
Ali Nowamooz
Department Manager, Water Management and Treatment
Water is no longer a stable input. It’s a dynamic system that directly impacts operations, regulatory compliance and long-term site performance. Across mining, energy and industrial projects, increasing regulatory pressure, climate variability and aging infrastructure are redefining how water must be managed and treated. This requires moving beyond reactive approaches to treatment and toward integrated engineering systems that align water flows, quality, treatment processes, infrastructure and operations from the outset.
Your operational reality
Changing environmental conditions, operational demands and stricter regulatory expectations are increasing pressure on water infrastructure and treatment systems.



BBA's approach
We deliver integrated water management and treatment services, connecting surface water and groundwater data, infrastructure, treatment and operations into a coherent approach. By combining engineering depth with system-level thinking, we help reduce risk, improve performance and support compliance across the full water cycle.
We approach water as an integrated engineering system, not a standalone constraint. By connecting hydrological processes, subsurface conditions, infrastructure and environmental requirements, we deliver solutions that improve performance while reducing long-term costs. This comes together by:
Control starts with knowing exactly how your water system behaves, on the surface, in the subsurface and through your infrastructure. We establish a clear, quantified understanding of your water system so decisions are based on reliable data and system behaviour. In practice, this means:
The goal is to reduce the need for treatment before it becomes a compliance problem. We work upstream to reduce the need for treatment by addressing water issues at the source. This is achieved by:
Systems that aren't designed for change get rebuilt and, unfortunately, at significant cost. We design flexible systems that maintain performance under changing conditions and regulatory expectations. This can mean:
Fragmented disciplines lead to fragmented outcomes. We bring together hydrology, hydrotechnics, hydrogeology, water treatment, environmental and process expertise under one roof to simplify coordination and improve outcomes. This is delivered by:
We don’t start with treatment. We start by understanding how water moves on the surface, through the subsurface and across your infrastructure, where risks originate. Then we figure out how to address them upstream. The best solution is often the one that avoids treatment altogether.
Our team
