The City of Vancouver, WA is the fourth largest city in the state and largely recognized as an extension of the greater Portland, OR metropolitan area. The city has experienced significant growth in recent years and has taken steps to dramatically redevelop its downtown and waterfront amenities along the northern bank of the Columbia River. […]
With a population of nearly 100,000 people, Bend, OR is the sixth largest city in the state having doubled in size over only a 25-year period. To address the explosive growth being experienced by the community, our team was first engaged in 2013 to develop water, sewer and storm water financial plans and rate strategies […]
The “Tri-Cities” region of Eastern Washington is among the fastest growing areas in the state consisting of the cities of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick. To address the impact of growth on its utilities, and to align the utility rates with updated financial policy drivers, our team was initially engaged by the City of Richland to […]
The City of Aurora is home to over 400,000 people and is the third largest utility in Colorado. The city is one of the most water-challenged providers in Colorado. Dependent on multiple watersheds, each subjected to the same or greater aridification as the Colorado River, Aurora has often led the way in Colorado in terms […]
Portland’s wholesale agreement, defining the terms and conditions of service for 19 separate water providers, will expire in 2026. After 20 years of experience with the existing agreement, Portland and many wholesale providers wanted to make key changes to redefine certain aspects of the service provided, the allocation of costs, and sharing of regional risks. […]
The Columbia/Snake River system is the largest wheat export gateway in the U.S. Almost half of the wheat exports arrive by barges moving through the Columbia/Snake River system. It is estimated that each year over 3.5M (4.2M in 2020) metric tons of commodities currently move through the lower Snake River locks. The Pacific Northwest Waterways […]
The Greatrock North Water and Sanitation District retained our team to address its aging and failing reverse osmosis water treatment plant. The existing plant designed and built by the original developer had a capacity of 100 gpm and could not keep up with the desired capacity or the district’s water quality targets. The district’s raw […]
The Edgemont Ranch Metropolitan District was issued new and very strict TIN, TN and TP limits that rendered their lagoon system obsolete. Edgemont Ranch lies in the watershed of the Florida River, a tributary of the Animas River. Downstream of the treatment facility are agricultural irrigation reservoirs that experienced algae blooms. Because lagoon-based systems are […]
The Town of Del Norte’s collection system had significant structural issues including collapsed clay pipes, cracks, and offset joints. This caused significant inflow and infiltration (groundwater/runoff) into the collection system, sometimes as much as doubling or tripling the normal influent wastewater flow to the wastewater treatment plant. This significantly affected the treatment facility’s ability to […]
Center Sanitation District was struggling for years with a non-compliant lagoon system. The existing facility had chronic BOD, TIN, and E. Coli violations of their groundwater discharge permit. The district was issued a Notice of Violation Cease and Desist Order for the length and severity of these violations. Our team was tasked with creating a […]