Hydro engineering and water management
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As a source of renewable energy, hydropower is particularly important to New Zealand. Many hydropower projects are multi-disciplinary, requiring a broad range of hydrological and hydraulic modelling skills including:
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Hydrological analyses, including flood and low flow yield assessments
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River and floodplain modelling
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Spillway capacity and dam break studies
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Resource consent applications and reviews
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Hydraulic design for hydropower and irrigation including intakes, canals and penstocks
A variety of hydrological and hydraulic modelling packages are routinely used to assess:
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Existing and post-scheme hydrological analysis and simulation to assess catchment rainfall characteristics or, for example, the existing and post-scheme hydrological characteristics of a river at a power station outfall
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Dam break, river, and floodplain modelling to assess the hydraulic effects in a river
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Pipe network modelling
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Floodplain and spillway capacity modelling
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Flood routing to calibrate catchment response during recorded events to enable accurate estimates of design floods including peak monitoring flow
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Hydropower Projects
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