We are a team of field-and design-oriented hydrologic professionals having diverse academic and professional backgrounds that give us the ability to consider and integrate multiple technical issues to resolve innovative, flexible and practical alternatives for resource and habitat opportunities.
Surface and ground water interaction
Geomorphology and hydrology of aquatic habitats and riparian corridors
Stream restoration, channel stability, hydraulics and erosion control
Floodplain management and FEMA flood hazard mapping
Specialized hydraulic and hydrologic analyses
Channel, wetland, and estuary restoration design
Dam and water tank failure analyses
Sediment transport, sediment quality, sedimentation, and sediment budgets
Specialized hydrology, engineering, and hydrogeology
Stream gaging
Nutrient and pesticide management
Stream and tidal flow management
Storm runoff monitoring and modeling
Spring and bedrock hydrology
Aquifer recharge
Siting and design of water-supply wells
Nitrates and chlorides in ground water
Aerial photography and satellite imagery interpretation
Technical support for water supply and water rights assessment
Technical support to community groups engaged in watershed plans
Chemical applications management plans for golf courses and recreational turf
Multi-purpose floodplain planning
Our practice focuses on analysis of watershed, channel, ground-water, and wetland dynamics. Our diverse clientele includes managers of large land holdings, district or agency staff, and engineering, environmental or law firms seeking our specialized expertise.
We provide our clients with rigorous analyses that are usually based on an intensive field-based approach to quantify the dominant processes presented. Typically, the analyses also include modeling, mineralogic or isotopic tracing, historical studies and policy evaluations. We often team with biologists, engineers, and environmental specialists to provide the practical solutions to complex environmental problems. If we were to describe our niche in three words, it would be "Site Specific Hydrology".
Balance staff have nearly 200 years of project experience. The firm has won a number of professional awards and research grants.
