Alliance is known for its expertise in advanced computer modeling of environmental processes, including contaminant fate and transport analyses, remedial design optimization, risk assessment, geochemical/chemical reactions, presentation of expert testimony and graphics in court, and simulations for water resource development and protection.

Computer modeling is a powerful and cost-effective tool for predicting the fate and transport of subsurface contaminants as well as for evaluating potential sources of water supply for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use.  Alliance provides a variety of modeling services including:

Design Optimization and Geochemical/Chemical Reactions

Design of remediation systems and well fields or dewatering systems without detailed quantitative analysis of the potential hydrologic and chemical changes often leads to poorly-designed or over-designed systems based on educated guesses from past experience.  No two sites are alike and many are extremely heterogeneous (e.g., fractured bedrock and karst); therefore, systems are often not cost-effective and do not meet project goals within projected timelines.  Alliance utilizes computer modeling to reduce project costs by optimizing system design and identifying potential setbacks to system operation (e.g., low-permeability lenses or mineral fouling).  Applications include:

Risk Assessment
 

Alliance performs risk assessment modeling to quantify potential risk to sensitive receptors.  Risk-based remedial design often leads to lower remediation costs and shorter times to site closure.  Risk assessment applications include:

Alliance’s toolbox of advanced software including modeling and GIS packages allows us to develop visualizations and animations of complex data including subsurface geology, plume migration, topography, geochemistry, and remediation.  These tools provide a powerful means of presenting complex data, increasing understanding of experts and laypersons, and are particularly useful in litigation support.

Reasons to Use Alliance for Your Modeling & Visualization Needs

• We have the training, experience, and expertise needed to develop sound and defensible models
• We eliminate the costs and "learning curve" associated with in-house software purchases and training
• We are a recognized leader in subsurface investigation, remedial design and operation, and risk-based corrective action
• We have a proven track record of successful litigation support
• We listen to your project needs to develop a modeling scope of work that will cost-effectively meet your specific goals
• We have a suite of state-of-the-art software tools that can be applied for even the most complex and difficult environmental problems