Below is a sampling of projects but not a complete list. Do you have a project you would like to discuss? Please Contact Us with any questions.
Mangrove HABITAT rESTORATION
St. Croix, USVI
HW’s St. Croix team and partners are working with the USVI Department of Fish and Wildlife to evaluate the condition of the wetlands.
Culvert Replacement
Crosby Landing, Brewster, MA
HW helped the town by evaluating and designing a climate change-resilient road raising, green stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) best practices to capture and treat stormwater runoff,and a replacement culvert that optimizes tidal flushing and fish and wildlife passage.
MASTER PLAN
Canton, MA
Planners developed strategies for tackling complex and conflicting issues for the municipality to deal with over the next 20 years.
COASTAL SALT POND ASSESSMENT
mINK mEADOWS, tisbury, MA
HW completed a hydrologic and bathymetric study to evaluate the dynamics of the system over the long term.
living shoreline
Gray’s Beach, Kingston, MA
HW worked with the town and Coastal Zone Management to design, plan, and create a living shoreline to protect the public beach from erosion, and to provide safe recreation for residents and visitors.
Green Infrastructure design
Boston Public Schools
Washington Irving, Rafael Hernandez, Ellis Elementary, Jackson-Mann Kennedy
HW collaborated with the Boston Water and Sewer Commission and Boston Public Schools to install green infrastructure at five schools to pilot various alternatives for improving stormwater management and phosphorus reduction.
Water Quality Management Plan
Roger Williams Park
Providence, RI
Engineers assisted the City of Providence and the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program with assessment and development of a water quality management plan for Roger Williams Park.
Dam Removal Feasibility Study
Ipswich Mills Dam
Ipswich, MA
Scientists worked with MA DER and other partners on a feasibility study to evaluate how the community might be affected by the dam’s removal; environmentally, historically, and structural impacts to nearby infrastructure.
Affordable Housing Development
sachem’s path
Nantucket, MA
Engineers worked with the Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod and the Nantucket Housing Authority to provide planning, engineering, landscape design, permitting, and construction administration services for a 40B affordable housing project.
Water Sector – Incident Command System Training
U.S. EPA
Atlanta, GA
Planners provided Water Sector Incident Command System (ICS) 300 and 400 level training for U.S. EPA Region 4 water program staff.
Land Facilities Master Plan
Norman Bird Sanctuary
Middletown, RI
HW helped the sanctuary to develop a comprehensive management plan.
STREAM RESTORATION
FULLER BROOK PARK
Wellesley, MA
Engineers worked with the Town of Wellesley and partners on a park preservation and stream restoration project.