The reliability of a water supply, whether it is a private well or public water, depends on an understanding of hydrogeology, geochemistry, drinking water standards, and environmental regulations that may apply to water withdrawal.
St.Germain Collins takes a holistic approach to water resource projects by understanding the life-cycle of the resource: from recharge filling a lake or aquifer, to determining whether natural recharge can provide the needed quantity, to predicting the affect of long-term water withdrawal on water quality and the environment. Our work has ranged from identifying a new public groundwater supply, to determining the cause and solution to road salt contamination of a well, to calculating how groundwater withdrawal affects the flow of a nearby stream.
Water Resources Services
- Groundwater supply exploration
- Wellhead protection plans
- Spring water evaluations
- Expert testimony
- Surface water recharge calculations
- In-stream flow studies
- Road salt contamination assessments
- Water quality testing
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Salt water intrusion treatment
Select Clients
- Hampden Water District
- Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Wells Water District
- Rangeley Water District
- ReEnergy Holdings LLC
- Richard Long, Raymond (residential)
- Debra Smith, New Gloucester (residential)
- Berman Simmons (law firm)