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Premier Pacific Vineyards
Northwest Sonoma County, California
Project Description:Kleinfelder is providing full service, environmental planning program services for Premier Pacific Vineyards Inc., on a precedent-setting project involving the creation of a property-wide integrated land use plan that reduces resource fragmentation, implements sustainable viticulture practices and restores degraded timberland using sustainable timber management practices. Kleinfelder is involved from the planning stages through permitting and project approval. From a land-management perspective, this project will set an example for future vineyard projects, incorporating “edge effect” and wildlife-enhancing designs that coordinate design and viticulture elements to reduce/mitigate erosion impacts to the surrounding watershed; also, this project will restore thousands of acres of contiguous forest which was heavily impacted from historic logging practices. In support of compliance services, Kleinfelder is overseeing baseline surveys, construction monitoring and land-management including:
- Wildlife, botanical and fishery studies, including threatened and endangered species (California Spotted Owl, Coho and Steelhead Salmon)
- Geotechnical studies including slope stability, erosion, landslide, water availability, roadway assessments, aggregate borrow sites and reservoir construction
- Watershed studies including sediment budgets, hillslope monitoring and vineyard monitoring
- GIS (data management and analysis, predictive management tool, and multi-dimensional graphic displays)
- Permit scheduling and minimization strategies, tracking and processing
- Wetland delineations, habitat characterization and mapping
- Pre-construction permit requirements
- Post construction mitigation monitoring and permit compliance for reclamation
Kleinfelder's Role
Kleinfelder serves as the overall program manager implementing the client’s vision. In addition, Kleinfelder has directly provided the geological, geotechnical, biological, permitting and planning baseline studies.
Client Issues - The client envisions premium world-class vineyards, nestled within limited protected areas of previously degraded timberlands that have been restored using sustainable timber management practices.
Client Benefits
Our program-level approach ensures that the program deliverables and milestones are met. In addition, the integrated approach accelerates the progress towards the ultimate goal of planting the premium grapes as quickly as possible while meeting all environmental review criteria, thus helping the client attain its desired return on investment.
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