Water & Wastewater

Water is a vital part of our daily lives, and touches us all either within the communities in which we reside, or through our business activities. It impacts our quality of life, as well as the economic well-being of our communities. GUERNSEY has a comprehensive understanding of various water and wastewater issues, and can address them with water resources planners, civil engineers, environmental engineers and chemical engineers. Our diversified skills enable us to address many issues ranging from comprehensive watershed planning, to design of collection and distribution lines, to water and wastewater treatment.

GUERNSEY’s water expertise includes:

Watershed Planning
Water Treatment And Distribution System Planning and Design
Water Quality Studies
Water Resources Analysis
Source Protection

NPDES Permitting
Groundwater Investigations
Water Supply Feasibility Studies
Storm Water Planning and Permitting
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analyses
Drainage Studies

GUERNSEY can also address all aspects of wastewater management. GUERNSEY is an industry leader in wastewater treatment with a strong background that includes an in-depth knowledge of processes and operations and their impacts on wastewater treatment and effluent quality. Identifying upstream process issues provides beneficial business value relating to costs, efficiency and regulatory compliance. Specific capabilities include:

Planning/Completion of Wastewater Source Surveys
Design of Wastewater Facilities, Including:
     - Collection and Conveyance
     - Oil/Water Separation
     - Dissolved Air or Nitrogen Flotation
     - Equalization/Surge Control
     - Aerobic/Anaerobic Biological Treatment
     - Granular Media Filtration
     - Activated Carbon Treatment
     - Reverse Osmosis (RO) & Ultra-filtration
     - Chemical Oxidation
     - Sludge Treatment and Handling
     - Influent and Effluent Monitoring

Bench Scale/Pilot Testing to Develop Process Design Criteria
NPDES Permitting
Assistance with Treatment System Operations
Start-up of New Facilities
Assessing and Troubleshooting Poorly Performing Treatment Systems
Water Usage Studies/Process Designs

Reduction of Waste Strength
Effluent Toxicity
Storm Water Segregation and Treatment
Assessment and Treatment of Metals

GUERNSEY typically provides water and wastewater engineering and consulting services to federal and state clients, municipalities and rural water districts, commercial and industrial clients and the Department of Defense (DoD).