Water Management
Cascade Consulting specialises in water management. Our core team is recognised internationally for its expertise in the provision of advice to the European Commission, governments, regulators, utilities and the private sector.
Water management encompasses the full water cycle, as does the capability and experience of our team. We provide support for freshwater, estuarine and coastal water studies, from strategic thinking at the catchment and coastal cell scale, through to detailed site-specific analysis.
Cascade offers a full suite of water services provided by our hydrologists, geomorphologists, water quality specialists and aquatic ecologists. Our expertise has been applied in many sectors, ranging from the water utilities to manufacturing industry. Previous projects carried out for national and local authorities and numerous private sector developers have covered oil and gas, marine and inland recreation, agriculture and forestry.
An extensive aquatic monitoring and modelling capability enhances our core skills. This is supported by a raft of software and GIS applications to support project delivery. These are often used to facilitate the consultation and stakeholder engagement processes that we routinely manage.
What we do
Cascade is well known for its ability to plan and supervise complex or sensitive water management projects. Our strength comes from an ability to draw from a core group of in-house experts that embrace all of the required technical disciplines:
Water management encompasses the full water cycle, as does the capability and experience of our team. We provide support for freshwater, estuarine and coastal water studies, from strategic thinking at the catchment and coastal cell scale, through to detailed site-specific analysis.
Cascade offers a full suite of water services provided by our hydrologists, geomorphologists, water quality specialists and aquatic ecologists. Our expertise has been applied in many sectors, ranging from the water utilities to manufacturing industry. Previous projects carried out for national and local authorities and numerous private sector developers have covered oil and gas, marine and inland recreation, agriculture and forestry.
An extensive aquatic monitoring and modelling capability enhances our core skills. This is supported by a raft of software and GIS applications to support project delivery. These are often used to facilitate the consultation and stakeholder engagement processes that we routinely manage.
What we do
Cascade is well known for its ability to plan and supervise complex or sensitive water management projects. Our strength comes from an ability to draw from a core group of in-house experts that embrace all of the required technical disciplines:
- Aquatic ecology
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Geomorphology
- Hydrology, hydrometrics and hydrodynamics
- Planning, EIA and SEA processes
- Project management for complex studies
- Related topics (landscape and terrestrial ecology)
- Water quality
What we can do for you
Our services include:
- Aquatic modelling - catchment hydrology, river and tidal hydrodynamics, water quality, hydroecology and empirical data-driven ecology
- Aquatic monitoring - hydrometrics, geomorphology, water quality and aquatic ecology
- Bathing water assessments – beach profiling, risk assessment and pollution profiling
- Climate change analysis – broad-scale catchment modelling for the 2020s to 2080s using downscaled weather data and various landscape treatments
- Coastal realignment and biodiversity improvements
- Diffuse pollution, land use, agricultural change and CAP analysis
- Flood and coastal erosion management - flood risk assessment to PPS25
- Research and development for the water industry and regulators on SEA, water resources, waste water planning, flood management, aquatic ecology and climate change.
- River and wastewater quality – river assessment, treatment analysis and discharge
- River restoration and rehabilitation schemes
- Water resources - water resources and drought planning; abstraction and licensing
We are familiar with, and have a detailed knowledge of all water-related legislation and provide expert witnesses for Public Inquiries, Newton Hearings, criminal prosecutions and pleas in mitigation
Contact us
To see how we have helped others on specific water management projects, please view the links on the left.
To see how we have helped others on specific water management projects, please view the links on the left.
Should you require further information on our technical expertise in water management, or advice on your specific project needs, please contact us.