Water Supply Services

Finding and protecting adequate sources of clean and accessible water are increasingly difficult challenges for businesses, municipalities, developers, and industries. As demands on water use increase, so do the number and complexity of regulatory requirements needed to initiate a water withdrawal. As the rate of land development increases, so do the concerns over possible contamination of existing water supplies. GeoInsight staff have over a decade of experience in providing water resource consulting services to clients with water supply and water protection problems. 

An overview of our water resource services includes:

Site Selection: Through the use of geologic mapping, geophysical methods, and our knowledge of the regulatory process, we help our clients find subsurface sources of water for industrial, agricultural, municipal, and residential needs. 

Site Approval: Water supply development is subject to permitting processes that regulate source location, well construction, testing, yield verification, delineation of aquifer protection areas, evaluation of potential impacts on existing water supplies, as well as water quality and water treatment. We help guide our clients through these regulations to ensure that their water resource needs are met.

Pumping Tests: A common step in the site selection and verification process is well pump testing to evaluate aquifer characteristics and safe yield. We use these tests to verify the quantity and quality of water accessible to a well, to identify protection areas where hazardous materials storage and usage must be controlled, and to identify areas of influence where surface water resources and existing sources of water could be impacted.

Aquifer and Surface Water Modeling: Our hydrogeologists routinely use computer models to evaluate aquifer and surface water conditions under different pumping scenarios and to forecast impacts from existing and potential ground water hazards. These models provide important information to evaluate the impacts of possible new ground water withdrawals, the potential impact of water withdrawals on wetland resources and stream flow, and many other questions.

Aquifer Protection: Developing aquifer protection districts, wellhead protection areas, and other zoning approaches can help protect aquifer resources from land use impacts. Through the use of technical and research methods, we can delineate aquifer resource areas and implement various surface water and ground water monitoring programs to document water quality and quantity in these areas.