Environmental Baseline Studies

Environmental Baseline Studies

A comprehensive understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological environment provides the foundation to a well-executed Environmental Assessment. Knight Piésold provides our clients with a full complement of technical experts able to conduct required baseline and specialized studies in the areas of aquatics, flora and fauna, hydrology, hydrogeology, meteorology, air quality, water quality, and geochemistry (acid rock drainage and metal leaching prediction).

 The detailed baseline characterization is used as input to model possible project impacts, which allows our environmental specialists to provide timely input to project designs to reduce potentially adverse environmental impacts. This in turn produces a more socially and environmentally sustainable project and enhances the efficiency of the project permitting process.