Professional Services

Surface water systems provide the replenishable water in the hydrologic cycle that is renewable, but only available in finite quantities. It is, therefore, important to protect and manage available renewable water.

Ground water flow occurs under virtually all lands, whether in shallow alluvial aquifers associated with rivers, or bedrock aquifers that transport ground water tens to hundreds of feet below ground surface.

Modeling tools, both analytical and numerical, can assist with addressing complex surface and groundwater issues, as well as provide visual representations of hard-to-understand flow and water quality issues.

In Colorado, water rights are an integral part of any land use development, including farming, residential, commercial, industrial and mining uses. All water development and/or impacts to water quantity and quality are affected by the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation, the principle of "first in time, first in right."

In both water rights and water contamination issues, there is sometimes the need for expert testimony as part of the litigation. LWS has lengthy experience and expertise to provide litigation support to attorneys in cases in Water Courts and District Courts.

LWS personnel have assisted numerous water supply entities with federal permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, acting as the Project Liaison between the lead permitting agency and the project proponent.

Environmental studies conducted by LWS personnel have typically involved the identification, characterization and then remediation of various surface and ground water contamination issues.