Welcome to EST Solutions - Expertise in Hydrogeology
About EST Solutions
EST Solutions specialises in the field of Environment and hydrogeology in the province of Quebec and principally in the regions of Laurentides, Outaouais, Lanaudière, Montreal and Laval. The principal hydrogeologist of the firm has over eighteen years of experience in consulting and has conducted a variety of environmental projects in the Outaouais, Les Laurentides, Montreal, and northern Quebec.
Services
EST Solutions carries out hydrogeological studies required for a variety of projects that need a certificate of authorization from the authorities, such as:
· Groundwater exploration and aquifer potential evaluation
· Groundwater withdrawal for drinking water supplies
· Establishing the hydrogeological work plan, including the supervision of well drillings, designing, and installing of pumping and observation wells
· Rehabilitation of water wells, conducting well capacity tests and long-term pumping tests for the evaluation of the aquifer capacity.
· Groundwater monitoring including piezometric measurements, water sampling and analysis
· Delineation of well head protection areas of water supply wells and assessment of the aquifer vulnerability
· Support to municipalities in the development of drinking water source protection plans
· Numerical modeling for groundwater projects such as for groundwater dewatering projects
· Evaluation of dewatering flow rate and the induced drawdown of the aquifer, and the impact on the environment
Benefit of doing business with us
EST Solutions values its client projects, offer practical, economical and adaptable solutions to each project.
Clients served
· Mines
· Quarries
· Ministries and municipalities
· Industry and private sectors
· Other firms in the environment sector (partnership)
Examples of projects that need a hydrogeological study for the certificate of authorisation
· Groundwater catchment for potable water supply (Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation and Regulation respecting the quality of drinking water)
· Quarry exploitation below the water table (Regulation respecting pits and quarries and Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact)
· Mining (Directive 019, other provincial and federal regulations)
· Site chacarterisation (Soil Protection and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Sites Policy)
· Site for snow disposal project (Snow disposal regulations)