Expert hydrogeology services across the UK
At H Fraser Consulting, hydrogeology is at the heart of what we do. Our dedicated groundwater consultancy team brings deep expertise and a proven track record across a wide range of groundwater projects, from major infrastructure and development schemes to private water supply assessments.
We work with a wide range of clients across the UK to deliver high-quality, technically robust hydrogeological solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and fully aligned with regulatory requirements. Our approach is grounded in sound science and shaped by real-world experience, ensuring sustainable and cost-effective outcomes for every project.
Our groundwater consulting experience
Whether you’re preparing a planning application, dealing with challenging groundwater conditions on-site, or navigating the regulatory landscape, our experienced team of hydrogeological consultants are here to help. We provide focused, actionable advice to support confident decision-making, effective risk management, and long-term environmental compliance. We can support clients with:
- Site feasibility and baseline groundwater assessments
- Groundwater supply, borehole design, and abstraction licensing
- Groundwater flood risk and dewatering assessments
- Environmental permitting and discharge strategies
- Contaminated land and groundwater risk assessments
- Hydrogeological Impact Assessments (HIA)
- Monitoring design, data collection, and modelling
- Quarry hydrogeology and restoration planning
- Expert review, audit, and regulatory advice
Our hydrogeology services include:
Services for construction and development
- Hydrogeological baseline assessments
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Surface water and groundwater chapters;
- Groundwater flood risk assessment
- Impact assessment of development close to public water supply boreholes in groundwater Source Protection Zones (SPZs)
- Temporary and permanent groundwater control
- Dewatering for excavations and new construction
Groundwater supply
- Borehole feasibility, installation design and drilling
- Groundwater abstraction licence applications
- Water features surveys and site assessment
- Groundwater and wellfield protection
- Private water supply development and management (springs, boreholes, wells)
- Water quality and quantity monitoring
- Borehole pumping tests and hydraulic testing
- Borehole remediation
Groundwater resource management
- Contaminated groundwater risk assessment and remediation
- Cemetery risk assessments
- Aquifer recharge studies
- Hydrogeological Impact Assessment (HIA)
- Hydrogeological Risk Assessment (HIA)
- Water disposal and discharge
- Abstraction licence and environmental discharge permitting
- Groundwater monitoring and in-situ testing
- Conceptual model development
- Groundwater modelling
- Water balance surveys
- Groundwater quality investigation
- Monitoring network design, installation and assessment
- Installation of water level loggers
- Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment
- Groundwater data management
- Quarry hydrogeology
- Hydrogeological Impact Assessment for quarries
- Dewatering assessment
- Quarry & Mine infill and restoration projects
- Quarry water supply
- Abstraction licence and discharge permitting
General hydrogeological consultancy support services
- Troubleshooting and groundwater investigation
- Regulatory support and advice
- Independent audit
- Bespoke training courses
- Expert review and expert witness for groundwater and hydrogeology issues
Contact us today to see how we can help.
Further hydrogeological investigations
Depending on the complexity of your project, we can supplement hydrogeological investigations with detailed groundwater and contaminant fate & transport modelling, using MODFLOW, MT3D, Consim, Landsim, RAM and a range of other specialised modelling software and tools.
