Water

WSP delivers Future Ready solutions to preserve and manage water for generations to come.

By applying a holistic perspective of water, we help clients manage the efficiency of water use or reuse. We also bring an understanding of the constraints on abstraction or discharge to and from the natural environment.

As part of our work, we plan for climate-change adaptation and help communities predict, prepare for and mitigate flooding. We also provide design approaches that bring positive ecological impact through biodiversity net gains.

Our wide-ranging and complex projects have a common thread: our Future Ready® approach; we help clients carefully assess difficult decisions in the face of uncertainty by creating adaptable solutions that prepare communities for a range of potential futures. With Future Ready, we see the future more clearly and challenge our teams across the world to advise and design for this future as well as today.

Number of Countries

40 40

Water Professionals

4,600+ 4,600+

Water Projects per Year

8,000+ 8,000+

Projects

Sydney, Australia

Bondi Waste Water Treatment Plant

Expansion and upgrade of a critical community and environmental asset.

Queensland, Australia

Cedar Grove Environmental Centre

Comprising one of Queensland’s most environmentally sustainable wastewater treatment plants, a centre for research and a community recreation reserve, this project has set new benchmarks for innovation and sustainability.

Logan Water and Infrastructure Alliance Delivers Vital Services

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Logan Water and Infrastructure Partnership

The partnership looks after one of the largest water infrastructure programs in Australia and delivers new and improved water, wastewater and recycled water infrastructure.

Sydney, Australia

Lower South Creek

Lower South Creek Treatment Program provides new and upgraded wastewater infrastructure to north west Sydney.

Project

Project Sea Dragon

WSP is supporting Seafarms Corporation in delivering a large-scale, vertically integrated, land-based tiger prawn aquaculture project in Northern Australia.

Unitywater delivers quality water supply and sewerage services to the Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa communities, supporting their long-term wellbeing.

Queensland, Australia

UnityWater Engineering Services Panel

Our work to model and masterplan quality water and sewerage services is supporting the long-term wellbeing of the community.

Australia

Special Activation Precincts

Special Activation Precincts (SAPs) are defined by the New South Wales (NSW) Government as areas with the potential to activate state or regional significant economic development.

Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Storm Water Program

Ensuring efficient stormwater drainage for the city of Jeddah

Johannesburg, South Africa

Building a World-class Landfill that Meets African Needs

The Rustenburg Local Municipality near Johannesburg, South Africa wanted to improve on this status quo by developing a solid waste facility that is both locally relevant while adhering to international best practices. For more than 15 years, WSP has been part of realizing that vision.

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South Africa

Nutrient Pollution and Climate Change Pose Double Threat to South Africa's Water Bodies

Copious amounts of effluent are discharged from mining, industrial and agricultural activities, and urbanisation. Large dams associated with these activities introduce further significant changes in the natural patterns of river flow. These human-induced hydrological impacts need to be carefully managed to sustain acceptable water quality and meet ecological flow requirements

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Melbourne, Australia

Wollert Waterways: A Sustainable Solution to A Commercial Challenge

Increasing demand for aggregates as a result of the transport infrastructure and housing boom in Melbourne prompted our client, Hanson — a leader in building and construction materials — to expand its current quarrying operations in Wollert, a residential growth area north of Melbourne. This expansion, however, required diversion of two natural waterways that formed part of the Findon Creek network.

Italy

Enabling the Adoption of Circular Economy Principles at a Biofuel Refinery

With three billion new consumers expected to enter the global market by 2030, demanding goods and services, the linear model of our industrial economy (take, make, waste) is not sustainable. The notion of a circular economy — where resources, waste and emissions are minimized by closing or narrowing energy and material usage loops — is gaining momentum in many sectors including manufacturing, oil & gas, and energy.