Placer County

Conducted an investigation of the technical feasibility of transporting alum sludge from a water treatment plant through a long gravity sewer, pump station, force main and siphon to a wastewater treatment plant. Focus was on practical problems likely to be caused by...

Gavilan College Water Supply Evaluation

Prepared a report evaluating the water supply of Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA. The college is served by a 50 year old well and one storage tank on a nearby hill. There is an emergency connection to the City of Gilroy distribution system. The college wanted to consider...

Monterey Peninsula College

Prepared a report on the feasibility of drilling a well to supply irrigation water for the athletic fields so the potable water previously used for irrigation could be used as an offset for a new Library Technology Building. Due to the shortage of water in the...

City of Salinas

Designed a water well for irrigation of a new City golf course. Collected regulatory and hydrogeological information, and designed the casing, gravel pack, and areas of perforation. Observed the construction of the well and pump testing. Selected the pumping...

City of Tracy

Feasibility study of converting mined-out gravel pits into raw water storage reservoirs. The pits are conveniently located near the City’s water treatment plant. The availability of storage would allow the City to use inexpensive surplus winter water rather than...