ford, pipe, box culvert, bridge)
- Prepare the crossing plan for the DNR permit
- Work with DNR representative on all permit requirements
- Identify impacts to flood plain, wetlands, priority waterway/fisheries, endangered species, etc.
- Prepare construction plans for crossing project
- Road Profile
- Pipe or Box Culvert Structure
- Bridge Design ( We have constructed many bridges both major and minor)
- Construction Erosion Control Plans
- Submit Permit Package to DNR for review and approval
