Adding Water Resources Services to Build Flood-Ready Communities

More frequent and intense storm events cause flooding that puts our infrastructure and public safety at risk. Helping our communities build resilience to these climate change impacts is why Consor has been growing our water resources practice, which was catalyzed with the addition of David Johnson as our Water Resources National Business Development Manager last summer. We have since welcomed several other industry leaders in water resources who are focused on helping our client partners plan for the uncertainties of flooding.

Put simply, flooding is just too much water in the wrong place, of the wrong type, and at the wrong time. To safeguard vital infrastructure—like dams and intake structures that supply our drinking water and bridges and roads that connect people with necessary services—communities need proactive flood management. Our water resources services naturally round out the water and transportation infrastructure services we already provide.

“We’re augmenting Consor’s existing expertise on projects where the natural and built environments meet, like scour assessment, as well as drainage, fish passage, and intake/outfall planning and design,” said Mark Forest, our new Water Resources Technical Director. Mark is an industry-renowned floodplain management leader with four decades of experience. “Our team now offers robust surface water hydrology and hydraulics modeling, flood damage reduction, floodplain management, hydraulic structures and levee/dam design.”

Consor also recently brought on Erin Krug and Sam Smith as water resources practice leaders. Erin is a national subject matter expert on the design, inspection, operation, and repair of hydraulic structures and risk assessment. With experience across the country, Sam leads dam, levee, and geotechnical engineering projects.

“Consor couldn’t have brought on a better, more collaborative group to establish our firm as a leader in water resources consulting,” said David Johnson. “The best part is that Consor has strongholds in fast-growing regions that need these services, like Phoenix, Arizona; Nashville, Tennessee; and El Paso, Houston, Dallas, and Austin, Texas. By aligning our expertise with their needs, we can deliver tailored solutions that minimize strain on their systems and flooding impacts.”

To understand how you can prepare for flooding—and how this team can help minimize impacts—consider the wide range of system elements that work in concert within your community! Reach out to David Johnson or Mark Forest if you’d like to discuss how we can help your community optimize your infrastructure to meet your community’s needs now and in the future.