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RPS Water for Australians

Your strategic water partners

Your strategic partner for water projects: Serving and sustaining all Australians

Water is one of Australia’s most precious resources. At RPS, we see water not just as a utility but as the lifeblood that sustains communities, powers industries, and shapes liveable, thriving cities. By combining scenario planning, environmental adaptation, and innovative technologies, we deliver sustainable solutions to ensure a resilient water future.

Want to shape Australia's water future?

We solve water industry challenges

We understand the pressures the water industry faces, from ageing, unreliable assets to rising costs of maintaining essential services and driving practical change within complex regulatory frameworks. As stakeholder and customer expectations evolve, we stay responsive by delivering solutions that not only meet technical demands but also align with broader community values and sustainability goals.

Our multidisciplinary expertise supports climate change adaptation, smooth transitions to modern solutions, improved service quality, and seamless technology integration.

Our approach to water management is holistic, providing solutions that protect vital resources today and for future generations.

Addressing water challenges requires more than engineering—it demands governance, risk management, planning, engagement with communities and customers, and compliance with evolving regulations. We ensure our strategies are adaptive and forward-thinking, meeting both immediate needs and future expectations.

The Story Bridge at night lit up in Brisbane

Birds-eye view of the iconic Gold Coast beaches

A natural water source in the Australian bush

The Australian 'bin chicken' drinking water

WA's Black Swan bobbing in the Perth foreshore

We enhance water security and build resilience

As climate change intensifies and disrupts water supplies through extreme weather, RPS partners with the water industry and engages with key stakeholders, including customers and the broader community, to secure and safeguard essential water resources.

We take a pragmatic approach, combining risk management, smart technologies, data-driven insights, and scenario planning to ensure long-term water security, efficient supply networks, and climate-resilient solutions.

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Our efforts help meet government and regulatory climate targets, ensuring water remains safe, clean, and accessible for all Australians.

Whether through dam improvements, desalination projects, or recycled water systems, our future-proofed strategies focus on sustainable water solutions that balance reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Through impactful communications and active engagement, we help provide the social license to operate by ensuring that our projects align with community values and expectations, fostering trust and support for water infrastructure initiatives.

Meet our experts

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Our support includes:

Reducing waste and improving efficiency

Managing demand for future water needs

Addressing water scarcity by exploring alternative water sources

Mitigating immediate threats such as contamination and PFAS

Strengthening drought and flood responses

Improving governance

Optimsing technology

Building operational capacity

Ensuring compliance with evolving environmental and safety regulations

Managing complex transactions and commercial arrangements

Delivering water projects

We are sustainability and compliance leaders

Our expertise in navigating complex requirements and regulations, such as wastewater discharge and climate resilience, ensures our partners can stay ahead of evolving standards while reducing environmental impact.

Renewable energy solutions

We support waste-to-energy, solar, and biogas projects, empowering water businesses to enhance sustainability, boost efficiency, and reduce operational costs.

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Advancing climate resilience

We support flood mitigation and water conservation projects, aligning with the water industry’s shift toward integrated energy and water management.

Driving sustainable innovation

We help the water industry achieve SDGs, fostering solutions that balance environmental responsibility, operational efficiency, and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Discover our water insights

We know water

At RPS, we embed our project managers within client teams to deliver tailored solutions for complex capital projects such as dam safety upgrades and infrastructure expansions. With proven expertise in managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios, we provide certainty in timelines, cost management, and regulatory compliance, ensuring projects are planned, procured, and delivered efficiently and sustainably.

As part of a global water network, RPS benefits from the decades of experience within RPS UK and the innovative water management solutions pioneered by our parent company, Tetra Tech, since its founding. This global expertise allows us to confidently navigate Australia’s unique water challenges.

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Approvals, assurance, and procurement

We help define projects, develop a clear strategy, and ensure seamless communication with stakeholders. Through critical risk analysis and alignment with business goals, we deliver financially sound and strategically aligned feasibility studies, business cases and approvals strategies. At each phase, we maximise value – managing design, tenders, procurement and contracts to ensure the best return on investment.

Asset management and sustaining capital

We provide guidance on operating, expanding, and monitoring infrastructure. We support transitions to modern operating environments while maintaining essential services, managing costs, upgrading infrastructure, and securing assets. We also evaluate ageing assets to address inefficiencies and improve reliability.

Community engagement and social license

We know public trust is essential in managing Australia’s water resources. RPS works closely with stakeholders to ensure transparency, fostering stronger relationships and building trust within communities. Our tailored communications and engagement strategies clarify complex water issues, ensuring Australians have confidence in the sustainability and fairness of water management practices.

Creative and communication

We create tailored communication strategies that resonate with key stakeholders across the water industry. From change management to public awareness campaigns, we craft engaging content and creative materials that highlight critical water issues such as scarcity, security, and quality. Our specialist team of writers, designers, and brand experts ensure clear, impactful messaging that drives engagement and supports effective communication within the water sector. By leveraging data and insights, we inform future planning, enabling us to continuously refine our approach and maximise the impact of our strategies.

Program and project management

From feasibility studies to delivery, we manage every phase of a project with a focus on cost-effectiveness, stakeholder management, and environmental sustainability. Our consultants can integrate with client teams to deliver successful outcomes on projects of all sizes including business cases, transaction and commercial management, and project management support.

Ocean modelling: Safeguarding coastal and ocean environments

We provide predictive modelling services to support environmental planning and management for water services such as desalination. Our models help assess and manage risks associated with brine discharge, sediment plumes, and other environmental impacts from desalination plant operations. By integrating oceanography, environmental engineering, and advanced digital technologies, we deliver scientifically robust solutions to ensure sustainable desalination practices. Our expertise helps protect vulnerable marine and coastal ecosystems, supporting water security while minimising environmental impacts on ocean and coastal regions.

Environmental approvals and management

We navigate complex regulatory and environmental impact challenges to secure the necessary approvals for critical water projects. Our specialists conduct environmental impact assessments and EPBC Act referrals across a range of water projects and develop strategies for sustainable water resource management. From planning to implementation, we ensure that all identified mitigation measures are put into practice, building trust with the regulators and stakeholders alike. We offer practical solutions for catchment management, promote sustainable resource use, and monitor the health of surface and groundwater. Our expertise also includes remediation and addressing emerging contaminants, such as PFAS, to ensure long-term sustainability.

Geospatial capabilities

Leveraging digital tools and smart water technologies, we enhance operational efficiency, service delivery, and resource management. Our expertise in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Twins enables us to capture water infrastructure conditions more accurately, facilitating better decision-making, and transforms static data into dynamic asset management systems, ensuring more efficient operations and maintenance.