Water Resources Services
The water resources group provides world-class expertise using innovative approaches and solutions to help clients understand complex water resource issues. RESPEC scientists and engineers conduct holistic and comprehensive physical, biological, and chemical evaluations. We identify sources of pollution and their impacts; develop practical, cost-effective goals and strategies; and assess progress toward goals after implementation. Modeling and statistical analyses are part of the many tools RESPEC uses to enhance the understanding of the watershed process and to enhance our client’s decision-making process.
They are useful in quantifying contributors, including point sources for industry and municipal effluent, urban runoff, agricultural lands, and forested lands. Historic and geospatial data regression and nonparametric analysis are used to develop an understanding of the critical processes within the watershed. Models can be developed using existing programs. The models are calibrated and validated with historic data. The models can then be exercised to predict future conditions and test effectiveness of BMPs. RESPEC takes full advantage of emerging technology, models, geospatial information, and hardware to perform cost-effective, credible, and easy-to-understand analysis of the watershed.
RESPEC acquired Moser & Associates Engineering, Inc. in October 2011 and WRC Engineering, LLC in March 2013. The combined water resources expertise of these organizations diversifies the variety of services we can offer to our clients.
List of Services:
- Water quality assessments
- Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development
- Source Water Protection
- Hydrologic/Hydraulic modeling
- Geospatial analysis (GIS)
- Surface water quality and biological monitoring program design
- Field implementation of monitoring programs
- Stormwater permitting
- Permit compliance monitoring
- Stream geomorphic classification
- Stream habitat evaluation and stream characterization
- Sediment quality and transport surveys
- Stormwater planning
- Channel restoration
- Floodplain management
- Stormwater design
- Water rights
- Water and wastewater engineering.
Computer Modeling Programs:
- Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF)
- Storm Water Management Model (SWMM)
- SWAT
- WASP
- AQUATOX
- FLUX/Bathtub
- Loadest
- HEC-HMS
- HEC-RAS
- ESRI ARCGIS