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Water Resources Planning and Assessment

A clean and steady water supply is an ongoing challenge in the face of climate change and population expansion. With innovative tools to design, assess, model and monitor water resources, APEM Group teams ensure that plans meet environmental and legal requirements to manage water resources and protect and enhance the natural environment.

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Freshwater Assessments

Helping clients deliver clean water in compliance with the Water Framework Directive (WFD) with assessments for proposed developments and strategic resources that impact water bodies. Our technical experts provide hydraulic modelling, river restoration advice and hydromorphology surveys to assess the physical characteristics of waterways.

Strategic Planning

Supporting clients in the water industry to plan for the challenges of climate change and population growth, with advice and modelling for water resource management, demand forecasting and blue/green planning to incorporate nature-positive solutions incorporating wetlands, vegetation and man-made areas to improve drainage.

Hydrological & Sediment Studies

From policy development to strategic level assessments and site-specific investigations, we deliver cost-effective and scientifically robust solutions, backed up by expert project management. We provide guidance on the management of sediments within river catchments to improve habitats and water quality and develop sustainably functioning river systems.

Aerial Surveys

Using digital aerial imagery to identify and locate leaks and map pipe routes for both clean water and wastewater networks. Using thermal sensors, our teams also gather thermographic data to inspect the condition of utility assets, including water and wastewater treatment facilities and buried pipelines.

Flood Management

Providing data for coordinated catchment scale investigations to better understand the relationships between land management and river flow, in both floods and droughts. With science-led and sustainable approaches that inform project development, due diligence, determining risk and mitigation planning to future-proof developments.

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