Bluengineering   undertake   small   scale   but   complex   or   environmentally   sensitive in-river   work   directly   such   as   water   intakes,   fish   pass   installation,   temporary river      diversions,      monitoring      stations,      discharges,      water      storage      and management systems. We   also   work   along   side   clients   and   other   contractors   for   more   general   river and   water   works   in   order   to   control   costs;   but   in   these   cases   we   can   still   help cover   specialist   regulatory   compliance   and   technical   aspects   including   CDM coordinator role, environmental supervision & method statements. We   also   can   act   as   principal   contractor,   providing   costing   projects,   appointing   & managing sub-contractors.

We provide surveys, assessment and modeling services including- • Ecological habitat & protected species • Geomorphology surveys, modeling & impact assessment • Eletro fish surveys, fish habitat mapping & quality assessment • River & water quality monitoring & testing • Water Framework Directive (WFD) impact assessments • EIA screening & full assessment • Integrating the findings into designs, abstraction limits & working methods

Holders   of   general   water   abstraction   licences   and   those   links   to   hydropower need   to   make   detailed   annual   returns   to   the   EA,   SEPA   and   WNR.      Failure   to   do so   can   result   in   fines   and   farmers   may   be   in   breach   of   cross   compliance   rules. We   can   help   by   undertaking   the   necessary   paperwork   and   providing   specialist equipment for daily recording of flows or power production.

• River & rainfall gaugeing • Flow estimation using Low Flows, catchment re-scaling & gaugeing dater • Producing hydrographs & flow duration curves • Flow analysis & modeling effects of abstraction & changes to wetting • Sediment movement & flow dynamics modeling • Flood risk assessment including sequential test & modeling flood levels

Bluengineering can handle all aspects of water permitting including- • Surface & ground water abstraction licences • Consents for drainage, effluent & fowl water disgharge • Impoundment licence for weirs, ponds & irrigation reservoirs • Permits to build structures & work in or adjacent to rivers • Fish pass national panel permits • Planning applications for related structures & buildings

We design in river and bank side structures to carry out specialist functions and use novel approaches to overcome environmental and engineering constraints.  Examples include- • Weir-less fish friendly drop intakes for high gravel or mixed bedload rivers • Coanda intake weirs • Small scale privet bridges, fords and culverts • Discharge outfalls to prevent erosion & avoid attracting fish • Bank & bed reinforcement

Given   Bluengineering's   directors   farming   background   (see   about   us)   together with   our   technical   and   regulatory   knowledge,      we   are   well   placed   to   develop scientifically   valid   yet   practical   methods   to   control   runoff,   flooding   and   drainage via   land   management   and   can   assist   farmers   with   applications   for   related   grants together with any associated environmental assessment and permitting. We   can   also   assist   regulators   and   river   trusts   in   mapping   out   land   use,   water quality   and   river   characteristics   on   a   catchment   wide   basis,   processing   the   dater to identify problems and developing strategies to remedy them.

Bluengineering   designs   specialist   and   novel   abstraction   intake   and   screening systems such as- • Fish   friendly   weir-less   in   bed   drop   screens   intakes   for   high   gravel   bed load rivers • Weir-less self cleaning in bed pit intakes for mixed bed load rivers • Off channel side intakes • Coanda screens

Bluengineering   design   and   permit   a   range   of   water   treatment   and   discharge systems including- • Modern self contained small-scale sewerage treatment systems • Outfalls designed to prevent fish attraction • Reed beds & settling ponds • H1 risk assessments for soakaways including percolation testing • H1 risk assessments for surface water discharges

Our sister company Bluenergy provides a comprehensive range of hydro power services which includes initial feasibility study, full environmental assessment  and permitting, detailed engineering design and financial forecast.  However unlike many, we provide a fully integrated service and manage the purchasing and installation of the scheme and undertake the technical construction work ourselves, whilst allowing more cost-effective local contractors to undertake general work. We also provide annual servicing including water licence returns.

• River obstacle surveying & appraisal • Design, permitting & installation of fish passage measures • Removal of river obstacles • Identification, design and planning of river habitat improvement works