Water Engineering

EKI provides comprehensive wet utilities engineering, program management, and construction management services for municipalities, water districts, utility agencies, and private entities. Our mission is to deliver sustainable, cost-effective solutions across the entire lifecycle of water infrastructure projects.

Our wide-ranging experience includes planning, design, and construction management for critical infrastructure, including:

Water Systems: Potable water and irrigation water supply, treatment, distribution, and storage infrastructure.
Recycled Water Systems: Potable and non-potable reuse treatment and distribution system infrastructure.
Wastewater Systems: Sanitary sewer collection systems and wastewater treatment infrastructure.
Stormwater Systems: Stormwater drainage, capture, and reuse infrastructure, as well as regulatory compliance.

We offer technical expertise to support utility engineering needs:

Infrastructure Planning and Design: Planning and design for new, replacement, or rehabilitated facilities, including pipelines (including trenchless construction methods), pump stations, storage facilities, and related infrastructure.
Treatment Systems and Water Quality: Planning, design, and operational support for water and wastewater treatment systems.
System Master Planning: Preparation of integrated water, wastewater, and recycled water system master plans and development of prioritized, risk-based Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs).
Hydraulic Modeling: Water and recycled water distribution system and wastewater collection system hydraulic modeling to support long-term system planning, operational decisions, and new projects.
Hydrogeology and Well Design: Groundwater investigations, modeling, and supply well design, including managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) systems.
Construction Management and Support: Construction management, engineering services during construction, and inspection for water infrastructure improvement projects.
Program Management: Management of complex, large-scale treatment plant expansions and multi-year Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs).
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Permitting Support: Technical support for CEQA documentation and securing critical permits, including Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, and general industrial discharge permits.
Advisory and Staff Augmentation: Our leaders serve as trusted advisors in roles such as District Engineers, and our team members integrate seamlessly to augment client staff for CIP execution.

By leveraging our involvement across all project phases, EKI provides clients with a unique and valuable perspective, ensuring projects are completed cost-effectively and efficiently.