Site Screening & Due Diligence
Identify drainage constraints, flood exposure, permitting risks, and developable-area impacts before acquisition and layout decisions are locked in.
Desktop review · Fatal-flaw analysis · Constraint mappingSpecialized water resources engineering
Water Resources &
Flood-Risk Engineering
for Renewable Energy
Hydrology, hydraulics, hydrogeology, stormwater, permitting, and geospatial support for utility-scale solar, BESS, wind, and energy infrastructure.
20+Years of experience
8States licensed
40+Renewable projects nationally
The Aegis advantage
Turn water risk into a better development decision.
Water-related constraints can change usable acreage, equipment placement, road access, permitting strategy, and long-term asset performance. Aegis brings specialized water-resource thinking into the development process early—when the findings can best support your design decisions.
Utility-scale solarBattery energy storageWind energyEnergy infrastructure
Services
Technical depth across the project lifecycle.
Focused services for development, engineering, environmental, construction, and asset-management teams.
Hydrology & Hydraulic Modeling
Defensible 1D and 2D analyses that capture upstream watersheds, distributed flow paths, crossings, and flood behavior conventional mapping can miss.
Rain-on-grid · Flood-depth mapping · Scour evaluationsStormwater Design & Permitting
Practical drainage strategies and permit-ready documentation coordinated with civil layouts, equipment constraints, and construction sequencing.
NPDES support · Detention · E&S controlsFloodplain Compliance
Technical support for complex floodplain questions, agency review, and projects requiring clear documentation of proposed-condition impacts.
CLOMR / LOMR · No-rise analysis · Agency coordinationGeospatial Data & Monitoring
Integrated survey, LiDAR, GIS, field instrumentation, and data workflows that turn site information into faster engineering decisions.
LiDAR & GIS · Rain / stage gauges · Data applicationsConstruction & Operations
Responsive support for field changes, drainage remediation, compliance, storm response, and long-term water-management performance.
Field support · O&M planning · RemediationHydrogeological Studies
Evaluate groundwater conditions, contaminant pathways, sensitive receptors, and monitoring needs—particularly where BESS emergency scenarios may raise questions about soil and water protection.
Conceptual site models · Groundwater monitoring · Fate & transportBESS environmental risk
Prepare for scrutiny beyond the fence line.
During BESS review, regulators may closely examine whether electrolyte constituents, combustion by-products, or fire-suppression water from a thermal-runaway event could reach soil, stormwater, surface water, or groundwater. Aegis helps project teams establish defensible site conditions, identify potential migration pathways, and develop practical monitoring and containment strategies.
01Baseline characterizationDocument groundwater, surface-water, and soil conditions before operation.
02Pathway and receptor analysisEvaluate groundwater gradients, site geology, drainage connections, wells, and sensitive receptors.
03Emergency water managementSupport containment, sampling, and disposal planning for runoff and fire-suppression water.
04Regulator-ready monitoringDevelop monitoring approaches and response triggers proportionate to site-specific risk.
Development lifecycle
One water-resources partner. Every critical stage.
We connect early due diligence to design, permitting, construction, and operations so important assumptions are not lost between phases.
- 01ScreenFind constraints before land and layout commitments.
- 02ModelQuantify flood behavior and drainage interactions.
- 03DesignConvert risk into practical, coordinated solutions.
- 04PermitSupport clear, defensible agency review.
- 05SupportStay engaged through construction and operations.
Selected experience
Analysis built for consequential decisions.
Representative assignments are shown without client identification where confidentiality applies.
Utility-scale solar
Regional watershed flood-risk study
Rain-on-grid modeling of upstream watersheds routed into a detailed site model to establish depths, velocities, and layout setbacks.
2,400+ sq. mi. upstream drainageRenewable energy
Site-screening and layout support
Hydrologic due diligence and constraint mapping used to distinguish manageable drainage features from material development risks.
Early risk visibilityStormwater resilience
Research-driven field solutions
Monitoring, geospatial data, and applied water-resource engineering used to evaluate unique drainage conditions.
20+ years of experienceAbout Aegis
Expert attention for complex water challenges.
Aegis Engineering & Planning is a specialized water-resources and environmental engineering firm serving energy, infrastructure, and land-development clients throughout the United States.
Our team has assisted with more than 40 renewable-energy projects nationally across various phases of development.
Our professionals bring more than 20 years of experience in hydrology, hydraulics, flood-risk analysis, stormwater design, permitting, field monitoring, and geospatial data management.
Supplier ready
Built to support sophisticated project teams.
Prepared to work within the safety, quality, ethics, environmental, and reporting expectations of major energy owners, developers, utilities, and delivery partners.
HSEDocumented health, safety, and environmental practices
QualityQuality management aligned with ISO 9001 principles
EnvironmentEnvironmental management and responsible-business policies
EthicsCommitment to ethical business conduct, workplace diversity, and client codes of conduct
Start a conversation
Bring water risk into focus before it becomes a project constraint.
Tell us where the project stands and what decision you need to make. We’ll help define the right level of analysis.