Groundwater consultant & Specialist
Hydrogeologist Consultant Perth
Trevor is a geological engineer with 29 years’ experience as a hydrogeologist. GDS delivers cost effective, specialist hydrogeology and groundwater consulting services to the West Australian mining and construction industry.
The primary activities of GDS are groundwater exploration, assessment and development. Projects are undertaken for a wide range of hydrogeological services which span the provision of informal advice to the design, management and execution of hydrogeological investigations.
About Groundwater development services
Groundwater Development Services (GDS) is an independent hydrogeology consultancy run by Trevor Haig.
Groundwater consulting services are provided to the West Australian mining and construction industries. GDS provide a broad spectrum of hydrogeology services from desk top studies to regional groundwater assessments. Hydrogeological support has focused on the exploration, assessment and development of groundwater supply. GDS also provide technical support for site water balances, ground dewatering assessment, bore field sustainability and regulatory reporting.
TREVOR HAIG -CONSULTING HYDROGEOLOGIST
Trevor Haig - CONSULTING HYDROGEOLOGIST
As a hydrogeologist, Trevor Haig has over 29 years’ experience in the groundwater development industry.
Trevor is an independent groundwater consultant who provides specialist hydrogeology services to the Western Australia mining and construction industries. Trevor is a geological engineer who became acquainted with groundwater as part of a small hydrogeology consultancy in Tacoma Washington. He has since developed a wide and diverse range of groundwater experience in a variety of settings in the United States, Sultanate of Oman and Australia. As a hydrogeologist, Trevor specialises in the exploration, assessment and development of groundwater supply.
Services
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Scoping documents
- Cost estimates
- Contractor selection
- Tender review
- Budget control
- Contractor management
- Groundwater investigations
HYDROGEOLOGY STUDIES
- Desk top studies
- Feasibility Studies
- Site assessments
- Borehole surveys
- Monitoring reviews
- Aquifer reviews
- Regional groundwater assessment
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
- Licensing and permitting
- Demand and use estimates
- Site water balance
- Sustainable groundwater yield
- Bore field operating strategies
- Groundwater operating strategies
- Monitoring strategies
- Water source protection plans
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- Strategic Planning
- Bore targeting
- Test pump analysis
- Groundwater and bore sustainable yields
- Production and Monitoring bore design
- Bore field design and expansion
SITE SUPPORT
- Dewatering management
- Supply bore performance
- Monitoring network design and upgrade
- Monitoring and sampling
- Vibrating Wire Piezometer Installation
- Staff training
MODELLING
- Conceptual hydrogeology
- Geologic (Leapfrog)
- Dewatering (AnAqSim)
- TSF seepage
- Pit Lake development
- Site water balance
Why Choose GDS Water
An independent groundwater consultant with a diverse range of skills
Recent Projects
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
Project work is ongoing. GDS provides “as needed” hydrogeology support to the Collie coal operations.
Hydrogeological consulting services has focused on pit dewatering. Technical support has included: the tracking of dewatering in two operational pits, modelling of projected dewatering requirements for life of mine planning, design of future dewatering infrastructure, pit lake modelling for post mine closure and upgrade of the current monitoring program through the installation of VWP monitoring bores.
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
PoRT KEATS STUDY
The Port Keats Study is a review of the water resources in the Daly River and Port Keats and Malak-Malak Aboriginal Land trusts of the Northern Territory.
In the study, the groundwater and surface water studies were mapped, described and evaluated. The traditional knowledge of the Aboriginal people holds in regards to their water resources was incorporated into the technical study. The reporting also included the creation of two 1:250,000 scale groundwater and surface resource map of the area which summarise the conceptual hydrogeology and supply potential.
The study supported future aspirations of development and creation of “country” for the communities of Wadeye, Peppimenarti, Palumpa, Nauiyu and Woodycupaldiya. The fieldwork required both public and private consultation with the aboriginal people who held custodianship of country.
The works included the drilling and construction of numerous exploratory and assessment bores. In many cases, the bores were then passed on to the traditional owners to support local water supply requirements.
KIN MIING
KIN MIING
KIN MIING
KIN MINING
GDS have provided a variety of hydrogeological services to the Leonora Gold Project in Western Australia.
The water story began with a regional desktop study to identify groundwater supply potential. The baseline information led to a strategic groundwater development plan in the pre-feasibility study. GDS provided targeting for the water exploration program using available resource drill rigs. The exploration program led to two hydrogeology drilling campaigns to drill, construct and test production bores to meet mine development requirements. The hydrogeology consulting included numerical modelling with MODFLOW to estimate drawdown impacts from dewatering and water balance pit lake modelling for forward development planning.
The Tiwi Island Water Study
The Tiwi Island Water Study mapped, described and evaluated the water resources on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory. The study was presented So individuals without a scientific could use the information to make informed decisions. Download The Report
The outputs were a set of decision-making tools which comprised reports, maps and an interactive CD-ROM containing monitoring data, maps and GIS. The study was presented in such a way that individuals without a scientific or technical background could use the information to make better decisions in regard to the management of their water resources. The information was compiled for the Tiwi people, their community leaders and the Tiwi Island Land Council.
The study area supported the development aspirations of the aboriginal people in the communities of Nguiu, Milikapiti and Pirlangimpi. The field work was completed on both Bathurst and Melville Islands and comprised community and individual consultation, geophysical surveys and the drilling and construction of numerous exploration, assessment and supply bores.
The study targeted the primary aquiver on the islands, which is the Van Diemen Sandstone. The outputs were reports and two regional 1:250,000 scale groundwater and surface water maps.
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
PREMIER COAL
Pilbara Cost Water Study
The Pilbara Coast Water study is a regional groundwater study focusing on the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The study is a source review of all groundwater, surface water and supplementary supply options in support of the regions coastal supply schemes. The study highlights the most potential groundwater supply options for development in the near future. The study extends from the Carnarvon Basin to the West Canning basin along the Pilbara coast. The study focuses on three main port facilities associated with Onslow, Dampier and Port Hedland. Potential groundwater supply options were identified, which include the Fortescue River alluvium, Harding River fractured bedrock, West Canning Basin, De Grey River Alluvium, Yule River alluvium and the Lower Robe River.
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