Covington Civil & Environmental

Let's all take a moment to celebrate the appointment of Todd Lafferty as the new COO of Covington Civil and Environmental! 🎉👏🏼

Todd has an extensive background in the industry and has shown exceptional leadership skills throughout his career. We are thrilled to have him onboard and look forward to the positive impact he will undoubtedly make on our organization.

Please join us in congratulating Todd on this exciting new chapter in his career! 🎊

Congratulations to Ben Benvenutti from Covington Civil & Environmental for being recognized as one of the top 10 leaders under 40 at The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce One Coast Awards this week! It's an amazing achievement to be acknowledged for your leadership and contribution to the community. The One Coast Awards celebrate the unity and strength of the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, where our common interests far outweigh any differences. Let's keep supporting each other and working towards a better future.

The 30 year anniversary is just the beginning for Covington!

While we are deeply proud of this milestone as a company, it is truly a testament to the leadership and energy in our community which has allowed us a springboard to expand our footprint throughout the Southeast. We see this as an opportunity to increase the visibility of our home and what we collectively stand for.

When Gulf Coast families and businesses thrive, we thrive…and Covington is honored to continue serving our cherished community.

We can’t wait to see what our future holds!

The integration of drone technology to the Covington service platform allows our professionals to capture real time images and data, more efficiently than on-site, to assist with:

- Surveying and property inspections
- Disaster imaging and damage assessments
- Ecological assessments of large parcels
- Environmental impact & compliance monitoring

Covington has used drones to provide a more precise and timelier product while decreasing time in the field, resulting in cost savings and expedited results for our clients.

If you’re interested in how this technology can help your project save time and money, reach out to us to set up a meeting.

The Covington team provides a range of civil engineering services for critical infrastructure projects including:

Bridges
Roadways
Airports
Facilities
Water Treatment Facilities
Water Towers
Piers and Bulkheads
Living Shorelines
Artificial Reefs

Contact Covington for all your critical infrastructure needs!

30 years of Covington. 30 years serving the Gulf Coast.

We have loved every year getting to do what we love while giving back to our home.

What exactly is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and what is included?

These statements are mandated by federal law to inform the work and decisions of policymakers and community leaders.

A typical EIS includes the following:

Section 1: Introduces the PROPOSED ACTION and its PURPOSE AND NEED.

Section 2: Describes the AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT and its relation to the PROPOSED ACTION.

Section 3: Presents a RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES to the PROPOSED ACTION. What happens to the environment if you do the project vs what happens if you don’t do the project.

Section 4: ANALYZES the environmental impact of the PROPOSED ACTIONS and RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES.

The EIS may include additional topics not required for every project, including financial plans, environmental mitigation plans, and plans for complying with any additional required federal, state, or local permits.

Are you in need of an EIS for an upcoming project? Covington can help!

“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
Wendell Berry

Covington goes into every project, consultation, and client experience with our Gulf Coast environment in mind first and foremost.

Many businesses never recover from a hurricane according to FEMA.

Are you ready for this hurricane season?

It’s easy to think of a plan for your physical location, but are your digital assets safe as well?

Experts recommend backing up your data on-premises, at a remote site, and in the cloud to ensure multiple layers of redundancy.

You may even want to consider physically moving things like computers and hard drives from the location before a storm hits.

Insurance policies may cover physical assets, but what’s stored on there is something that you can’t cover nor get back once it’s destroyed in many instances.

Be prepared!

With over $507 Million managed federal funds, Covington is experienced in all of the in’s and out’s of getting your grant funded.

Whether you need help getting a grant for your business or town, we can help assist.

Don’t tread the murky waters of federal grants alone. Contact us today!

Covington has moved!

A few months ago, we moved our team down the street into our beautiful new office at 2300 14th Street in Gulfport, Mississippi!

We are excited about the future in this new space - all the clients we get to help and the problems we get to solve.

Here's to the next 30 years of Covington!

Covington Civil & Environmental updated their address.

If you are planning to buy or sell land, it is important to know exactly what rights are included. As a landowner, you of course own all the trees, ground, and other landmarks, but what about below the surface?

In the United States, landowners own both above and below ground, unless they decide to sell their mineral rights.

Here are three ways mineral rights can be held:

UNIFED ESTATE: When the owner owns both above and below ground.

SPLIT ESTATE: When separate owners own above ground and below ground.

FRACTIONAL ESTATE: When mineral rights are split amongst several parties. This could happen if the landowner wants to keep partial rights to the underground or decides to sell to multiple parties.

One of our jobs at Covington is to guide you through the buying process and help everyone understand who owns what.

30 years ago, Covington started out with a landman and a dream.

We are now a team of scientists, engineers, designers, and more.

With our talented team, Covington is truly able to make a difference in the Gulf Coast and cannot wait to see what the future looks like.

Happy Women in Engineering Day!

We are proud to employ and work with not only women engineers, but women geologists, wetland specialists, grant managers and project managers every day. Without their hard work and dedication to the field, Covington would not be where we are today.

Last month we were able to gather our team for a crawfish boil to celebrate our 30 years in business!

We wouldn't be here without the hard work this team puts in every day. We're excited to see what this team does in the next 30 years!

Meet Rachel Kistler, CCE’s Scientist on staff!

Rachel joined the Covington team in September 2021 after working in the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Wetlands Permitting.

She recently attained her wetland certification training and specializes in wetland delineations, environmental site assessments, field sampling, NEPA and environmental planning, ecological restoration, and project management.

One of Rachel’s favorite activities is hiking and taking her dog with her to explore the wide variety of Gulf Coast habitats.

We are so glad to have Rachel on the Covington team!

Rachel Kay

When a hurricane comes through, many cities are left with devastation. Massive reconstruction, financial problem solving, and a general plan of attack need to be decided quickly after the storm.

Covington specializes in post-disaster redevelopment services and takes the burden and provide plans and actions to get the city or county back on its feet.

That’s exactly what Covington did for the City of Waveland, MS after Hurricane Zeta in 2020. Our team provided general financial management advice and assistance, including developing and supporting the ongoing activity of disaster recovery and management of the FEMA PA process.

As hurricane season starts, Covington is ready to do the hard work to help cities like Waveland recover quickly and get back to business.

The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group (MS TIG) has released its third restoration plan, which addresses some of the injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Mississippi Restoration Area.

The MS TIG considered public comments and selected seven projects for implementation:

• One Habitat Project on Federally Managed Lands Restoration Project
• One Sea Turtle Restoration Project
• Two Marine Mammal Restoration Projects
• One Bird Restoration Project
• Two Restoring Lost Recreational Use Restoration Projects

You can view the details of each project at the link below.

https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/2022/06/mississippi-trustee-implementation-group-releases-third-restoration-plan

WE ARE HIRING!

Looking to join a premier Gulf Coast engineering and environmental firm? Our team is all about working together to help better our Gulf Coast home.

GRANTS CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

A few responsibilities include:

✔️Provide support over the entire award life-cycle.

✔️ Assess contract readiness, review sub award application files and choice of instrument, conduct budget reviews and cost/ price analysis, draft and negotiate subcontracts and subgrants.

✔️ Applicants should have hands-on experience with and knowledge of US Federal requirements required (FAR, 2 CFR 200/Uniform Guidance).

See the full job posting below:

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3119299496/

“Try to leave the earth a better place than when you arrived.”

One of our goals at Covington is to make the place where we live and work, the northern Gulf Coast, a better place for our children and future generations.

We are honored to be able to do that with every project we execute. Whether it is a 46 acre marsh in the Hancock County Coastal Preserve or green stormwater management design for local road projects, our professionals design stewardship in all they do.

The Gulf Coast is far more than just a place we work. It is the place we live and raise our families. It is our home.

With every job that we do, we are honored to not only benefit our surrounding communities now, but also impact the future.

We have been doing the hard work for 30 years and are excited to see what the next 30 years has in store for Covington!

This Memorial Day, we remember the men & women who have given their lives in service to our country.

Covington provides Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for commercial, industrial, and oil field properties throughout the country.

One such project was in our hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi.

Covington performed both Phase I and II Site Assessments at an 80-acre ship building facility.

After preparing a risk assessment and interacting with MDEQ, we saved the client approximately $1.5 million in environmental clean-up costs.

Check out the whole story below.

https://ccellc.us/project/environmental-site-assessment/

For 30 years, Covington has served the Gulf Coast providing oversight and monitoring for numerous state and federally funded projects.

Here are a few of funding sources we have extensive experience with:

RESTORE Act
NFWF-GEBF
DWH NRDA
Tidelands
GCRF
FEMA
USDA
And many more

We’re ready to tackle your grants and help you navigate the federally funded waters.

We’ve had a lot of great clients over the last 30 years.

“Covington has been very professional to work with and we are very satisfied with the environmental and compliance work they have done for us.”

Bill Randall, Treated Materials Co.

Need help in the environmental and compliance category? Reach out and see how we can help!

Sustainable and environmentally friendly is at the core of everything we do at Covington.

We pride ourselves on utilizing sustainable construction methods to meet our clients’ needs while preserving and protecting resources and causing less pollution and waste.

Covington is working hard today to provide a better world for tomorrow’s future generations.

The Covington team has worked hard for the past 30 years to serve the Gulf Coast community.

Our team is made up of the best out there!

We are Professional Engineers, a Registered Professional Geologist, Professional Wetland Scientists, two FAA-certified drone pilots, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Excited to see what the next 30 years will bring to our team!

Are you ready for hurricane season?

It’s never too early to prepare your business for the storm season, especially in the Gulf Coast.

Here are 3 easy steps you can take to beat the hurricanes this year:

1. Prepare
2. Plan
3. Practice

If your business follows the three Ps throughout the months preceding hurricane season, the impact will be less severe.

It’s not enough to just board up your windows the week before and scramble to find sandbags, your business should stock up on disaster necessities and provide hurricane preparedness training for you employees.

WE ARE HIRING!

Looking to join a premier Gulf Coast engineering and environmental firm? Our team is all about working together to help better our Gulf Coast home.

GRANT/PROJECT MANAGER

A few responsibilities include:

✔️Oversight and monitoring of grant recipients.
✔️Project progress and financial management.
✔️2 CFR 200 and federal disaster grant/project management experience required.

See the full job posting below:

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2984244689/?refId=WF5I%2F15YvbWfsWg5fCzegw%3D%3D&trackingId=5tnfcHGj7tBucBbfUo2DkQ%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR1EaOMB-LrnO5FqE5hunqER5HiIE6qa7eSwH-Xs7esvfUE5WiKkwlgTsQQ

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

A few responsibilities include:

✔️Conducts Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments
✔️Ability to read and interpret analytical laboratory sample results
✔️Field work for site visits, and soil and groundwater sampling

See the full job posting below:

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3034865610/?refId=WF5I%2F15YvbWfsWg5fCzegw%3D%3D&trackingId=UWVZKd3qzMoIwMxzrNVZgg%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR1Agc3zkgoJUvmevPf4bUMVs4CQlPXtOYaKkQsjMyB4yXj0QIXBUXoJo8M