Water Resources

KCB offers a complete suite of engineering and environmental services for addressing surface water and groundwater resources issues for a variety of projects. Our professionals have the conceptual and numerical modeling skills to analyze complex surface water and groundwater systems and environments, and provide sound engineering designs.

Our water resource professionals are actively involved in hydro power developments, water diversion, storage, and conveyance facilities for irrigation projects, surface water management and treatment for mining projects, dykes and river training works for flood and erosion protection projects, flood mapping for emergency preparedness planning, fish passage facilities, and streamflow, lake level and climate monitoring for environmental assessments.

Our groundwater teams have strong practical, field-based experience with groundwater investigations and assessments.


Projects

  • Sullivan Mine Emergency Storage Pond

  • Calgary Bow River Weir

    The Calgary weir is part of the Western Headworks system situated on the Bow River just 3 km east of downtown Calgary. The headworks system, includ...

  • Antamina Mine Closure Plan

    In addition to providing extensive water management services, Klohn Crippen Berger prepared closure plans and cost estimates for the Compañía Min...

  • Lihir Gold Mine

    Lihir Island is formed around five extinct volcanoes. The three ore bodies, Minifie, Lienetz and Kapit, are located on the eastern coast of Lihir i...

  • Inco Closure

    Vale Canada Limited (formerly Inco Limited) owns and operates numerous mining properties in the Sudbury, Ontario area, including ancillary faciliti...

  • McGregor Reservoir Structures

    The McGregor Reservoir is one of three main irrigation storage reservoirs located within the Carseland-Bow River Headworks system. The McGregor Res...

  • Glenmore Dam Stoplog Replacement

Services

  • Watershed Management
  • Surface Water Drainage and Management
  • River Engineering and Fish Passage Facilities
  • Hydrologic and Hydrotechnical Assessments
  • Dam Breach and Inundation Mapping
  • Groundwater Modeling and Seepage Mitigation Design
  • Diversion Works and Conveyance Systems
  • Dewatering Design and Implementation
  • Dams and Hydraulic Structures
  • Flood and Erosion Protection Works
  • Water Balance Modeling
  • Environmental Assessments and Permitting

Contact

2012 CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF ALBERTA

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Water Resources & Energy Production

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Community Development

Calgary Bow River Weir Project

 

2009 CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF ONTARIO AWARD OF MERIT
Gaining Real Time Control of Surface Water and Treatment Project in ON, Canada