Sand Creek Consultants, Inc.
is now
Sand County Environmental, Inc.
Sand County Environmental, Inc., is a nationally-recognized environmental engineering firm providing a full array of phytoremediation and traditional remediation solutions to private and public service sectors. Our work is most often conducted for owners of landfills, lenders, retail and wholesale agricultural chemical storage facilities, local and state governments, and other property owners where soil, groundwater, or stormwater management issues are of concern.
A Wisconsin nature center is considering expanding plant-based wastewater treatment at their facility. Sand County Environmental visited the site to scope out suitable areas; we chose a restored prairie and dug in to observe the soil. We evaluated soil texture, structure, color, and other features to define soil horizons. We found three different soil orders within about one acre: mollisols (rich prairie soils), alfisols (forest soils), and inceptisols (less-developed soils due to erosion at the hilltop). The mid-slope soils are perfect for wastewater treatment! The rich organic layer at the surface will provide excellent wastewater treatment due to plant growth and microbial habitat. The sandy layer below will provide excellent drainage for clean water to percolate to groundwater. The wastewater treatment system will function similar to a septic system, but with a much higher level of treatment by plants, soil, and microbes when applied to the prairie through buried drip irrigation lines.
Yeah, I knew that
Sand County Environmental recently completed a stormwater control and hillside stabilization project for a housing association in southcentral Wisconsin. In the summer of 2019, a structurally failing hillside within the neighborhood was transitioned from boulders to a variety of native trees and plants that were hand-picked by two of our scientists. This fall, Sand County Environmental planted no-mow grass in various areas where the neighborhood was experiencing erosion and stormwater damage. These two plantings will not only provide safety and stormwater control, they will also provide the residents of this neighborhood with several beautiful, naturally vegetated areas.
We are pleased to announce the changing of our company name from Sand Creek Consultants, Inc. to Sand County Environmental, Inc. Why are we doing this?
Sand Creek, unfortunately, is the location of an infamous massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children by US Cavalry in 1864 in southeast Colorado. Though there was absolutely no association with that event in the original company name selection, it is time to recognize that Sand Creek is a place of painful remembrance for many people.
Our new name references Aldo Leopold’s work, “A Sand County Almanac”. We work by the Land Ethic described by Leopold and lived by indigenous peoples. We also chose our new name because our main offices are in Portage and Oneida County, which are predominated by sandy soils, and because Environmental Consulting is what we do!
We will continue with our same team to provide great service and ‘alternate’ solutions to environmental challenges.
