Sediment and waterfront work almost always involves geotechnical engineering. Good geotechnical engineering involves more than providing a simple soils or sediment report—it provides higher value analysis, modeling, data and understanding that allows project teams and clients to better see the current conditions of a site, to understand the alternatives available to them, and to conceptualize a site's future potential.

The ARCADIS geotechnical team is integrated into our project teams from the kick-off meeting. The team's engineers are invaluable to the success of our consulting, design and construction activities—their solid geotechnical analysis and reporting is used to streamline design and permitting processes, to assess the site-specific feasibility of sediment remediation approaches, and to quickly and effectively address challenges that occur during project implementation.

Of importance to our clients, the geotechnical team knows that what at first appear to be impediments to site design or affordable or novel construction can be reduced or eliminated through a creative approach to the subsurface. Yet just as important is their understanding that progressive design can never become an unnecessary risk.