WWL Technical Services

Western Water & Land, Inc. has a record of demonstrated performance providing diverse clients with management and technical services for environmental projects of every type and size - from small-scale site studies to management and implementation of large-scale environmental programs.  As a highly-experienced firm, we are equipped to offer a broad range of high quality management and technical services in support of water and land assessments and restoration projects.   

      Typical projects involve the areas of expertise detailed below.

Surface Water & Groundwater Hydrology

 General Hydrologic Services:

  • Monitoring Program Development and Implementation

  • Water Resource Development and Management

  • Water Rights Assessment

  • Water Augmentation Plans

  • Source Water Assessment and Protection

  • Surface Water and Groundwater Quality Studies and Evaluations

  • Data Interpretation and Management

  • Public Participation Programs

  Groundwater:

  • Comprehensive Aquifer Characterization

  • Hydraulic Testing

  • Production and Monitoring Well Design and Construction

 

  • Water quality sampling

  • Remediation Programs

  • Numerical Flow and Transport Modeling

  • Drainage Design

  • Tracer Studies

 Surface Water:

  • Watershed Management Planning

  • TMDL Studies

  • Wetland Delineation

  • Treatment Wetland Design and Construction

  • Channel Stabilization Design and Erosion Control Structures

  • Regulatory Permitting (USACOE 404 and Wetlands Permits)

  • Debris Catchment and Infiltration Basin Design

  • Floodplain Delineation

  • Flood Frequency and Watershed Runoff Analysis

  • Culvert Sizing Design

  • Artificial Recharge Evaluation

  • Precipitation Data Collection and Analysis

  • Streamflow Data Collection, Modeling, and Analysis

  • Wetlands/Riparian Restoration and Revegetation

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Mining

 Permitting & Environmental Compliance 

  • Comprehensive Permit Application (e.g. Probable Hydrologic Consequence, Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessments, etc.)

  • Design and Implementation of Hydrological Monitoring Programs.

       

  • Acid Mine Drainage Assessment

  • Mine Water Management

  • Treatment Design & Installation

  • Mine Waste and Tailings Characterization and Impact Assessment

  • Slope Stability and Geologic Hazards Analysis

  • Compliance Monitoring and Reporting

  • Radiological Surveys

  • Mine Closure

  • Geologic Mapping

  • Reclamation Plan Preparation Management and Oversight

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  • Mine Permit Application, Amendment, and Technical Revision

  • Well Permitting

  • NPDES Compliance and Reporting

  • NEPA Compliance

  • Compliance Program Development

  • Compliance Monitoring

  • RCRA/CERCLA Compliance and Reporting

  • Wetlands Delineation

  • 404 Permitting

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  Water Resource Planning & Protection 

  Soil & Sediment Assessment 

  • Water Resource Management Planning

  • Watershed Monitoring Program Development and Implementation

  • Source Water Assessment and Protection

  • Assessment of Surface Water/Groundwater Resource Availability and Quality

  • Point Source & Non-Point Source Assessment

  • Evaluation, Design, and Construction of Artificial Recharge and Recovery Systems

  • Evaluation of Potential Risks to Water Supplies by Naturally or Human Induced Contamination

  • Assessment and Design of Remedial Programs for Impacted Water Sources

  • Regulatory Permitting Assistance

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  • Investigative Strategy and Plan Development

  • Analytical and Geotechnical Sampling

  • Drilling Oversight

  • Analytical Program Development

  • Analytical Data Validation and Interpretation

  • Geologic Interpretation and Mapping

  • Data Management and Reporting

  • Contaminant Assessment and Treatment

  • Radiological Surveys

  • Lithologic Logging and Classification

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Water Rights & Plans for Augmentation Services

  Stormwater Management 

  • Water Rights Inventory

  • Water Rights Application

  • Water Supply Assessment

  • Consumptive Use Projections

  • Historical Consumptive Use Calculations

  • Stream Depletion Analysis

  • Impact Analysis

  • Replacement Source Evaluation

  • Water Balance Assessment

  • Water Management and Monitoring

  • Reservoir Storage and storage right application

  • Preparation of Substitute Water Supply Plans And Plans for Augmentation 

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  • Stormwater Management Planning

  • Stormwater Permitting

  • Stormwater Management Plan Preparation

  • Stormwater Monitoring and Reporting

  • Pollution PreventionWatershed/Drainage Basin Delineation

  • Drainage Studies

  • Analysis and Calculation of Streamflow Velocity, Sediment Load, Flood Frequency, and Watershed Runoff

  • Retention/Detention Structure Design

  • NPDES Phase II Rule Compliance

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  Abandoned Mine Lands 

  Environmental Program Management

  • Site Safety and Health Plan Preparation

  • Conceptual Site Model Development

  • Conceptual Hydrogeologic Model Development

  • Surface Water & Groundwater Characterization

  • Mine Drainage Assessment

  • Mine Waste and Tailings Characterization

  • Springs and Seeps Delineation

  • Surface and Underground Mapping

  • Radiological Surveys

  • Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling & Surveys

  • Human Health and Ecological Risk Evaluation

  • Technologies Screening and Alternatives Analysis

  • ARARs Identification

  • Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Document Preparation

  • Reclamation Design

  • Reclamation Management and Oversight

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  • Facility Closure Programs

  • Large-Scale Land Reclamation Projects

  • Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal Operations

  • Uranium Mill Site Reclamation

  • Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies under CERCLA

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