Hydrogeological Services

The hydrogeological capabilities of Ardara are complementary to its geophysical capabilities and they are both frequently provided as a combined service. Our senior staff are well qualified hydrogeologists with global experience covering a wide variety of hydrogeological environments. We are able to provide the following hydrogeological services:

Project Management
The design, specification and supervision water well drilling programmes for the abstraction of groundwater intended for potable or industrial applications. This includes the full range of activities commencing with the initial review of available data to the final commissioning of the source.

Groundwater Resource Evaluation  
The design and implementation of regional groundwater resources assessments. This involves the preparation and supervision of the data collection and collation programme using database and GIS technologies, processing of the hydrogeological data, the evaluation of options for resource utilisation and its final reporting to the client.

Wellfield Testing, Analysis And Design
The planning and execution of pump testing programmes and data analysis.  

Aquifer Modeling
Groundwater modeling and aquifer protection studies.

Geophysics
Specialisation in surface and borehole geophysics in relation to groundwater resource and contaminant studies.

Environmental Surveys
These include water quality monitoring, environmental impact and risk assessments, contaminant transport modeling, plume delineation, contaminated land advice and source protection zone analysis.


Recent clients include:
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (Qatar), PTTEP (Oman), Occidental (Oman), Kier (Dubai), Kilkenny County Council (Ireland), Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water (Oman), Thames Water (United Kingdom), Yorkshire Water (United Kingdom), Dubai Investments Park (Dubai).