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Any water resources development has to be examined in the light of the environment, the quantity and quality of the water to be extracted and the use to which it is to be put. A large number of specialist disciplines can be involved in determining if a development is feasible and sustainable. These can include environmentalists, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, economists and water quality specialists. Modelling is often required of complex water basins to ensure that abstraction of water at one point will not impact greatly on other areas. Gentek Consult has the specialist experience necessary to undertake these complex studies and the resulting designs, construction supervision and implementation. We have been responsible for the development of intake works from rivers and sea water (for water to undergo desalination prior to use), as well as from groundwater. We have also developed storage facilities for water including reservoirs formed by dams or by specially constructed concrete storage reservoirs. The Gentek Consult Group is an internationally recognised centre of expertise in groundwater development and management, and has been responsible for some of the largest groundwater projects in the world. Gentek Consult’s expertise covers five main areas of groundwater-related work:
We employ specialist geologists, hydrogeologists, geophysicists, groundwater engineers, hydrologists, chemists, environmentalists, economists and water supply engineers who work on a large portfolio of groundwater assignments throughout the world. We have been involved in the design and construction of a large number of drawoff works at reservoirs. These have covered intake towers with multiple drawoff levels for water supply and single offtake structures for hydropower generation and irrigation. The latter have ranged from large gated head regulators for canal offtakes to underwater chambers accessed by culvert or tunnel for piped irrigation supplies. |
