Groundwater Modeling
GZA’s GIS platform enables us to incorporate both hydrogeologic datasets and key socio-economic factors – including areas of particularly critical need, existing infrastructure locations, habitat considerations, and land use requirements, etc. – into the identification of favorable well drilling locations. We are able to predictably identify and incrementally develop new low-cost, low-impact, distributed groundwater resources closer to the point(s) of use than other water supply alternatives. We have developed the highest yielding wells on record in many of the regions where we have conducted exploration programs. We are committed to developing groundwater resources where our evaluations indicate a low likelihood of adverse impact to existing users or the environment. We routinely secure new permits from the applicable regulatory agencies by providing scientific evidence that our withdrawal rates are sustainable, and that the natural resources proximal to developed supplies can be adequately protected and preserved for future generations.
Expertise
- Satellite imagery analysis
- Geologic mapping
- Geophysical analysis
- Hydrogeologic testing
- Sustainability analysis