Strategic Advice

Where policy, science, and analysis flow together.

We help water managers design and defend multi-purpose strategies that balance environmental stewardship, reliable water supply, and hydropower generation—grounded in rigorous analysis and practical governance.

Water Operations Savvy NEPA and ESA Fluent Decision Support Focused
20+ yrsComplex operations & policy
Fed/State/LocalBridge builders
Science FirstDefensible outcomes

Services

Water districts may beneift from equitable allocations and increase reliability. Agnecies may benefit from transparet, defensible decisions that can withstand scrutiny by interested parties. Environmental organizations can rely on unbiased factual approaches.

Operations Strategy

Integrated environmental, water, and power operations

Rule curves, temperature management, export/inflow balancing, and risk-aware seasonal plans that respect physical constraints and regulatory standards.

  • Operations playbooks & decision trees
  • Trade-off analysis & SDM facilitation
  • Modeling reviews & scenario design
Regulatory Navigation

Defensible environmental compliance strategies

Clear, coordinated strategies for ESA, CWA, and water quality objectives, aligned with agency processes and administrative records.

  • Consultation strategy (ESA §7/§10)
  • NEPA/CEQA alignment & comment strategy
  • Standards interpretation & implementation
Deals and Governance

Agreements that accomplish their objectives

From joint powers structures to program charters, we craft durable mechanisms for funding, accountability, and adaptive management.

  • JPA/IGA frameworks & charters
  • Performance metrics & AM plans
  • Stakeholder alignment & facilitation

About Us

Our Approach

We start with clear objectives, map the constraints, and design options that can be operationalized. Every recommendation is testable, traceable, and tied to decision thresholds.

  • Clarity: goals, constraints, metrics
  • Credibility: sound science & QA/QC
  • Feasibility: legal, technical, financial
  • Durability: governance & accountability

“Policy without physics and biology fails in practice. Physics and biology without policy fails in court. We bridge both—so operations work in the river and on the record.”

Contact

Let’s discuss your operations, regulatory path, or governance needs. We’re happy to start with a short scoping call when we open our doors in February, 2026.