WHAT WE DO/ NEWSFEED/ OUR FIRM/ CONTACT US Water Resources SURVEY + INFRASTRUCTURE + BUILDINGS + ENVIRONMENT WATER RESOURCES MARKETS Commercial Industry Government Healthcare Education EXPERTISE Water Planning County and Regional Studies Watershed Management Source Water Protection New Source Development Condition Assessment Studies Capital Improvement Planning Emergency Response Planning Water Engineering Feasibility Studies Engineering and Design Treatment Plants Distribution and Storage Permitting and Regulatory Assistance Plans and Specifications Contract Documents Construction Management Dams Pure and simple. Ah, a refreshing glass of water. On the surface, it's filled with nothing but H20. Thinking deeper, you'll see that a lot more has gone into it. Such as protecting the purity of reservoirs, aquifers, wellheads, and springs. Rehabilitating abandoned wells. Using hydrogeologic modeling to calculate the impact of proposed development on source water and surrounding terrain. Using GIS to manage complex and voluminous environmental databases. Tailoring solutions for municipalities and water suppliers, and getting clean water to communities, buildings and faucets. Into every refreshing glass of water goes a lot of deep thinking. Protecting, developing, and managing water resources for future generations. HIGHLIGHT PROJECTS Concept Design for Probable Maximum Flood Concept Design for Probable Maximum Flood Using Traveltime Along Local Streams to Understand Watersheds Detailed stream flow data and calculations were used to evaluate time-of-travel throughout both of the watersheds that are utilized for the City of Allentown’s surface water sources. PSOC Inventory Update Identifies Hundreds of Sites RAWA is conducting ongoing verification of their new PS PSOC inventory, containing more than 400 sites. The above images displays a portion of these sites within their Zone A protection areas. Analyzing Discharge Points in Preparation of Potential Contamination Western Berks Water Authority has an inventory of upstream dischargers that they plan to work with in the event of positive cryptosporidium test results. Maximizing Partnership Opportunities The SAN Agricultural Workgroup hosts informational workshops for colleagues and the community. Here, attendees tour a local farm that has implemented several best management practices. In 2013, SAN honored SSM with their Schuylkill Watershed Community Partner Award, for our commitment to the program Implementing source water protection activities with a Watershed Coordinator SSM assists water systems, like Western Berks Water Authority, in the planning and execution of community and implementation events each year. Source Water Protection Model Used to Evaluate Possible Pipeline Leak As part of an approved Source Water Protection Plan, SSM created a three-dimensional groundwater flow model to determine the direction and time-of-travel of groundwater entering the supply wells. Within one hour of receiving the information of the possible pipeline leak, SSM’s lead computer modeler was able to determine a predicted groundwater flow path that a contaminant would take upon entering the groundwater aquifer. Source Water Protection Technical Assistance Program (SWPTAP) In conjunction with PADEP, SSM assists water systems in developing source water protection plans using GIS. Our professionals delineate protective zones around each well or surface water intake to show the areas that contribute to the drinking water supply, working closely with the water supplier and community representatives to identify ways of protecting these areas. NEWSFEED 2019 PennTec Annual Conference Jun 4, 2019 2019 PA GIS Conference - GIS Tools for MS4 Compliance Reporting May 15, 2019 New Technologies in the Source Water Protection Program Jan 25, 2019 Mariner East 2 Pipeline Grant Opportunity May 2, 2018 Saucony Watershed Restoration: Groundwater Evaluation Feb 23, 2017 Copyright © SSM Group, Inc. 2020. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement