ABOUT US
DHVMED is one of Israel’s largest environmental engineering consultancy companies. The Company operates in the public and private sectors, in the fields of environmental consultancy and regulation, and of planning water and drainage systems and waste water treatment facilities.
DHVMED was established in Israel in 1996 in cooperation with the Dutch company Royal HaskoningDHV. Since 2016, DHVMED has been owned by the AVIV AMCG Group.
We operate professionally and uncompromisingly, while maintaining innovation, setting values, developing human capital, and providing optimal solutions and reliability. Our aim is to be Israel’s leading and dominant environmental engineering and consultancy company.
We are taking part in the national effort to advance environmental protection and maintain sustainability in the fields of water and waste water, industry, air quality, soil and solid waste, while implementing the international know-how that we have acquired through hundreds of projects and using advanced technological engineering tools.
Specialties
Environmental consultancy
Leading the environmental regulation in organizations in the private and public sectors. Our team of experts includes environmental engineers with specific expertise in various environmental issues, including air quality and pollutant dispersal models, the polluted soil field, treatment of water and waste water, treatment of solid waste and hazardous materials, environmental supervision, environmental economics and environmental policy and regulation. DHVMED serves as the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s sole consultant for matters related to environmental regulation of major industrial plants in Israel and provides the Ministry of Environmental Protection with environmental consultancy services.
Environmental regulation
Examination of environmental regulation globally and in Israel, particularly in all matters related to environmental regulation of industry. This experience includes issues that have arisen in examining global regulation (primarily in Europe and in the United States), policy, implementation of European directives, such as the IED (Industrial Emission Directive), reduction of diffuse emissions, and implementation of LDAR (Leakage Detection and Repair), hazardous waste, hazardous materials, treatment and reduction of airborne emissions, treatment of waste water and solid waste. As part of the consultancy services that DHVMED provides to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Company deals with examining and writing permits and licenses for major plants in Israel, including power stations, refineries, the petrochemical industry, the mineral industry, natural gas extraction platforms, and others. The Company also provides the Ministry of Environmental Protection with consultancy services on all matters relating to environmental policy and regulation according to the European directives (IPPC, IED, SEVESO), and consultancy services on all matters relating to reporting of emissions and transfer of pollutants to the environment (PRTR).
Environmental surveys
Preparation of environmental surveys in all environmental aspects, including air quality surveys and odor surveys, water and waste water surveys, solid waste surveys and technical reports on environmental issues. DHVMED has prepared dozens of surveys on these issues for industrial plants, local authorities, municipal unions, the Mekorot National Water Company, the Water Authority, and others.
Planning of water infrastructures and waste water treatment facilities
The engineering team provides support, from the development stage, including examination and selection of options in planning committees, detailed planning and implementation tenders, to completion of construction and commissioning of facilities. Most of the activity is provision of planning and consultancy services for water and sewage corporations in the construction of new waste water treatment facilities, improving the efficiency of regular operations and adaptation of existing facilities to current design flow rates and the requirements of the authorities. Our services include planning, upgrading and expansion of transmission facilities, retention and treatment of water and municipal waste water, using a process planning tool and experience gained through dozens of projects in Israel and abroad.
Surface hydrology and runoff management
Professional surface hydrology and runoff management services for the Water Authority, municipal authorities and for infrastructure projects. In this respect, we use up-to-date models and analysis methods for implementing regional master plans for water supply, analysis work for runoff prediction in municipal and open basins, and drainage appurtenances for projects.