Our Services In Depth
Worldwide Experience – Diverse Clientele
Our Consulting Services Include:
Water Supply Development
Assessing the hydrologic conditions and regulations within the watershed of interest
Estimating the groundwater and surface water availability and “safe yield” of the system
Performing fracture-trace analyses in support of siting optimum locations for high-yield groundwater supply wells
Preparing technical well specifications
Well logging and drilling supervision
Planning and performing constant-rate aquifer tests to support groundwater withdrawal applications
Water-quality sampling and evaluation
Assessing potential water-resource impacts and interpreting pumping test results
Preparing surface-water and groundwater withdrawal application documents, public notices, and metering plans
Interfacing with the regulatory agencies (SRBC, DRBC, PADEP) and staff
Performing water-resource evaluations and preparing applications for surface water and groundwater withdrawals and water-management plans for Marcellus shale well drilling and development
Preparing wellhead protection plans
Waste Disposal Site Studies
Site selection and evaluation
Determination of groundwater levels and flow directions
Geologic investigations
Design and installation of groundwater monitoring systems
Groundwater and surface-water sampling
Preparation of landfill permit applications
Mining Hydrology
Evaluation of geologic conditions for deep mines and surface mines/quarries
Determination of groundwater levels and flow directions
Assessment of potential mining impacts on groundwater flow and quality
Design and installation of groundwater and surface-water monitoring systems
Groundwater and surface-water sampling
Preparation of mining permit applications
Groundwater Monitoring & Interpretation
Determination of hydrogeologic setting, including physical groundwater flow system
Design and installation of groundwater monitoring systems
Collection of groundwater samples per a monitoring program and sampling protocol
Evaluation and statistical analysis of laboratory water-quality data
Karst Evaluations
Design and perform dye traces, along with interpretation of results
Assessment of potential concerns related to large construction projects in karst terrain
Karst assessment, as related to other services provided by Meiser & Earl, Inc.
Groundwater & Soil Contamination Studies
Identification of pollution source, e.g., underground storage tanks (USTs), leaking pipeline, waste lagoon, etc.
Determination of extent of contamination using water, soil, and/or soil-gas sampling
Evaluation of contaminant movement using fate-and-transport analysis/modeling
Preparation of remedial action plans
Supervision of remediation
Expert witness testimony
Environmental Site Assessments
Phase I site investigations per ASTM standards, including records review, site inspection, interviews, and sampling
Phase II site investigations to determine nature and extent of contamination
Evaluation of potential liabilities and assessment of need for remediation