{"id":2806,"date":"2024-04-09T07:59:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T07:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/?page_id=2806"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:17:19","slug":"aquafor-beech-ltd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/case-studies\/aquafor-beech-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquafor Beech Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2806\" class=\"elementor elementor-2806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b82df6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b82df6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fda6968 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fda6968\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26277c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a26277c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853a37e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853a37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The metropolitan area of Greater Sudbury, located within a striking geologic basin thought to have been created by meteoritic impact approximately 1.8 billion years ago, is home to over 300 lakes, ponds and waterways. Some 130 years ago, the earliest settlers to the region capitalized on the region\u2019s nickel-copper ore deposits, launching an industry that would play a significant historic and economic role in the area for decades to come. Several years ago, the City of Greater Sudbury elected to take action to address a diverse set of environmental concerns. Extensive watershed and subwatershed studies were initiated for several of the city\u2019s lakes and waterways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d7fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d6d7fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677102e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"677102e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The primary objective of the subwatershed studies was to gather baseline data on the region\u2019s natural resources, perform relevant analyses, and develop management strategies. Specifically, the community hoped to learn how to wisely guide future urban and residential growth, manage flooding and stormwater runoff, optimize ground and surface water quality, as well as enhance the region\u2019s natural beauty and quality of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5718f5b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5718f5b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f55994d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f55994d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb975b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb975b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Lake of Many Uses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da92c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4da92c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ramsey Lake is valued by the Greater Sudbury community for a variety of reasons: the lake is a primary source of drinking water for the city\u2019s residents; it is a popular recreational destination, and increasingly, it serves as a focal point for the region\u2019s identity and long-term viability. In other words, many believe that a healthy lake system will drive a vibrant and thriving community. But land area in the subwatershed of Lake Ramsey is poised for significant growth. Several large commercial and residential developments are planned for the lake\u2019s shoreland zones. Conflicts between interests representing development, industry and natural resource protection are ongoing and common.<\/p><p>In addition to compromised water quality in the region\u2019s creeks due to a history of mining and urbanization, flooding in specific areas continues to be a recurring problem.<\/p><p>Aquafor conducted a study to develop a Subwatershed Management Plan to protect, maintain and enhance the surface water, groundwater, and natural resources of Ramsey Lake and its tributaries through sound policy and management strategies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d6d2a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25d6d2a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1a243e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f1a243e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4636d207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4636d207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/office-image-aquafor-768x499.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/office-image-aquafor-768x499.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/office-image-aquafor-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/office-image-aquafor-1024x666.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/office-image-aquafor.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e45bb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e45bb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Aquafor Beech Ltd.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153de12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"153de12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multi-disciplinary environmental consulting firm Aquafor Beech Ltd. with offices in Mississauga, Kingston, London and Guelph, Ontario, was hired to perform a number of studies, including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses of the Lake Ramsey subwatershed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be9f870 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2be9f870\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d319138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d319138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Project contact and engineer at Aquafor Beech, Golmar Gol, notes that she used two principal software applications to model the major and minor flood profiles of Ramsey Lake\u2019s subwatershed. PCSWMM was used to perform the hydrologic modelling work and GeoHECRAS was used to develop the hydraulic models and flood maps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2d4fb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c2d4fb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a52882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17a52882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377f0209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"377f0209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Aquafor-Beech_Image.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Aquafor-Beech_Image.webp 563w, https:\/\/www.civilgeo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Aquafor-Beech_Image-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661d231d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"661d231d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c62923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c62923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modelling a Variable Landscape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6821707c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6821707c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to the urbanized character of much of the land area, the model needed to incorporate multiple culverts, road crossings and other structural elements to generate accurate flood profiles for different storm events. These flood maps formed the basis for the quantification of flood hazards and identification of limitations in the existing storm water drainage systems. Modelling results also helped to formulate recommended flood and stormwater mitigation strategies.<\/p><p>The resulting report, Ramsey Lake Subwatershed Study and Master Plan (February 2020), presented several scenarios for the subwatershed with a variety of management alternatives. These consisted of a range of measures, from conveyance control options to end-of-pipe solutions and restoration strategies. Principal recommendations focused on retrofitting existing stormwater management facilities and implementing low impact development strategies to curb polluted runoff from existing and future development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2149477 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2149477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06dfdce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06dfdce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6a604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a6a604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GeoHECRAS is User-Friendly and Compatible with Other Software<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c04b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c04b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Golmar notes that GeoHECRAS is extremely user-friendly in terms of being able to import a broad variety of data from a variety of sources, manipulate cross-sections and structural elements, and run multiple hydraulic simulations efficiently. 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