Water Resources

Penn E&R personnel are proficient in designing, permitting, and constructing water supply and wastewater treatment projects and have completed projects for both private and public sector clients.  Penn E&R has long-term experience obtaining water and wastewater permits from the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Departments of Environmental Protection, the Allegheny, Susquehanna, and Delaware River Basin Commissions, and numerous county and local agencies.  Our relationships with regulatory agencies result in an expedited application and approval process, minimizing burden on our clients.  Our water supply development experience encompasses a wide variety of geologic environments, including karst, coastal plain, mountainous regions, lowlands, and riparian areas.  Our wastewater treatment services include:

  • Industrial wastewater treatment system design
  • Municipal wastewater system treatment construction, construction management, and construction certification
  • System upgrade designs for existing treatment plants
  • Application of industrial pre-treatment and local limit requirements

Penn E&R personnel have designed, permitted and installed a variety of major water withdrawal systems in excess of 500,000 gallons per day.  The list below provides a few examples:

  • Golf and residential developments across Pennsylvania
  • A chemical manufacturing facility in Burlington County, NJ
  • An industrial manufacturing facility in NJ on the Delaware River using a Ranney Collection Well System
  • Residential developments in Bucks County, PA
  • Water sourcing for the Marcellus Shale Development
  • Surface water withdrawal from the Susquehanna River