Water and Environment

WSP USA provided a groundbreaking groundwater solution to help the coastal community of Destin, Florida manage water supply and wastewater management challenges.

The restoration of several hundred acres of marsh into a greenway provides habitat for migratory species, and supports maritime and early successional forest, as well as a public access network.

Part of the ambitious and innovative Potomac Water Supply Program, the state-of-the-art facility will turn 40 million gallons of raw water a day, pumped directly from the Potamac River, into potable water supply.

WSP USA is providing consulting services for improvements to the oldest New York City-owned reservoir in the Catskill Mountains to ensure continued water service.

Our environmental liability advice helped to inform a business acquisition in Papua New Guinea.

Municipal wastewater discharge was polluting Ladysmith Harbour, a sensitive receiving environment valuable to the local community, First Nations and the shellfish industry. The Town of Ladysmith required a treatment strategy that would satisfy environmental regulations and serve a growing population.

Through progressive design-build and contract consolidation, WSP USA helped the City of Charlotte, North Carolina streamline the delivery of multiple intersecting capital projects.

The state-of-the-art water reclamation facility will create a new drought-resistant water source for the region and replenish the local groundwater basin, while providing opportunities for community education.

System design manages impact on potable water supplies and post closure groundwater conditions.

Meeting the water demands for one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas presents a number of challenges from groundwater and surface water availability to pumping capacity to quality of water. We aid the city in addressing and maintaining existing supplies and developing additional groundwater supplies.