Groundwater can be a lifesaving resource in times of drought and a cost-effective way to store seasonal water supplies. It can be a critical resource but equally a significant hindrance to mining and construction projects and can be a pathway for contaminants or indispensable source of water for the environment.
Soils and rock containing metalliferous sulfides can, if disturbed by excavation or drainage, react with the atmosphere to oxidise and produce acidinc, saline and metalliferous drainage (AMD) associated with quarrying and mining or disturbance of acid sulfate soils (ASS).
Our clients require reliable and sustainable water supplies, predictable inflow rates and groundwater management costs and confidence that the risks of impacts of their projects on groundwater and surface water quality, other groundwater users and groundwater-dependent ecosystems are minimized.
GHD's hydrogeologists and geochemists provide specialized groundwater services for mining, civil, agriculture, water supply, and wastewater management. Our services include:
- Acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) or acid rock drainage (ARD) assessment
- Acid sulfate soils (ASS) assessment and management
- Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR), Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) or Water Banking
- Borefield design and installation
- Dam seepage assessment
- Dewatering investigations and groundwater management for excavations, mines, and tunnels
- Down-hole geophysics and camera investigations
- Groundwater contamination assessment, remediation, and management
- Groundwater exploration, data acquisition, resource assessment, development, and management
- Groundwater impact studies
- Integrated surface water and groundwater flow and contaminant transportion modelling
- Soil salinity, risk assessment, and management
Our hydrogeology services are delivered by teams of integrated professionals around the world and can provide local knowledge backed up by global experience. Our team members range from cost-effective but experienced field personnel to hydrogeologists, modellers related disciplines with over 30 years of experience.
Below are your key contacts for Hydrogeology
We have successfully worked with GHD for several years, they are easy to work with, professional and consistently deliver both high levels of service and quality design solutions. They are true partners, they keep their promises and work in collaboration with us and other stakeholders to deliver and exceed our client's expectations.
John Gittins
Interserve divisional Director
