Heidi de Gregory strengthens CEC's Cultural Resources capabilities in Indianapolis. October 26, 2026 Heidi de Gregory, R.P.A. Project Manager II Cultural Resources [email protected] 317.613.4528 Heidi de Gregory, R.P.A., has joined CEC's Indianapolis office as a Project Manager II in the Cultural Resources practice. Heidi brings more than 20 years of experience in cultural resource management, archaeological investigations, and regulatory compliance, supporting transportation, energy, environmental, and infrastructure projects across the United States. Throughout her career, Heidi has managed complex cultural resource projects for public- and private-sector clients, helping organizations navigate federal and state historic preservation requirements while advancing critical development and infrastructure initiatives. She has extensive experience overseeing project execution, maintaining technical quality, managing budgets and schedules, and fostering strong client relationships. At CEC, Heidi will support clients with cultural resource strategy, archaeological services, and regulatory compliance while contributing to the continued growth of the practice. Her expertise strengthens CEC's ability to deliver integrated solutions that address both project development goals and cultural resource considerations. A Registered Professional Archaeologist, Heidi earned a Master of Arts in anthropology from East Carolina University and a Bachelor of Science in anthropology from Iowa State University. About CEC Indianapolis CEC Indianapolis was established in 1998. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. currently provide services in civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, ecological sciences, cultural resources, and environmental engineering. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. is most active in the real estate, oil and gas, power, and public sector markets. Its civil engineering and surveying practices have a wide range of expertise completing work on numerous mixed-use, residential, commercial, educational, industrial, and institutional projects. Its ecological group provides endangered bat surveying services throughout the United States. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. is also growing its already-strong cultural resources group that provides archaeological investigations, National Register of Historic Places eligibility determinations, archival research, and more throughout the Midwest. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. is continuing to expand its environmental capacity and expertise. In 2022, that growth continued as Hamilton Designs joined CEC. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. is able to provide its clients more expertise, more resources, and more capacity to continue to serve its expanding client base. Its clients have long relied on CEC for high-quality service and rock-solid results. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. strive to be your trusted advisor. CEC staff. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) provides comprehensive market-oriented consulting services to advance client strategic business objectives. CEC is recognized for delivering innovative design solutions and integrated expertise in air quality, civil engineering, cultural resources, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, manufacturing infrastructure services, survey/geospatial, waste management, and water resources.

Watershed planning connects stakeholders with restoration project opportunities. Courtesy of Sarah Benton Watershed Restoration Project Manager ATHENS - West of the town of Hillsboro lies the Anthony Run-Dodson Creek Watershed. Driving through the watershed, it is clear that the area has strong ties to agricultural production. Anthony Run and Dodson Creek are two tributaries that feed into the East Fork Little Miami River. Managing upstream sources of nutrients, including agricultural runoff, can help improve the water quality throughout the watershed and downstream, including at important drinking water sources such as Harsha Lake, the public water supply for more than 200,000 residents in Clermont County. Rural Action values working lands and the agricultural community. Its role is to identify projects that can help balance the need to preserve and protect water supplies while supporting the agricultural character of the watershed. To that end, Rural Action and Civil and Environmental Consulting (CEC) are working together to identify potential water quality improvement projects through the development of a Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies Plan (NPSIS) for the Anthony Run Dodson Creek Watershed within the East Fork Little Miami River Watershed. The purpose of an NPSIS plan is to understand a watershed[[ʼ]]s history, identify sources of nonpoint pollution, and develop projects that can improve water quality. An approved plan enables access to funding to implement these projects. In June, stakeholders from local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD), Arc of Appalachia, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and the Health Department met with CEC and RA to discuss the overall status of the watershed, identify areas of concern, and brainstorm projects that could help reduce the amount of nutrients going into the streams. The Anthony Run-Dodson Creek NPSIS will identify several Critical Areas to narrow down the sources of nonpoint pollutants and pinpoint locations where water quality improvement projects could have the greatest impact. These areas may include locations with untreated wastewater, urbanized areas, and stream habitat. Potential projects identified through the planning process may include planting riparian buffers, creating and restoring wetlands, stormwater management, dam removals, and agricultural best management practices such as cover cropping and two-stage ditches. This project was financed in part through an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency FFY24 Gulf Hypoxia Assistance Grant from the United States Environmental Agency. Established to support the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan, the Gulf Hypoxia Assistance Program provides federal funding to help states reduce nutrient loads that contribute to the low oxygen "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. The program supports planning and watershed-based projects that reduce nonpoint-source pollutants - particularly nitrogen and phosphorus - and advance long term improvements in water quality and aquatic habitat throughout the Mississippi River Basin. About CEC: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. is an engineering and environmental consulting firm with more than 1,500 team members and 30 offices nationwide. For more information visit www.cecinc.com. About Rural Action: Founded in 1991 and based in Appalachian Ohio, Rural Action is a membership-based nonprofit whose mission is to build a more just economy by developing the region[[ʼ]]s assets in environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways. The organization works with members and partners across the region to grow local businesses and jobs, restore the environment, and connect the next generation of leaders to career pathways in sustainable agriculture, forestry, watershed restoration, and environmental education. Rural Action has a network of more than 600 members throughout Appalachian Ohio. For more information, visit www.ruralaction.org. Add new comment. This is not for publication. * No HTML tags allowed. * Lines and paragraphs break automatically. * Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically. Article comments are not posted immediately to the Web site. Each submission must be approved by the Web site editor, who may edit content for appropriateness. There may be a delay of 24-48 hours for any submission while the web site editor reviews and approves it. Note: All information on this form is required. Your telephone number and email address is for its use only, and will not be attached to your comment. CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Enter the characters shown in the image.