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Global Issues
Local Solutions
WATER RESOURCES
GOLDER ASSOCIATES is a well respected global group of consulting
companies specializing in ground engineering and environmental
services. Employee-owned since its formation in 1960, Golder has
created a unique culture with pride in ownership and a commitment
to providing quality service that has earned the trust and respect
from clients around the world. More than 4,000 employees operating
in local companies in offices across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe,
North America and South America allow us to meet client needs in
a local or global manner.
Around the world
Under the earth
Above & beyond
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Asia + 852 2562 3658
Australia and
New Zealand + 61 7 3721 5400
Europe + 44 1628 586 213
North America + 1 800 275 3281
South America + 56 2 233 5868
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› For more than 40 years, we have been helping our clients discover, produce, transport,
manage, control and treat water. By combining technical expertise with an understanding
of client and stakeholder needs, we help find and implement sustainable solutions. And
with a global network of scientists and engineers, Golder engages technologies and new
ideas from many diverse environments and cultures. This blend of diversity and talent
helps us develop close, long-term relationships with our clients.
WALLA WALLA,
WASHINGTON, USA
We helped the city increase its
available treated water storage
though Aquifer Storage and
Recovery. Instead of an expensive
new well, the Golder-led team
designed a method for using
existing piping and wells to inject
system water underground for
storage and later recovery.
SAN ROQUE DAM, LUZON
ISLAND, PHILIPPINES
Our team conducted seismic engineering,
dam analysis and rock slope
engineering for a 200 m dam now
providing hydropower, irrigation
water supply and flood control.
Helping You manage earth’s
most precious resource
DAM AND RESERVOIR
SERVICES
We provide professional services
to design and build embankment
dams, from preliminary planning
through design and construction.
Owners of operating dams seek
our assistance with inspections,
risk evaluations and upgrades.
Our technical expertise in geology,
geotechnical engineering and
seismic hazard evaluation supports
our water resources planning and
project siting skills. These efforts
are integrated with other aspects
of dam design, including foundation
preparation, inflow design, flood
determination, spillway design, dam
break analysis, outlet works design
and sedimentation rate estimates.
SPECIALTY SERVICES
As if managing a water resource
wasn’t responsibility enough, you
sometimes need assistance that
goes beyond customary engineering
and environmental services. Our
diverse network of professionals
across the globe is able to fulfill an
array of new and specialty client
needs. Our specialty services include
project planning and design activities
such as grant/funding assistance,
decision analysis, systems modeling
and strategy development, socioeconomic
evaluations and project
risk and uncertainty evaluations. We
also provide ground engineering for
horizontal directional drilling and
tunnels, as well as design/build and
construction management services.
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
AND EVALUATION,
PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
Developing a long-term strategy
for sustainable water resources
means balancing long-term
yield and quality against future
needs. We use our global field
experience to assess and
characterize sources of water at
the local or basin scale. Whether
the source is arctic, temperate,
Mediterranean or tropical, we
approach it using state-of-theart
modeling and evaluation
techniques. We help you arrive
at an optimum water source
development plan based on
flood and drought assessment,
permitting requirements and
water quality objectives.
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
Whether it is groundwater, surface water or something non-structural like
conservation, our professionals can find the appropriate solution for your water
supply needs. From the arctic to South Australia, we have helped clients in the
fields of watershed planning and resource protection planning; water system
planning and engineering; hydrology and hydrogeology; well field design,
construction, and rehabilitation; and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR). This
breadth and depth of experience help us create sustainable water management
solutions that are integrated, practical and cost-effective. Our global diversity
and use of local resources allow you to develop and optimize your water system
to meet the diverse needs of your community and the environment. We help
you with several aspects of water supply including evaluation of resources and
demand, resource protection, conservation and reuse, development of new
sources, treatment, total cycle water management and risk assessment of water
supply sources. Today, water supply management is more than infrastructure.
Planning, protection, and innovation are equally important to water system managers
today and are necessary to balance community and environmental needs.
AQUATIC AND ECOLOGICAL SERVICES
Our ecological scientists help you comply with regulations, and protect, restore
and mitigate aquatic habitats. Our riparian restoration and stream channel
improvement projects are recognized for their comprehensive ecosystem
sensitivity and technical creativity. We transform site-specific techniques into
practical ways of protecting and enhancing aquatic ecosystems, including
existing and constructed wetlands. Our clients seek Golder’s field-tested
approach to other aquatic services including shoreline habitat assessment,
fish habitat enhancement and groundwater remediation.
ITAJUBA,
MINAS GERAIS,
BRAZIL
Golder provides
real-time flood
forecasting
and flood plain
zoning for
Itajuba, Brazil.
SIHU BASIN, HUBEI
PROVINCE, CHINA
Golder’s hydrological
expertise and awardwinning
decision
support systems help
protect landowners
and infrastructure
from flooding and
waterlogging in the
Sihu Basin.