Earth Systems | Environment - Water

CONSULTING SERVICES - OVERVIEW

Environmental Impact Assessment
Earth Systems has expertise in the environmental impact assessment of resource development and waste management projects. This expertise includes the management and preparation of environmental impact assessments to meet regulatory requirements for project permitting.

Water Resource Management and Treatment
Earth Systems provides comprehensive services in water resource management including:
• Hydrological and hydraulic investigations
• River and catchment management and landuse studies
• Marine and freshwater ecology studies and impact assessments
• Water monitoring and quality assessment

We also develop treatment strategies and provide routine and/or emergency treatment and monitoring services for water bodies (refer to our section on Neutra-Mill Water Treatment Systems).

Climate Change Services
Earth Systems has in-house expertise on climate change, carbon accounting and emissions trading. Coupled with extensive project experience in the environmental sectors, and an international presence in Asia and the Pacific, Earth System is well placed to help companies address the issues associated with climate change.

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Auditing
Earth Systems offers cost-effective and practical energy and greenhouse consulting services via a team of engineering-qualified greenhouse and energy experts. Our services include:
• Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions auditing and accounting
• Assisting Australian companies with NGER compliance requirements
• Energy auditing
• Energy management plans
• GHG emission reductions strategies.

Water efficiency
Earth Systems recognises an urgent need to use water more efficiently and wisely to protect finite water resources for the benefit of the environment and future generations. In response to an increasing demand for water efficiency capabilities by industry, government, water regulators and suppliers, Earth Systems has developed a range of expertise, based on specialist knowledge and experience in the water resource sector.

In line with our water efficiency services, we also offer roofwater harvesting assessment, design and installation services.

Waste Management
Earth Systems has international experience in all aspects of municipal, industrial and hazardous waste management. Services extend from the development of waste management plans and strategies through to the siting and design of waste transfer, treatment and disposal facilities.

Acid Drainage
Specialist expertise is provided by Earth Systems in the identification, characterisation, prevention and control of acid drainage. We also develop and implement remediation and treatment strategies for operating and defunct mine sites.

Information Technology
The management and use of environmental data is a core part of many environmental assignments. Earth Systems provides services in:
• Environmental data collation, manipulation and interpretation
• Statistical analysis
• Data display
• GIS visualization and analysis
• Database management

Natural Resource Development and Management
Earth Systems provides advice to land and water managers within and outside the mineral and agricultural sectors. Our objective is to ensure that natural resources are managed sustainably and with minimal environmental impact.

Environmental Planning and Management
Services provided by Earth Systems include the development of:
• Environmental management systems/plans/guidelines and codes of practice
• Best practice environmental management programs
• Training and awareness programs
• Risk assessments
for industries, companies and individual sites.

Biodiversity Assessment
Earth Systems offers integrated solutions to strategically assess, manage and monitor biodiversity values to achieve the best possible outcome for both your company and the environment. We have the experience and in-house capabilities to make your company a world leader in biodiversity management.

Closure and Rehabilitation
Earth Systems is experienced in closure and rehabilitation planning for resource development projects, from the preparation of conceptual closure and rehabilitation plans at the project feasibility/early operations phase, to the preparation of final closure plans towards the end of project life.

Auditing and Due Diligence
Our extensive in-house experience, combined with that of our associates, allows Earth Systems to build audit teams with expertise specific to the requirements of the audit or due diligence assessment being conducted. This experience includes audits and due diligence assessments of mining projects and other industrial sites in a wide range of environmental settings.

Public Environmental Reporting
Earth Systems has capabilities in the field of public environmental reporting that extend from initial site assessment and data compilation to the authorship, graphic design and printing of public environmental reports.

Environmental Geophysics
Understanding the importance of remote sensing technologies for cost-effectively assessing environmental issues, Earth Systems has the capability to design, implement and interpret a broad range of geophysical programs, including ground magnetics, ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic techniques, resistivity, self potential and seismic methods.

Multi-disciplinary Environmental Services
With more than 20 professionals, Earth Systems offers a broad range of technical skills that enable us to build teams capable of tackling diverse and complex environmental issues. Our multi disciplinary services include:
• Environmental scoping and baseline studies
• Environmental impact assessments
• Environmental monitoring and auditing
• Statutory environmental compliance assessment

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Overview | Environmental Impact Assessment | Water Resource Management and Treatment | Climate Change Services | Greenhouse Gas and Energy Auditing | Water Efficiency | Waste Management | Acid Drainage | Information Technology | Natural Resource Development and Management | Environmental Planning and Management | Biodiversity Assessment | Closure and Rehabilitation | Auditing and Due Diligence | Public Environmental Reporting| Environmental Geophysics | Multi-disciplinary Environmental Services