Storm Water Management


Opterra Solutions specializes in helping businesses, industry and all levels of government comply with local, state, and federal environmental regulations for stormwater systems. We understand the complexities of the regulations for stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs). The BMPs are consistent with local EPA regulations, Clean Water Act (CWA) codes, and the National Pollution Discharge Eliminations System (NPDES) permit. Our goal is to help our customers understand these regulations and present them with a comprehensive stormwater facilities (SWF) maintenance plan.

Storm Water Management

Environmental Compliance Operations Group (ECO Group) is the division of NaturChem that specializes in helping businesses, industry and all levels of government comply with local, state and federal environmental regulations. ECO Group understands the complexities of the regulations for stormwater Best Management Practices. The BMPs are consistent with local EPA regulations, Clean Water Act (CWA) codes, and the National Pollution Discharge Eliminations System (NPDES) permit. Our goal is to help our customers understand these regulations and present them with a comprehensive stormwater facilities (SWF) maintenance plan.


Storm Water Repairs

Over time, all Storm Water Management System will need repairs. Along with regular, scheduled maintenance, ECO Group offers a broad array of repair services to most storm water management systems. Our repair services include:

 Erosion Control
 Sediment Control
 Hydro Seeding
 Sediment removal
 Slope Erosion Repair
 Woody Brush Cutting and Clearing
 Structure Replacement
 Pipe Installation
 Silt Fence Installation
 Sediment Tubes
 Straw Wattles
 ECB Installation
 TRM Installation
 Shoreline Stabilization
 Creek Bank Restoration
 Water Quality Testing
 SWPPP Inspections

Construction and Installation

Opterra Solutions provides construction and installation of certain types of Stormwater Management Systems. We can also meet all of your pre-construction erosion control needs as well as any post-construction maintenance and repairs. We are committed to our customers, our quality, and our environment.

Bio-Retention

Bio-retention is an up-land water quality and quantity control practice that uses the chemical biological and physical properties of plants, microbes, and soils for removal of pollutants from stormwater runoff. Some of the processes that may take place in a bio-retention facility include sedimentation, absorption, filtration, decomposition, and storage capacity. Bio-retention facilities can be distributed across a development site which can result in smaller and more manageable sub-watersheds that aid in controlling runoff close to the source. Opterra provides complete analysis, support, installation, and maintenance of bio-retention systems for our clients.

Audit and Consultation

Opterra Solutions offers audit and consultation services to ensure your stormwater facilities are compliant with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The NPDES was created in 1972 under the Clean Water Act. It is responsible for controlling and regulating point sources of discharge of pollutants to water sources. NPDES main goal is to maintain, protect, and restore water quality. We perform the audit inspections using NPDES guidelines and will share our findings, along with recommendations with our clients. Recommendations might include a summary of necessary repairs and an ongoing maintenance program.

Systems We Inspect, Install, Maintain, and Repair


Detention Ponds
 Retention Ponds
 Underground Water Quality Units
 Drainage Ditches
 Bio Swales
 Bio-Retention Ponds
 Catch Basins
 Underground Retaining Systems
 Culverts
 Above Ground Drainage Systems
 Underground Drainage Systems

Storm Water Maintenance

We offer a comprehensive maintenance plan for all Storm Water Facilities and Devices. These include Retention Ponds, Detention Ponds, Retention & Bio Swales, Drainage Ditches, Bio-Retention Ponds, Catch Basins, and Underground Retaining Systems. Our Storm Water Facility maintenance services include:

 Inspection
 Slope Stabilization
 Outlet and Inlet Stabilization
 Debris and Litter Control
 Wildlife and Insect Control
 Routine Vegetation Maintenance
 Mechanical Vegetation Cutting
 Vegetation Plantings
 Aquatic Herbicide Application
 Water Quality Testing

Before and After

Stormwater Repairs

Over time, all stormwater management systems will need repair. Along with regular, scheduled maintenance, Opterra offers a broad array of repair services to most stormwater management systems. Our repair services include:

 Erosion Control
 Sediment Control
 Hydro Seeding
 Sediment removal
 Slope Erosion Repair
 Woody Brush Cutting and Clearing
 Structure Replacement
 Pipe Installation
 Silt Fence Installation
 Sediment Tubes
 Straw Wattles
 ECB Installation
 TRM Installation
 Shoreline Stabilization
 Creek Bank Restoration
 Water Quality Testing
 SWPPP Inspections