PRACTICE AREAS

Water Resources

Water security, modeling, and integrated management for industry, mining, energy, and agribusiness. Data-driven decisions in a scenario of scarcity and increasing regulation.

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ABOUT THE AREA

Consolidated experience in high-complexity projects.

Over 30 years leading sensitive projects for national and multinational companies, with technical rigor and a strategic understanding of the client's context.

Effective management of surface and groundwater resources is vital in the face of growing supply crises and the continuous degradation of the environmental quality of these sources.

Water management for projects includes actions to minimize impacts on water sources and promote their rational use, ensuring operational continuity and a social license to operate.

ARCHIPEL provides technical advisory for the strategic management of water resources, integrating hydrology, hydrogeology, mathematical modeling, and engineering.

Our scope includes:

Hydrological and Hydrogeological Studies
Conceptual and Computational Hydrogeological Modeling
Water Availability Studies
Water Balances and Water Efficiency Assessments
Water Security and risk management
Water Treatment and Reuse

SELECTED CASES

Deliveries that enabled businesses, unlocked permits, and protected assets.

A selection of projects where technical depth and business insight combined to help companies make more strategic and intelligent decisions.

Aerial view of a food industry plant in São Paulo

Case 01

São Paulo, Brazil2022

Water Sustainability Study

Food Industry

Assessment of water availability for the region and the project in the context of supplying the industrial operation.

Results delivered

Diagnosis of the regional hydrological and hydrogeological scenario
Assessment of consumption versus regional water stress
Identification of potential supply shortage risks
Water availability forecast
Recommendations for water security and improvement of current systems
Plan of mitigating measures for scarcity situations

Case 02

Hydrological and hydrogeological characterization for an EIA

Mato Grosso, Brazil

2021-2022

Mining

Implementation of a Gold Mine with surface and groundwater abstraction.

Results delivered

Field detailing of natural drainages and springs under influence
Evaluation and selection of points for surface water abstraction
Mathematical modeling of groundwater flow and local hydrodynamics
Project water balance
Obtaining a permit for water abstraction

Case 03

Hydrogeological characterization for a Wind Farm Complex EIA

Ceará, Brazil

2022

Renewable Energy

Environmental impact study for the implementation of a wind farm complex.

Results delivered

Technical guidance for the installation of monitoring wells
Detailed hydrogeological characterization
Analysis of aquifer flow and recharge zones
Support for environmental licensing

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