Overview
Hydrogeology and geotechnical services
Site investigation establishing groundwater levels, flow direction, aquifer properties and ground conditions, reported in the form regulators and design engineers both need.
Groundwater level and flow assessment
Aquifer characterisation
Ground condition investigation
In-situ and laboratory testing
Groundwater modelling input
Factual and interpretative reporting
1. ScopeAgreed in writing before fieldwork
2. SurveyField work to stated methods
3. AnalyseLaboratory and data validation
4. ReportIn the reviewer’s format
The requirement
What the regulator asks for
Authority To be confirmed
Usually neededDesk study, investigation plan, factual and interpretative reports
Typical durationMonitoring periods can extend over months where levels vary seasonally
Common hold-upMonitoring started too late to capture seasonal variation
Our approach
How we run it
Desk study and records review, borehole programme sized to the ground risk, monitoring installed where readings are needed over time, then factual and interpretative reporting.
Free consultationStart monitoring too late and you will miss the variation that mattered.
Free consultationApplicability
Who this is for
Development projects
Groundwater level and ground conditions shape what can be built and how.
Extraction and quarrying
Dewatering and its effect on the surrounding water table is usually the central question.
Remediation sites
Flow direction determines where contamination goes and where to monitor for it.
Questions
Common questions
How long does monitoring need to run?
Long enough to capture seasonal variation where levels change through the year. We state the period at scoping.
Do you produce modelling input?
Yes, the field data is collected in the form a groundwater model needs.
Is this separate from a geotechnical survey?
They overlap. Running them together usually avoids drilling the same ground twice.
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Free consultation
Tell us the site and what is planned, and we will scope the work.