Watershed and Water Resource Management

Reliability in the Face of Uncertainty

Droughts, rising sea levels, flood emergencies, natural disasters—there are many environmental uncertainties facing our communities today. Managing this uncertainty is confronting many decision makers with a host of questions related to their water resources, like: Are we fully utilizing our available resources? How do we manage these resources at scale? How do we do it all sustainably?

Black & Veatch can help you successfully manage the complete water cycle, positioning you for the future water resource needs of your community. That means ample water supply, assurance of water quality, drought and flood contingencies, planning for climate change, reliable infrastructure, proactive asset management, and a multitude of additional factors that play a part in helping you achieve sustainable, long-term performance.

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Solutions That Breed Confidence

Our team of experts can plan, design, and build sustainable projects for drainage, flood, and coastal defense, estuarine, and river basin management. We work closely with developers and planning authorities to protect people and property, guard habitats, and safeguard the wider environment. Black & Veatch brings the resources and commitment to ensure success for integrated river, coastal, and harbor projects.

Sea-Level Rise

The Black & Veatch team of experts can predict the impacts associated with sea level rise, land subsidence, and flood events, but the engagement of all stakeholders in the final solution is critical to finding successful outcomes.

Water Scarcity & Drought

In addition to coastal resilience and flood mitigation and adaptation, we have helped clients develop integrated strategies to adapt to water scarcity and drought. Our approaches have included water conservation, climate risk management, and integrated supply planning to develop new water resources that are less susceptible to climate change.

Environmental Protection & Sustainability

Black & Veatch’s job is to deliver sustainable projects. We help to protect habitats, fish and eel populations, and precious ecosystems for the long term. Our environmental scientists share their knowledge of changes in water quality, soil and topography, flows, sediments, and land use. We convey how those changes affect the presence of endangered, protected, or exotic species. We also provide an understanding of hydrological patterns and how to deal with key ecological driving forces.

We offer solutions that can combine green infrastructure, detention structures, tunneling and open channel systems, and underground drainage networks, in addition to comprehensive planning efforts. Our team also provides direction and recommendations to achieve regulatory compliance and manage stormwater as efficiently as possible.

Our extensive background in stormwater management also includes:

Flood planning and control
Stormwater planning & design
CSO planning & design
Stream restoration
Source water protection
Water quality modeling
NPDES permitting

Integrated resource planning
Watershed planning
Groundwater supply and management
Source water protection
Water quality modeling
Water quality monitoring
Drought contingency
Water marketing
Water rights and transfers
Sustainability assessments

Hydropower and hydraulic structures
Dams, levees, and reservoirs
Geotechnical engineering
Pipelines and pump stations
Tunnels
Aquifer storage and recovery
Outfalls and diffusers
Groundwater and wells

Black & Veatch has decades of experience addressing the most complex environmental remediation challenges for our clients, including those related to hazardous waste, groundwater contamination, and mining site closures. Our wide range of environmental remediation services include: