Water is our most valuable resource. It plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem and quality of life across our communities. To protect it, our water resources team designs comprehensive solutions that focus on innovation, sustainability, and regulatory compliance to enhance water quality, safeguard public health, and promote environmental stewardship.
ISG can help you create sustainable water management systems and preserve your natural resources for a resilient and thriving community.
When it comes to urban stormwater, we push the standard. Our multi-disciplinary approach brings architects, engineers, environmental professionals, and planners together to elevate solutions beyond what’s typical. Whether addressing flooding and stormwater challenges or providing feasibility assessments, ISG adopts a system-wide approach to identify priority areas, including storage and conveyance projects.
Our sustainable solutions address today’s challenges while keeping an eye on the future. We ensure accuracy using targeted technology tools including XPSWMM, HydroCAD, HEC-RAS, InfoWorksICM, and 2D system modeling of urban environments. Climate modeling for future conditions can help you stage capital improvement projects for long-term investment planning.
ISG champions balanced water solutions at the nexus of agriculture and ecology. Sophisticated hydrologic and hydraulic modeling will help you see current conditions and the impacts from planned projects. Embracing innovative technology solutions, including drones, LiDAR drones, and pipe crawlers, we accelerate the assessment of pipe and surface conditions while documenting changes from historical records.
Collaborating with landowners, ISG designs drainage systems that provide agricultural lands with property drainage capacity while incorporating storage strategies to manage water volume and address precipitation variability throughout the growing season. With customized on-channel, off-channel, and edge-of-field best management practices (BMPs), we reduce your future maintenance costs while improving downstream water quality.
A leading watershed analysis, planning, and implementation firm, ISG facilitates complex watershed planning processes to generate consensus and prioritize realistic solutions that move the needle on improved water quality. We are well-qualified to provide you precise surface water monitoring, implementable water quality improvement plans with measurable goals, and comprehensive stakeholder engagement tailored to each project.
Our expert environmental planners and scientists have experience in local, state, and federal policy development and understand the outcomes needed to secure funding. We combine our technical skills with a listen-first approach, to gain a full understanding of local issues and concerns, leading to plans that get results from day one.
Humble in our approach and established as a go-to leader in water resources management, ISG’s depth of expertise runs deep. Whether in large watersheds facing ecosystem challenges or in regions experiencing drought, we offer complete natural resource and ecological restoration solutions for lakes, streams, and wetlands. This resilience planning will bring lasting environmental impact to your region. Our comprehensive environmental and development services include permitting at local, state, and federal levels to ensure environmentally responsible development.
As environmental conditions change, ISG remains flexible and nimble in its management of natural resources to realize multi-benefit solutions. Our multi-disciplinary expertise, boots-on-the-ground experience, and trusted relationships with landowners, municipalities, and state agencies work in harmony to protect, conserve, and restore our valuable assets. Using a holistic lens, we consider the diverse ecological system of a resource to preserve its wild integrity while maximizing the social and economic benefits for communities.
ISG water resources engineers aren’t afraid to get our feet wet to mitigate risks for our clients. We take a consultative approach to identifying issues, building consensus, and navigating regulatory and construction processes.
We balance the protection of water resources with growing demands and will work as an extension of your team to determine feasible solutions that will help you achieve your region’s goals.
I have over 15 years of working closely with ISG on various projects, I have been very impressed and satisfied with their designs and work. ISG is willing to work with landowners, county staff, DNR, BWSR, and many other agencies to design something that works. Their efficiency, experienced, and quality of work speaks for itself.
Following the 2024 wettest spring on record in the state, flood risks have become a pressing concern for Minnesotans. Whether dealing with damage firsthand, volunteering in clean-up, or feeling the impact in another way, many realize that future planning for intensifying weather patterns is crucial.
This year marks an exciting milestone for ISG’s Des Moines, Iowa office as we celebrate a decade of dedication and service to our local community. Over the past ten years, our team has been privileged to contribute to numerous projects that have shaped the landscape and enhanced the quality of life for residents in Central Iowa.
As water-based recreation gains popularity, the demand for well-designed river access points rises. Whether for kayaking, boating, or canoeing, properly designed access points provide safe, convenient, and accessible water trail experiences. ISG’s Sports + Recreation team excels at creating solutions that blend functionality, sustainability, and beauty within the natural environment.
Nearly every architectural and engineering project intersects with environmental landscapes, often requiring wetland delineation as a first step toward sustainable development. ISG’s environmental team offers expertise and guidance in this critical phase of project due diligence, supporting a range of diverse sectors.