Water resource planning services

Water resource planning is application of principles of hydrologic and environmental engineering, economics, system analysis, and information management to find solutions to problems of too much water, too little water, or water of unacceptable quality. We offer our clients a complete range of services in water resource planning, including: Diagnosing current and predicting future problems and opportunities. Selecting goals for solutions to the problems. Formulating alternative solutions. Evaluating and comparing the solutions. Selecting and implementing the optimal solution. Our technical strength and experience in civil and environmental engineering, economics, system analysis, and information management is key to our success.

Water resource planning portfolio

The success of a planning effort depends more on the capabilities of the planners than anything else. Appropriate capabilities are not developed by taking a college course, but by completing projects. We have completed water resource planning projects for clients worldwide. Recently completed projects include: Enhanced flood response/emergency preparedness feasibility study Flood scenario analysis for California legislative hearings Lower Sacramento River regional project Hydraulic impact analysis Climate change impact evaluation Yuba River Basin GRR F4 hydraulics appendix Iowa-Des Moines system Missouri River system Columbia River system Improved data management: State water project Dredged material management Reclamation District 784 supplemental flood control improvements project, hydraulic impact analysis

Water resource planning tools

Properly designed and selected analysis tools ensure proper evaluation of the alternatives formulated in a water resource planning study. We pride ourselves on selecting the proper tool to answer questions raised in planning and management studies, rather than forcing the study to fit technology that we are "pushing." We have the knowledge to select the proper tools along with experience using a wide variety of system analysis and plan evaluation tools. Our staff includes expert users of the latest off-the-shelf tools from the Corps of Engineers, public and private water agencies, university researchers, public agencies, vendors, and research institutions for water supply and damage reduction project planning, floodplain management, and reservoir system operation analysis. If off-the-shelf tools will not provide the necessary information, we will develop decision support systems that will.