Tower Lakes Watershed Study
Illinois · Water Resources

Helping communities create sustainable infrastructure and environments
Hey and Associates, Inc. provides professional civil engineering, ecological consulting, and landscape architecture services. Founded in 1976 and active across the Midwest, it delivers comprehensive solutions to complex water resources, stormwater, and environmental challenges. Collaborating across disciplines, its staff of engineers, scientists, and landscape architects assists public agencies, park districts, and private developers with sustainable infrastructure design, wetland mitigation, and habitat restoration. It is prequalified by the Illinois Department of Transportation for roads and streets, location drainage studies, pump stations, waterways, landscape architecture, and construction inspection.
ISA Certified Arborist
Planning, design, and construction-phase support for public agencies and private-sector infrastructure projects.
Developing regional policy and designing solutions for local drainage, major system improvements, and watershed-wide flood control.
Evaluating waterways and designing conveyance improvements, hydraulic structures, and shoreline stabilization measures.
Locating, inventorying, and mapping underground drainage networks to help projects avoid or accommodate existing agricultural and urban systems.
Preparing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and conducting regulatory field inspections for challenging construction sites.
Drafting plans and specifications for sanitary sewers, storm sewers, watermains, grading, and pavement.
Analyzing water quality challenges and implementing solutions that enhance the ecological health of lakes, streams, and groundwater systems.
Developing watershed-based plans, conducting water quality monitoring, and assisting with grant applications.
Monitoring aquatic ecosystems, assessing submerged vegetation, and applying integrated pest management for algae and weed control.
Providing comprehensive natural resource services including regulatory compliance, habitat restoration, and environmental monitoring.
Navigating federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks to secure permits for projects ranging from single-family lots to regional developments.
Evaluating site-specific opportunities and budgets to design tailored plans for wetlands, prairies, lakes, and streams.
Planning and implementing multi-disciplinary mitigation plans in collaboration with landowners, federal agencies, and conservation groups.
Performing tree inventories, health assessments, oak woodland management planning, and municipal ordinance compliance reviews.
Conducting field assessments and resource mapping to preserve sensitive habitats and guide sustainable development.
Combining art and science to design sustainable outdoor environments, public spaces, and natural areas.
Creating native-plant planting plans and architectural hardscapes such as plazas, retaining walls, and pedestrian walkways.
Developing vegetative systems to manage flooding, protect water quality, and reduce the urban heat island effect.
Designing public access improvements, including trails, boardwalks, nature-based play areas, and scenic overlooks.
Integrating roadside landscaping and stormwater features into corridors for local, county, and state highway authorities.
Providing on-site construction-phase support, contract compliance tracking, and resident engineering for public and private infrastructure.
Evaluating active construction work to verify general compliance with design plans and contract documents on an as-needed basis.
Delivering daily construction management, layout verification, quantity documentation, and pay estimate preparation.
Deploying FAA-certified unmanned aerial systems to capture high-resolution imagery for mapping, progress monitoring, and environmental assessments.
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