Hydrology
We have a successful record of working with planners, engineers, developers and regulators to promote sites in sensitive hydrological settings or in areas prone to drought or flood risk.
Our specialists in hydrology, water resources, water treatment, landscape architecture, ecology, climate science, sustainability, and environmental assessment provide a pool of resources that add to a holistic approach to sustainable water management. They work with our clients to identify key development and operational risks, and design and implement cost effective water management measures in accordance with best practice and local legislation.
How can we help?
Surface water poses a critical environmental constraint for new developments and may often pose an ongoing risk to existing operations. Flood risk assessment, operational water management, storm water drainage design, and pollution control measures are all fundamental considerations for ensuring the sustainability of a project in environmental impact assessment or planning through operations and closure.
A robust understanding of the hydrology and storm water environment should inform the design of infrastructure and any operational practices in order to reduce the risks water presents to a project, whilst minimising the impacts of a project on the environmental flow and water quality conditions of an area.
Our experts gladly assist in baseline hydrological studies, conceptual storm water management plans, design of storm water management infrastructure, sustainable urban drainage systems, watercourse diversions, and pollution control dams amongst others.
Our team can also assist with hydraulic modelling of flood lines and dam break analysis, and offer excellent project services from pre-feasibility to the full scope of project management services. Other services include water quality analysis, surface water quality and flow monitoring plans, Tailings Dam flood routing, modelling of discharges from water bodies, storm-water attenuation, and spillway sizing.
Our team includes
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Gordon Robb
Technical Discipline Manager
Gordon is a Fellow of CIWEM and has worked as a consultant for more than 25 years. His particular areas of expertise include preparing water chapters for Environmental Impact Assessments and Appraisals for mines and quarries, electrical transmission infrastructure and renewable energy projects (onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydropower, gas peaking and battery storage), and solid waste management infrastructure (including landfills and energy from waste facilities). He also has much peat hydrology, flood risk and sustainable drainage, and water resources experience and provides expert witness testimony on these matters.
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Caroline Jeanne
Associate
Caroline is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in the fields of water management, hydrology and civil engineering. Caroline manages and is actively involved in a range of hydrology related projects providing flood risk and drainage advice for development proposals. Her experience in the use of fluvial and coastal hydraulic modelling software, including HecRAS, Flood Modeller Pro (previously known as ISIS), ESTRY and TUFLOW, has contributed to supporting development in flood sensitive areas and developing flood mitigation measures including robust flood risk management plans.
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Geoff Keenan
Technical Director
Geoff has more than 30 years’ experience working in environmental consultancy as a hydrogeologist. He advises clients in the minerals, waste management, industry and power sectors, across the UK and in Europe, in developing site designs so that they can avoid impacts on ground and surface water resources. He often provides environmental due diligence and expert witness testimony to support development proposals. He manages a team who are adept at designing groundwater site investigations, groundwater and surface water monitoring, computational groundwater modelling and preparing hydrogeological impact assessments.
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Ian Mitchell
Technical Director
Ian is a Hydrogeology Specialist with over 35 years of experience in environmental and geological investigations, including 27 years as a contaminant hydrogeologist. He has expertise in analysis and modelling of groundwater flow and multi-phase contaminant transport in saturated and unsaturated systems, geochemistry, groundwater supply, and fractured bedrock. He has worked throughout Canada including permafrost environments, in Europe, Australia and the US. He is a Professional Geoscientist in BC and AB, a Contaminated Sites Approved Professional in BC and a member of the Yukon Government Hydrogeology Assessment External Review Roster. He is the Technical Director for hydrogeology and hydrology services at SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
