Water Engineering From Concept Through Long-Term Performance
We partner with Texas municipalities to design treatment plants and distribution systems that meet TCEQ standards, deliver consistent water quality, and operate efficiently—practical solutions engineered for real-world conditions.
When Water Treatment Systems Need Engineering Support
Texas utilities contact us when water quality, capacity, or compliance issues affect operations.
Common triggers:
- Aging treatment facilities that no longer meet demand
- New or tightening drinking water regulations under 30 TAC Chapter 290, Subchapter F
- PFAS or emerging contaminants detected in source water
- Source water changes due to aquifer variability or drought
- Operator challenges with complex or difficult-to-maintain systems
Early engineering clarity helps utilities avoid emergency fixes, overdesigned systems, and costly TCEQ resubmittals.
Why Choose Us
What We Do
We partner with utilities and plant operators to plan and design water treatment systems that fit the source water, the community, and the operating budget.
Water Treatment Planning
Water Treatment Permitting
Construction Drawings
Distribution Design
Hydraulic Modeling
Water Losses Analysis
Booster Station Design
Pressure Reducing Vault Design
Water Treatment Planning
Getting treatment right from the start saves millions over the life of your system.
Iron and manganese staining fixtures. Hardness scaling pipes. Arsenic pushing you toward TCEQ violations. We evaluate your raw water quality and match it to treatment that works: conventional, membrane, ion exchange, or oxidation. Selection based on capital cost, operating cost, and what your operators can realistically maintain.
For new systems, we size to actual demand, not worst-case projections. For existing systems, we find upgrades that solve compliance without replacing infrastructure that’s still working.
Water Treatment Permitting
Every Texas public water system needs TCEQ approval before serving customers.
New sources, treatment upgrades, capacity expansion: each requires detailed plans under 30 TAC Chapter 290, Subchapter D. Miss something and you’re looking at weeks of back-and-forth while your project sits.
We prepare applications that satisfy TCEQ the first time. Preliminary engineering reports through construction approvals. Plans sealed by a Texas-licensed PE.
Our clients typically see approval in 60-90 days. Those who came after failed submittals had already burned 6+ months.
Construction Drawings
Your contractor can only build what’s on the drawings.
We produce complete plan sets in AutoCAD Civil 3D: treatment facilities, pump stations, storage tanks, distribution systems. Plans, profiles, sections, specifications meeting TCEQ and AWWA standards. Structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation coordinated before drawings leave our office.
Stamped by a Texas-licensed PE. Biddable documents that move projects from paper to construction without the back-and-forth that kills schedules.
Distribution Design
Deliver adequate pressure and fire flow to every customer, every time.
TCEQ requires 35 psi minimum at service connections under normal conditions, 20 psi during fire flow per 30 TAC 290.44(d). In North Texas where 50-100 foot elevation changes between pressure zones are common, meeting these numbers requires more than pipe sizing tables.
We design mains, services, valves, and hydrants sized to actual demands. Hydraulic analysis for proper sizing. Looping for reliability. Valve placement for maintenance and emergency isolation. Fire hydrant spacing that satisfies your fire marshal.
Hydraulic Modeling
Know your system works before you build it.
We build detailed models using EPANET and WaterCAD calibrated to Texas conditions: high summer demand peaks, drought scenarios, TCEQ capacity requirements under 30 TAC 290.45. Normal demands, peak hour, fire flow, emergency situations.
The modeling catches undersized mains, inadequate fire flows, and low pressure zones when they’re cheap to fix. By construction, you know the system performs.
Water Losses Analysis
High water loss means higher costs, wasted capacity, and TCEQ asking uncomfortable questions.
We perform audits following AWWA M36: real losses (leaks) versus apparent losses (meter inaccuracy, unauthorized use). Production records, billing data, system operations. For utilities facing TCEQ scrutiny, this identifies whether to invest in leak detection, meter replacement, or pressure management. For developers inheriting systems, it shows what you’re buying before you close.
Booster Station Design
When your system serves different elevations or long transmission mains, booster stations must maintain pressure reliably.
In Texas developments where 50-100 foot elevation changes are common, getting this right isn’t optional. We design stations with proper sizing, redundant pumps, variable frequency drives, and controls that maintain target pressures automatically. Suction conditions, discharge protection, backup power, maintenance access all addressed.
Stations that run for years without problems.
Pressure Reducing Vault Design
High-pressure zones at lower elevations cause main breaks, service line failures, and wasted water.
PRVs control downstream pressures, but only if designed correctly. Undersized valves chatter and fail. Oversized valves can’t maintain control at low flows.
We design PRV vaults with proper sizing for your flow range, bypass provisions, monitoring instrumentation, and operator access per TCEQ requirements under 30 TAC 290.46(r).
Our Approach
Every project starts with understanding your water source and existing infrastructure.
Source Water Analysis
We evaluate raw water quality including hardness, organics, iron, manganese, turbidity, and contaminants of concern. This defines treatment requirements and performance objectives for Texas groundwater and surface water sources.
Process Selection
Treatment processes selected based on effectiveness, operational simplicity, and lifecycle cost. Per 30 TAC 290.42, surface water systems must achieve minimum 2-log removal of Cryptosporidium, 3-log removal of Giardia, and 4-log removal of viruses.
Facility Integration
Systems designed to fit existing plant layouts whenever possible. Reduces construction complexity, downtime, and operational disruption.
Operational Simplicity
Designed so operators can manage without constant troubleshooting. Clear operating guidelines and practical training incorporated into every project.
Why a Professional Design Matters
A water treatment facility is the foundation of public health and TCEQ compliance.
Poorly designed or undersized plants lead to:
- Water quality violations and advisories
- Emergency repairs and unplanned outages
- Escalating operating and energy costs
- Increased regulatory scrutiny
A well-engineered treatment system:
- Consistently meets state and federal drinking water standards
- Uses proven, maintainable equipment
- Controls operating costs through efficient layouts and processes
- Adapts to changing source water conditions and future regulations
The goal is reliability today and flexibility for tomorrow.
Why Choose Modern Engineering Solutions
Texas clients choose us for clear engineering direction and predictable outcomes.
- Senior-level engineering involvement on every project
- Designs aligned with real construction and operating conditions
- Submittals structured to reduce TCEQ review cycles
- Direct communication with engineers, not layers of management
- Plans sealed by Texas-licensed Professional Engineers
Water treatment services integrate with planning, permitting, construction drawings, distribution design design, hydraulic modeling, water loss analyses, booster pump design, and pressure reducing vault design support.
Talk to an Engineer
If your Texas water treatment system faces capacity limits, compliance challenges, or source water changes, we can help clarify the path forward.
Contact us to review your system, assess treatment options, and develop a design that protects public health while controlling cost and complexity.