Water Resources

Water resources are under increasing pressure throughout the UK due to higher demand from residential development and climate change. In addition approximately half of the groundwater used for public supply is estimated to be suffering from water quality issues.

Background

Increasing pressure on water resources is occuring against a backdrop of changes in legislation. These changes have been brought about to integrate groundwater and surface water resource assessments together with considering more thoroughly any impacts on ecology.

This will change the way water resources are assessed, increase pressure on water abstractors and users with the tightening up of effluent discharge consents, time limiting of abstraction licences etc. Hafren Water is well-placed to assist clients with these changing demands due to our track record of working with both industry and the Environment Agency. We are also able to provide cost-effective, pragmatic solutions to groundwater and surface water issues through to advice and support on regulatory matters.

Services

Services are provided in relation to:

  • Borehole efficiency and integrity assessments
  • Design of borehole rehabilitation schemes, using innovative techniques where appropriate
  • Groundwater quality assessments
  • Borehole contamination assessments
  • Design, operation and analysis of single borehole and group borehole pumping tests
  • Determination of optimum pumping rates
  • Groundwater risk assessments for effluent discharges to ground (ie soakaways)
  • Regional groundwater assessments
  • Low flow assessments for rivers at risk from abstraction impacts
  • Impact assessment of development on water supplies and springs
  • Abstraction licence work including liaison with the Environment Agency, water features surveys, borehole drilling and test pumping, environmental reports and preparation of application forms
  • Abstraction borehole design and preparation of drilling specifications

A selection of relevant case studies can be viewed here

Clients

Work has been undertaken for a variety of water company and industrial clients. Hafren Water has completed assessments for (amongst others):

  • Severn Trent Water Ltd
  • Yorkshire Water Ltd
  • Kellogg Company of Great Britain
  • Nottingham University
  • Tarmac Ltd
  • Hanson PLC

For further information regarding Water Resource work please contact Lawrence Brown on 01743 355770 or email

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