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WATER RESOURCES PLANNING, EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Uhl, Baron, Rana & Associates, Inc. (UBR) provides a comprehensive range of services in water resources planning, development, resource management, and strategic planning.  The firm has completed projects over large regional areas and in complex hydrologic settings.  Our range of geographic experience is from the humid northeast United States to the arid Kalahari Desert and northern Afghanistan.  Our projects have been varied from production wells for industry and municipal utility authorities to large regional development programs for potable water supplies and large-scale irrigation projects.  The principal areas of expertise include the following areas:

 

PLANNING

  • Strategic planning for water resources on a local and regional level
  • Watershed management and protection
  • Innovative solutions to address water needs
  • Stakeholder Issues
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EXPLORATION

  1. Satellite image and aerial photo interpretation
  2. Surface geophysical exploration applications
  3. Local and regional assessment of sustained groundwater availability
  4. Test drilling and pumping tests

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DEVELOPMENT

  • Preparation of test and production well specifications for bid documents
  • Design of large capacity production wells
  • Design and implementation of test and production well drilling programs
  • Borehole (down-hole) geophysical logging interpretation
  • Performance of aquifer pumping tests and analysis of test data
  • Permit applications and supporting documentation
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MANAGEMENT

  • Development of ordinances for wellhead protection programs; aquifer testing; and well construction at the Township and County level. 
  • Sustainability assessments
  • Modeling
  • Wellfield maintenance and rehabilitation
  • Wellhead protection planning
  • Recharge assessment
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SUPPLEMENTARY AREAS

  • Horizontal collector well evaluations
  • Spring assessments and development for bottled water use
  • Design of artificial recharge systems
  • Groundwater/surface water interaction evaluation
  • Application of stable and radioactive isotope analysis
  • Hydro-geochemistry studies
 

Domestic & International Project Experience

 


 

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