Water and Wastewater Engineering

Water and Wastewater Planning

Freese and Nichols has one of the largest groups of professionals dedicated to water and wastewater system modeling and master planning. We’ve completed a wide range of master plans, regulatory assistance services, and asset management implementations. As a result, we can provide a big-picture view of your systems to prioritize your solutions, maximize existing infrastructure, and optimize your budget. Our solutions enable you to implement long-term solutions while being good stewards of financial resources.

Transmission and Utilities

As a leader in water and wastewater systems, Freese and Nichols is the firm of choice for fast-track and complex projects. In recent years, we’ve designed more than 1,400 miles of pipelines in urban, suburban and rural environments, and pump stations with a combined capacity of over 9 billion gallons per day. Our designs account for initial capital cost, total life cycle cost, low operations, and maintenance (O&M) cost, reliability, and resiliency. We customize our designs to meet your specific needs and follow through with construction management, startup, and O&M services.

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Our treatment team has served as the program manager or design consultant for water and wastewater system programs totaling a treatment capacity of nearly 3 billion gallons per day. In the past 10 years, Freese and Nichols has completed more than 300 water and wastewater treatment projects. We have led numerous planning studies and designs to deliver safe and effective augmentation of drinking water supplies using Indirect Potable Reuse. Our generations of experience enables us to provide innovative solutions using cost-effective methods that maximize value for you.

Tunneling

Technological advances have enabled tunnels to be constructed today where they were not possible or cost-effective before, allowing us to facilitate infrastructure projects where conventional methods would be too disruptive or expensive. From shallow road crossings for water lines to deep gravity tunnels for stormwater and wastewater, Freese and Nichols has offered this specialized service for many years. What started as a solution offered for pipeline crossings has grown into a full-service business tailored to your needs for projects of all sizes.

• Concept development and evaluation
• Tunnel route studies
• Shaft site selection
• System hydraulics evaluation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and surge modeling
• Desktop environmental/remedial investigations
• Alternatives analysis
• Tunnel excavation method evaluation
• Economic evaluation and life cycle cost analysis
• Tunnel and pipe design
• Permitting and regulatory approvals
• Public input support
• Odor control/cleaning facilities
• Geotechnical investigation and interpretation
• Risk management
• Data collection and GIS management
• Construction inspection