Water + Environment

Understanding water systems from source to sink.

AS&E KY works across groundwater, karst, springs, surface water, and stormwater to characterize flow, connectivity, quality, and change.

Water resources and field monitoring
Water resources and field monitoring
Water resources and field monitoring

Hydrogeology + Groundwater

InvestigationsGroundwater investigations and hydrogeologic characterization.
Flow + levelsFlow and connectivity, water-level monitoring, and potentiometric mapping.
Recharge + vulnerabilityRecharge and discharge evaluation, groundwater vulnerability, and conceptual models.

Karst + Cave Systems

Karst hydrogeologyKarst aquifers, conduit flow, and spring systems.
TracingDye tracing and groundwater-flow investigations.
Field systemsCave, spring, and subsurface investigations.

Contaminant Source Tracking + Remediation

Source identificationGroundwater and surface-water investigations and source-area characterization.
Fate + transportContaminant pathways, movement, and environmental behavior.
Remediation supportRemediation evaluation, monitoring, and regulatory support.

Water Quality + Monitoring

Emerging contaminantsPFAS, microplastics, and other emerging contaminants.
Biological indicatorseDNA and biological indicators for environmental monitoring.
Continuous monitoringField sensors, networks, and long-term water-quality observation.

Environmental Assessment + Remediation

Site assessmentPhase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), petroleum assessment, and environmental due diligence.
Petroleum systemsPetroleum assessment and remediation, closure assessments for petroleum storage systems, and SPCC Plans.
Remedial programsRemedial Action Plan formulation, remedial system implementation and operation, and environmental forensic investigations.

MS4 + Stormwater

ScreeningOutfall screening and illicit discharge investigations.
Plans + permitsSWPPP and GPP development, compliance support, and GIS-based programs.
Monitoring + BMPsStormwater monitoring and BMP assessment.