Drinking Water

Tetra Tech provides innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective water supply and treatment solutions to protect public health and improve quality of life.

Our engineers and scientists have been Leading with Science® to help local governments and municipal utilities provide safe, secure drinking water to their clients for more than 50 years. Tetra Tech’s drinking water experts provide comprehensive, cost-effective water solutions to address our clients’ challenges, including maintaining or improving existing water supply infrastructure, planning new construction to expand capacity or enhance water quality, or minimizing lifecycle costs through the use of digital technology. Our integrated approach to water supply management and water facility design uses best practices and innovation to create a reliable, modern road map for clients’ potable water systems.

Intelligent Master Planning

Tetra Tech develops master plans that establish a flexible road map for making sound, cost-effective decisions that meet both short- and long-term needs.

Regulatory compliance planning
Demand management
Facility planning
Operational evaluations
Capital improvement planning

Source of Supply Facilities

Tetra Tech develops and designs secure and sustainable water supplies, including surface water intakes and pump stations, groundwater wells, and raw water transmission facilities.

Surface water and intakes
Riverbank filtration
Groundwater
Aquifer storage and recovery systems
Hydrogeologic studies

Treatment Facilities

Our expertise spans from planning to design and construction management through start-up and operations services and covers various technologies, including membranes and alternative disinfectants (ozone, ultraviolet, and chlorination).

Conventional and high-rate filtration and clarification
Enhanced coagulation
Membrane technology and desalination
Ion exchange and granular activated carbon
Corrosion control and lead and copper compliance

Transmission and Distribution Systems

Our services extend from preliminary planning and routing analyses through design, permitting, and construction. Tetra Tech’s depth of experience encompasses numerous construction techniques, including trenchless technologies and construction through complex corridors.

Large diameter transmission mains
Small diameter distribution mains
Storage and pumping facilities
Smart metering and leak detection
Hydraulic and water quality modeling/GIS

Construction Management

Tetra Tech has the expertise to lead projects through completion and start-up, including providing construction administration, resident project representative, and owner’s engineer services.