Water and sediment quality play a significant role in the health of aquatic ecosystems. Assessing potential impacts on water and sediment quality is a vital step in gaining the necessary approvals for your project.

 

Contrary to popular belief, designing and implementing a meaningful water or sediment quality program is not a straight forward process, and many companies have been caught short by programs that they believed to be adequate – until the crunch came. This is particularly the case for estuarine systems, an area where Aquateco excels.

 

We can help you with:

 

• Designing a water/sediment quality program that is statistically meaningful and will stand up to peer or agency scrutiny.

• Assessing, interpreting and reporting on water quality data collected for baseline or compliance purposes.

• Implementing a water quality program and/or training your own team to collect samples.

• Assessing your water/sediment quality data against recognised standards.

• Identifying relevant water/sediment quality targets to protect aquatic ecosystem values.

 

Aquateco has a great deal of experience in the design and implementation of water and sediment quality monitoring programs.

 

We have either led or significantly contributed to the following projects:

 

• Potable Water Supply Assessment and Monitoring: Remote community in North Queensland.

• Predictive Modelling of Algal Blooms in Proposed Storages: Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board.

• Low Level Drawdown Protocols for Drought Affected Hydropower Storage: Far North Queensland and Tasmania.

• Diurnal and Storm Influenced Impacts of a Road Bridge Upgrade on Water Quality: South East Queensland.

• Landfill Impacts on Groundwater Quality: Northern Tasmania.

 

Aquateco guarantees that your program will provide the exact information you need to make informed management decisions regarding the water and sediment quality for your project approvals.