Water, Wastewater, Hydraulic & Forensic Engineeering
This project entails the planning, economic evaluation, design, construction management and inspection, regulatory compliance and operations of complete water and wastewater utilities as well as general civil infrastructure (roads, storm drain, grading, etc.), for this 133 acre development approximately 4.5 miles north of the Town of Truckee, California. This development includes a 30 acre industrial park as well as over 50 acres of recreational features.
Al Pombo, Inc.
Al & Karla Pombo
PO Box 1102
Truckee, California 96160
Phone: 530-587-4112; Fax: 530-587-0302
E-mail:
alpomboinc@sierra.net
This project entailed the study and evaluation of alternatives available to provide sewer service to an island within the City of Reno, Nevada. The alternatives included gravity sewer, gravity sewer with a lift station, gravity sewer with individual grinder pump stations, vacuum sewer system and individual on-site treatment and disposal.
V-Point Engineering
Mike Bidart, Office Manager
1465 Terminal Way, #5
Reno, Nevada 89502
Phone: 775-322-3064; Fax: 775-322-3795
This project entails the characterization of several existing water sources that exceed the current drinking water standard for arsenic (10 ppb). The characterization will be followed by a treatability study to determine the most cost effective means of compliance with the new standard.
Glenshire Mutual Water Company
Mark Thomas, General Manager
14630 Glenshire Drive
Truckee, California 96161
Phone: 530-587-4949; Fax: 530-587-4952
This project entails assisting this small utility with regulatory compliance as well as operations and maintenance issues, state and federal funding and water rights. Currently we are awaiting the outcome of a grant application through the State of Nevada for engineering and planning services (approximately $180,000) to study and design improvements to the existing system to comply with the current fire flow requirements as well as other water quality issues.
If this grant is approved by the State, then an application for an additional Federal grant will be made for construction dollars after the studies are completed.
Grand View Terrace Water Company
Thurman Carthen, Chairman
300 Coretta Way
Reno, Nevada 89506
Phone: 775-972-1251
This project entailed consulting with the City of Fallon regarding regulatory compliance and treatability issues regarding arsenic removal. Particularly, the City’s water has not met the arsenic drinking water standard since the standard was adopted in the 1960’s and the Federal EPA was applying pressure to have the City bring their water into compliance before the new standard was adopted.
City of Fallon, Nevada
Larry White, City Engineer
55 West Williams Avenue
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: 775-423-5104; Fax: 775-423-8874
This project entails general consulting as well as the design of infrastructure, master planning and hydraulic computer modeling for this small water and sewer utility located in Reno, Nevada.
Sun Valley General Improvement District
Diana Langs, Director
5000 Sun Valley Boulevard
Sun Valley, Nevada 89433
Phone: 775-673-2220; Fax: 775-673-1835
This project entailed a variety of services including general engineering design for several small projects on an as-needed basis, hydraulic computer modeling, master planning, chlorination and power cost analysis, AWWA storage tank design, groundwater contamination impact study, water right consulting. This company was bought by Sierra Pacific Power Company in 1999.
This project has been ongoing for several years (since 1994) and entails assisting this small utility with regulatory issues, system mapping, hydraulic computer modeling, water plant expansion, sewage treatment plant evaluation, gravity.
