Freshwater Research is a research oriented consulting company that performs high quality studies on lakes, reservoirs and watersheds. It was founded in 1984 by the principal, Dr. Gertrud Nürnberg. Typical clients are watershed and reservoir authorities, engineering firms, public interest groups, and municipal, state, provincial and federal levels of government. Freshwater Research sometimes teams with other environmental consultants or co-supervises students in related University departments (E.g., U. of Laval, McGill University).

Evaluation & Modelling

  • Lakes, reservoirs, and river catchments
  • Nutrients (phosphorus), eutrophication, trophic state
  • Oxygen and temperature
  • Phytoplankton including cyanobacterial blooms, fish
  • Application of mass balance, statistical and other models
  • Prediction of pre- and post-development and remediation scenarios

Consulting and Feasibility Studies for Lake Restoration

  • Lake or Reservoir bottom water withdrawal
  • Addition of phosphorus adsorbing chemicals, e.g., Phoslock (lanthanum modified clay)
  • Lake circulation and aeration
  • Catchment remediation
  • Stormwater detention ponds
  • Extensive case study file

Experimental

  • Limnological survey and experimental design, monitoring plans

Education and Outreach

Hot off the press: Nürnberg, G.K., 2025. Lake Functioning: Internal Phosphorus Loading, Cyanobacteria, and Climate Change. CRC Press, to be published Oct 10, 2024. 298 pp., 68 illustrations; ISBN Hb: 978-1-032-29440-7, eBook: 978-1-003-30159-2; https://www.routledge.com/9781032294407

  • Presentations
  • Workshops: Internal P load (pdf) at NALMS Conferences
  • Reports
  • Peer-reviewed and other publications
  • Hands-on activities
  • External adviser and official reviewer for PhD and Master of Science students

Clients & Collaborations

  • Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments
  • Public interest and lake association groups
  • Private sector, engineering firms

Location of Projects

  • Canada: New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia
  • USA: CT, CO, ID, MI, MN, WI, SD
  • Europe: Germany, Great Britain, Finland, Sweden