Water Resources Engineering

We offer a complete range of water resources engineering services that entail a multi-disciplined approach to watershed planning, water quality management, and stormwater facilities design. Our innovative solutions address challenges ranging from stream restoration, channel relocation, and flood control, to stream crossings, bridge replacements, erosion and sediment control, best management practices (BMPs), open and closed storm drain design, floodplain studies, bridge scour analysis and countermeasure design. We provide cost-effective, state-of-the-art designs that satisfy our clients' needs.

Hydrology and Hydraulics

Hydrologic frequency analysis
Rainfall-runoff analysis
Hydrologic routing
Reservoir systems
Open channel and closed conduit flow
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Watershed modeling
Hydraulic structures
Retention and detention basin analysis
Groundwater hydraulics
Surface water exchange
Seepage analysis
Contaminant transport
Groundwater withdrawal impacts

Hazard Analysis and Mitigation

Flood hazards and mitigation
Floodplain management
Debris flow
Geomorphology and historical floods
Risk analysis

Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport

River, reservoir, and coastal studies
Desalination discharge analysis
Thermal discharge analysis
Intake and outfall locating
Cohesive and non-cohesive sediment transport
Effects of dam removal
Dredging and disposal studies
Contaminant transport
Wave analysis
Coastal studies
Scour protection
Stream bank stabilization

Restoration of Natural Systems

Riparian wetlands
Coastal marshes
Stream geomorphology
Arid region hydrology

Permitting Issues

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocation and permitting
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance studies and policy