Clear Decisions for Complex Aquatic Environments
Vertex provides comprehensive Aquatic Environmental Services that help clients navigate regulatory requirements while keeping projects on schedule. Our team includes biologists and environmental technicians who bring extensive field experience and a clear understanding of aquatic legislation. As Qualified Aquatic Environmental Specialists, we support pipeline, road, bridge, outfall, development and habitat compensation projects, ensuring each one meets provincial and federal expectations. By combining technical expertise with practical, cost effective strategies, we help clients protect aquatic resources while advancing project objectives.
Our specialists use proven tools and field techniques to assess aquatic environments, identify habitat constraints and support informed decision making throughout the project lifecycle.
- Regulatory Reporting for DFO, BCOGC, AER, Water Act, Navigation Protection Act and Public Lands Act
- Fish Habitat Assessments
- Fish Assemblage and Inventories
- Study Design, Effects Monitoring and Baseline Studies
- Environmental Impact Assessment support
- Fish Rescue and Removal from Construction Isolations
- Spill Response
- Environmental Planning, Design, Mitigation and Compensation
These services give clients accurate aquatic data, help verify species presence and provide the insight needed to reduce risk and meet regulatory obligations.
Vertex also delivers specialized monitoring and construction support to maintain compliance and protect aquatic systems during active work.
- Horizontal Directional Drilling
- Frac Out Management
- Isolation or Open Cut Activities
- Water Withdrawal
- Environmental Audits
- Water Quality Testing
- Erosion and Sediment Control
This combination of assessment, reporting and on site oversight ensures projects proceed safely, responsibly and in alignment with regulatory requirements.
Case Studies
Horizontal Drilling (HDD) & Aquatic Response Support (Fraser River)
Objective
Vertex was engaged by a client to provide Aquatic Cleanup services in support of executing a Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) under the Fraser River in Burnaby. This service was required under the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) for the TransMountain Expansion Project.
