Water resource management is a core component of the Earth Forensics consulting portfolio. For over two decades we have been providing our expertise to local, state, and federal governments as well as to commercial and industrial entities seeking water quality assessments, surface and groundwater investigation, as well as analysis of discharge from wastewater and industrial sources.

Earth Forensics handles large-scale investigations as well as short and long term water quality monitoring programs. Our team of geologists and hydrogeologists collect, statistically interpret, and create 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D visualizations of multiple data points for a variety of needs such as regulatory compliance, future land use changes, and health assessments of surface water bodies for future water resources. 

Services Provided: 

  • Development of water quality monitoring plans
  • Sampling of oceans, ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, and wetlands
  • Statistical data analysis  
  • Installation and oversight of groundwater monitoring wells
  • Evaluation of sampling procedures, training and manuals
  • Collection of surface and groundwater data in compliance with EPA standards
  • Long-term monitoring
  • Weekly manual sampling and water level monitoring
  • Automated (transducer recordings) sampling
  • Contaminant fate and transport evaluations

Thorough reporting to clients include:

  • Boring logs describing the soils encountered during drilling activities
  • Geologic cross-sections
  • Figures depicting groundwater elevation contours
  • Direction and rate of groundwater flow through the subject site
  • Information regarding hauling or importing events
  • Monthly records of potable water use/conservation
  • Summary of noncompliance issues during the reporting period, along with corrective actions taken or planned to bring the discharge into full compliance