Water

With specialist engineers and scientists providing efficient and effective solutions, Gifford has the wide-ranging skills and expertise required to serve the water industry, public bodies and private clients. Our comprehensive portfolio of successful designs, assessments and studies extends from the design of small treatment facilities and drainage studies to major sea defence schemes.

The deep-rooted experience which exists within our teams means we are able to offer high quality services across all project stages. These range from initial studies and options appraisals, to the completion of cost-effective and appropriate design solutions, management of construction projects and ongoing assessment of completed projects. We also work at the strategic level, contributing to both policy and plan-making and research and development for government and other agencies.

Capabilities include:

• Above ground drainage design (surface water and foul)
• Below ground drainage design (surface water and foul)
• Design of drainage structures
• Design of hydraulic structures
• Detailed drainage design
• Drainage design strategies
• Drainage system modelling
• Flood alleviation schemes
• Flood and drainage advice for developers
• Flood and drainage advice for public bodies
• Flood attenuation and alleviation design
• Flood evacuation and management plans
• Flood modelling
• Flood risk assessment
• Geomorphology
• Hydraulic modelling
• Hydrology and river modelling
• Marine engineering
• Planning issues
• Reservoir engineering
• River and coastal processes
• River audits
• River restoration
• Sequential and exception tests
• Site supervision
• Strategic flood assessment
• Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
• Treatment process design and scheme development
• Water quality advice
• Water treatment process design