River health
Rivers are essential to the health and biodiversity of local ecosystems, providing habitats, food and water to fauna and flora.

Healthy rivers are at the heart of economic success, contributing to water supply, tourism, agriculture, transport and power generation.
We understand the complex natural systems and sensitivities of rivers, ensuring habitats and ecosystem functions are sustained and restored.
River health is degraded by pollution, urbanisation, industrial processes, and worsened by climate change. Arup’s water team addresses river health through catchment management, reach-scale restoration, and targeted interventions, based on the latest scientific and engineering insights.
Our services combine technical solutions with wider environmental commitments and goals. Our capabilities include catchment management, river restoration, geomorphology, water quality, river health, and natural flood management.
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Creating cool and green streets with spatial data
Strategic Prioritisation Map for Water Sensitive Urban Design, Australia

Promoting climate resilient flood defence and development through nature-based solutions
Lower Darent Riverside Strategy, United Kingdom

Wetland habitat restoration at a landscape scale
Great North Fen – Restoring the Durham Carrs, United Kingdom

Innovative energy storage powers Northern Ireland Water’s decarbonisation journey
Northern Ireland Water BESS, United Kingdom
River and catchment health
Arup offers effective water environment improvements, that also address the wider, social and economic potential of catchment ecosystems. We work across the project cycle - from project planning, through feasibility, to design and delivery.
