The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Hyponex Corporation - Shreve Facility Environmental Permitting & Stormwater Design Following restoration, the wetlands support a more diverse native vegetation community and a variety of hydrological conditions Prior to restoration, most of the wetlands on site support a monotypic stand of invasive reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Pre-treatment grass filter strip along the storage area. SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR WATER RESOURCES The Hyponex Corporaon, a subsidiary of the Scos Miracle-Gro Company, operates a soil-excavaon facility near Shreve, Ohio. Much of the site supports wetlands along Kiser Ditch. Unfortunately, the historical promoon of ditching, draining and planng of reed canary grass, a non-nave and invasive species in Ohio, has caused these wetlands to deteriorate to a low-quality condion. Coldwater developed a perming, migaon, and post- construcon monitoring strategy for the next phase of operaon, which includes approximately 25 acres of addional soil excavaon from exisng, low quality wetlands. The migaon plan includes all on-site migaon, saving the client from purchasing off-site migaon that could have cost over $1.5 million. The site has developed into a wildlife haven and serves as an important wildlife corridor between the Funk Booms Wildlife Area and Shreve Lake. The site is used by bald eagles, trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, ospreys, teal, grebes, mallards, harriers, kestrels, kingfishers, mergansers, and many other bird species. Coldwater also assisted Hyponex with expansion of the Pre-Pack product storage area at the facility. Coldwater designed construcon-phase best management pracces (BMPs) and permanent stormwater management controls, obtained a stormwater permit from Wayne County, and updated the exisng Ohio EPA general industrial permit Storm Water Polluon Prevenon Plan. The final design for the project incorporated a grass filter strip and bioretenon swale for effecve, low-cost storm water runoff treatment.