Coastal and waterway studies throughout North America
Experience
Over the past five years, we have become world leaders in ship wake monitoring, assessment, modelling and mitigation works.
Coldwater Consulting has a proven track record for a wide range of coastal and waterway studies and engineering projects.
Technical EdgeOur team has extensive experience in the development and application of numerical models for the simulation of hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes in complex environments. Our expertise includes wakes, circulation and sediment transport processes under combined waves and currents, and two-dimensional wave transformation modelling.
Waterways and wake analysisWe have led engineering and scientific studies of wakes and their effects on coasts and waterways throughout North America. Our experience includes berthed vessel response to passing vessels; design criteria development for shore structures; ferry system design and optimization; waterway/navigation system operations and effects such as shoreline erosion.
Shoreline restorationThe staff of Coldwater Consulting has performed numerous scientific and engineering studies throughout North America to analyse shoreline erosion problems and to develop appropriate remedies. Our experience includes shoreline management planning, beach nourishment design, the design of both conventional and buried revetments as well as dune restoration.
Recent Projects
Our focus is to provide solutions oriented services through the multi disciplinary approach that we apply to each project.
Recent staff experience includes:
| Study of the economic, engineering and environmental factors affecting the future of transportation in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway (2006/07). |
| Design of shore protection at Panmure Island, PEI (2005/06). |
| Golf course restoration following damage by storm surge, Crowbush Cove GC, PEI (2005/06). |
| Evaluation of the relative impact of ship wakes, river flows and wind waves on shore erosion in the St. Lawrence River, QC (2001/04). |
| Development of ship wake models to evaluate the effects of high speed ferries on adjacent shorelines in Puget Sound, WA (2004/07). |
| Wind wave and wake modeling is support of development of the new Brooklyn Bridge Park, NY (2006/07). |
| Wake modeling and analysis to develop a no-net-impact ship traffic plan for a new LNG terminal in Calcasieu, LA (2005). |
| Thermal effluent modeling to analyze environmental impacts of proposed LNG gasification facilities, Lake Charles, LA (2005). |
| Sediment transport modelling and analysis for the environmental impact studies of a proposed port expansion on the Columbia River, WA (2006/07). |
| Evaluation of the relative impacts of power boating and hydropower gate operations on the erosion of river sandbars, Snake River, ID (2006). |