Water Resources Assessments
Water Environment can provide advice on the water resources of your site, from small-scale developments to large engineering schemes.
Water efficiency and rainwater harvesting
At a homeowner level, we can provide advice on rainwater harvesting, grey-water recycling, and specification of appliances and fittings to minimise the use of water on your site.
Catchment water resources
We also have experience of large studies to look at catchment water resources and can undertake water balance analysis to look at available resources throughout the year, and identify how any deficit can be managed.
Drought analysis and planning
For sites and schemes that depend on a secure water supply, we carry out drought event analysis and drought planning — assessing how available resources behave in dry years and what is needed to keep supply reliable. We have undertaken this work on schemes including the National Trust's Winchelsea landscape and the Hoo Peninsula, combining hydrological analysis with practical engineering measures such as storage and reuse.
How we work
- Demand and supply review — we establish how much water the site or scheme needs and what sources are available to meet it.
- Water balance and drought analysis — we model available resources through the year and in drought conditions to identify any deficit.
- Resource strategy — we recommend measures to close the gap, from rainwater harvesting and reuse to storage and efficiency, and design them into the scheme.
- Reporting — we set out the assessment in a form suitable for planning and for the relevant regulators.
Why Water Environment?
Water resources sit at the meeting point of hydrology and engineering — our two core disciplines. We quantify the resource and then design the harvesting, storage and reuse measures that secure it, whether for a single property or a catchment-scale scheme. We work across all of England and Wales.
We are members of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and hold professional qualifications with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Related Projects
Winchelsea Landscape Revival
Flood Risk Assessment · Hydrological Modelling · Environmental Impact Assessment · Nature-Based Solutions
Water Environment assessed water features for the National Trust at Crutches Farm, East Sussex. The National Highways joint project delivers off-site biodiversity credits to meet UK BNG requirements.