Water Resources

Dam Safety

  • Our lake design services focus on creating lakes for recreational and water supply resources. We provide comprehensive design solutions including water quality management, shoreline stabilization, and dam safety. We work with regulating agencies to ensure the design meets all applicable standards. We also use innovative designs to modify existing dams, working with various constraints.

  • Our team of professionals perform owners’ inspections in accordance with regulatory requirements. We provide comprehensive inspection of the dam and identify any potential issues. We work closely with owners to provide cost effective solutions to the identified issues.

  • Our team of professionals perform formal inspections in accordance with regulatory requirements. We provide a comprehensive inspection of the dam including the structural integrity of the dam and the functional integrity of the spillways. As part of the formal inspection, our office will conduct a topographic survey of the dam and maintain records in an effort to see changes over the years. We work closely with owners to provide cost effective solutions to any identified issues.

  • Our engineers evaluate the watershed draining into the lake to adequately size the spillways in accordance with regulatory requirements. We use current best practices to simulate the flow of water through the spillways.

  • Our engineers perform comprehensive analyses to determine the limits a dam breach would have downstream. We use current best practices to simulate the breach and provide detailed inundation maps outlining the extents of flooding, road closures, and residential/commercial buildings to evacuate. We will then use this information to prepare an Emergency Action Plan in accordance with regulatory guidelines.

Floodplain Management

  • Floodplain mapping is essential for providing risk assessment and land use management. Our engineers are capable of modeling existing streams to determine base flood elevations. We also design stream rerouting to allow for more efficient land use. We will work with regulatory agencies to ensure all permits are obtained.

Permit Managment

  • Our office assists in navigating the complex process of obtaining permits from all regulatory agencies including Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE).

Residential/Commercial Development

Our office can provide full civil-site services for new development.

  • Provide solutions to the increased surface water runoff by designing detention basins, wet or dry. We will also map and size a storm sewer network to allow water to be carried underground and exit into either a detention basin or ditch.