At the center of Geosyntec's water and natural resources practice is a collaborative group of nationally recognized scientists and engineers dedicated to achieving the balance between the built and natural environments. Their practice specialties represent a diverse array of disciplines, including geomorphology, ecology, biology, statistics, construction management, computer science, and engineering. Our practitioners are at the forefront of policy analyses, regulatory compliance, and technology applications that promote sustainable water resources management and ecosystem restoration.

Our environment has been experiencing changes in climate patterns in ways that were not anticipated by the designers of our coastal and upland surface-water water management systems. Annual rainfall amounts may remain about the same. But instead of falling over long period, it may fall in a shorter period, drastically increasing the likelihood of flooding and altering the performance of existing drainage systems. Meanwhile, other areas are experiencing drought conditions for the first time in modern history.

Effective management of developed and undeveloped watersheds and stormwater runoff by public and private entities is a complex task from the scientific, regulatory, and policy perspectives. Proper planning, design, and implementation of stormwater and other pollution controls, such as wastewater treatment, are needed to ensure that such controls are cost-effective, achieve desired benefits for the community, and comply with evolving local, state, and federal regulations. Many of our clients face new regulations or policies in their communities that are not tailored to site-specific conditions or that rely on overly conservative assumptions.

Recent updates to Sections 316(a) and 316(b) of the Clean Water Act regulate the use and operation of cooling water intake structures and revised national effluent limitation guidelines, significantly impacting many factory and power plant operators. The use of cooling water involves significant regulatory hurdles to address aquatic environmental impacts caused by thermal discharges and the impingement and entrainment of fish and shellfish at water intake structures. Geosyntec offers years of experience to support factory and plant operators with successful environmental permitting and compliance services, especially related to Section 316(a) and (b) compliance.

Geosyntec provides comprehensive water quality permitting and receiving water assessment services. Our services include National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting negotiations as well as technical support for wastewater treatment plant discharges, combined sewer overflow systems, and stormwater management. Our water resources practitioners also specializes in water quality assessments in large watersheds, rivers, and reservoirs. Many of these projects are multi-year efforts where our services have resulted in the elimination of unnecessary treatment works, saving clients significant costs.

Our clients seek a highly respected, top-tier, geoenvironmental consulting and engineering firm that works closely with public and private sector clients to address complex problems involving the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Geosyntec focuses on bringing value through technical innovation and first-rate project execution. We are an interdisciplinary team of water resources engineers, fluvial geomorphologists, hydrogeologists, geotechnical engineers, and biologists with extensive experience in stakeholder coordination and public outreach, biological monitoring, and design and implementation of stream restoration and rehabilitation projects.

Low impact development (LID) aims to mimic natural hydrology by using small-scale, decentralized techniques that infiltrate, evaporate, and transpire rainwater. The guiding principles of LID are to reduce imperviousness, disconnect imperviousness, conserve natural resources and areas, maintain natural drainage courses, and minimize clearing and grading. Geosyntec practitioners have designed and integrated a number of innovative system architectures to help clients meet each of these goals. Through the use of the latest green infrastructure (GI) and by implementing new sustainable practices, many of our clients have addressed challenges that previously were intractable, unachievable, or not cost effective using conventional passive solutions.

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