Water Resource Management
ICF Jones & Stokes' Water Resources Group works closely with clients on projects involving water supply and contracting, flood control, reservoir development and reoperation, water rights, water transfers, water management plans, wastewater discharges, and instream flow requirements. In all of these areas, we solve regulatory issues and design integrated projects that feature effective mitigation, achieve project objectives, and meet regulatory requirements.

Below we list some of our full range of water resources services:

  • NEPA, CEQA, SEPA and state/federal Endangered Species Acts compliance
  • Integrated water resources, fisheries, and ecosystem management plans
  • Groundwater resource evaluations and management/monitoring plans
  • Detailed technical studies, including industry-recognized and customized hydrologic modeling
  • Comprehensive Exhibit E sections for hydropower license applications
  • Best management practices to control point- and nonpoint-source pollution   

Representative Projects:

Port of Vancouver - Columbia Gateway EIS, Permitting, and Rail Extension, Washington
Sonoma County Water Agency - Napa Marsh Restoration Water Delivery Integration
RMC Water & Environment - Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for Zone 7 Water Agency
San Diego County Water Authority - Environmental Program Management
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - EDT Model Support for Yakima Basin Storage Study, Yakima, Washington
City of Oakland - Lake Merritt Goose Waste Management Study
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District - GSA Yuba River Basin Project, Floodplain Aquatic Habitat Assessment Model
Placer County Water Agency - Ralston Afterbay Sediment Management Project 2006-2007 Water Quality and Aquatic Resources Monitoring Program
California Department of Water Resources - South Delta Improvements Program EIR/EIS
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency - Natomas Levee Improvement Program EIR, Regulatory Compliance, and Bank Protection Design
City of West Sacramento - West Sacramento Levee Improvement Program EIR
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts - 2010 and 2050 Master Facilities Plan EIR/EIS
US Bureau of Reclamation - Colorado River Shortage Criteria EIS
California Department of Water Resources - Flood Management Collaborative Support
California Department of Water Resources - Flood Legislation Assistance
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District - Plan for Analyzing and Testing Hypotheses (PATH) Modeling of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Populations, Washington