Wastewater Facilities Planning

City of Point Arena. Was asked by the City to recommend Infiltration/Inflow improvements to the sewer system since the City’s percolation ponds had nearly overflowed during the preceding winter. Determined that improvements of the percolation ponds would increase the...

Standard of Care

Reviewed the Standard Of Care in the design of a wastewater system for a food processor in the Sacramento River valley. Discovered that the design engineer had not included a solids removal unit process in the aerated lagoon wastewater treatment system, thus the...

Sewage Overflows

Los Angeles Area. Sewage Backup Through a Backflow Prevention Valve (Backwater Valve). Technical expert in a case where flow from a trunk sewer flooded and severely damaged a million dollar home in Southern California. The sewage leak was caused not by a blockage of...