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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Projects
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Using geospatial and water expertise to inform onsite wastewater treatment system planning
Sonoma County Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Mapping & Analysis Study, USA
Keeping Victoria’s waterways healthy with optimised stormwater management
Feasibility of stormwater flow regulation, Australia
Combining nature and technology to create more resilient cities
Beau Plan Smart City, Mauritius
Urban regeneration and net zero goals realised in a new innovation district for Milan
MIND Milano Innovation District, Italy
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.
