Operators & Technical Support
Due to personnel changes, utilities occasionally need more capability to operate and maintain their facilities. The challenge presented is significant and urgent. A different challenge occurs when a plant is performing poorly. The causes of the problems need to be identified and corrected through either capital improvements or operational adjustment. An approach to meeting the challenges is to bring in experienced personnel to guide plant staff through the learning process and to train them on operating and maintenance procedures.
Jones & Henry’s operators and engineers have assisted many communities in modifying operation and maintenance approaches to enhance plant performance. Additionally, we provide personnel to meet temporary needs.
Our operators have many years of experience and hold the highest licenses in their respective states. Our engineers, who are also highly experienced, assist in identifying equipment problems and designing solutions to these problems.
Construction Services
Our construction service is one benefit of using a Jones & Henry project team. The team members most familiar with the project’s design intent provide resident representation, shop drawing review, and construction estimate review. During construction, these individuals act on behalf of the owner. This concern for our clients helps ensure that construction activity progresses smoothly. Construction services offered by Jones & Henry include:
- Resident Services
- Owner’s Representative
- Shop Drawing Review
- Acceptance Testing
- Process Software Development and Implementation
In-House Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, & Structural Engineering
With our in-house team of civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers, Jones & Henry can handle every aspect of any wastewater, stormwater, or water project that comes our way.
Civil Engineering
Jones & Henry has experience in all facets of civil site design. We can assist you with negotiating permits, undertaking public participation programs, and responding to community concerns.
We offer all the services necessary to develop a site from concept to final construction in industrial, commercial, and residential settings. We tailor our scope of services to your individual needs. The services include:
- Site Master Planning
- Survey Support
- Storm Water Management
- Underground Design
- Negotiating Permits
- Site Layout
- Water and sewer plans
- Grading and Paving Plans
- Cost Estimates
- Final Construction Documentation
- Assistance in Public Participation Programs
Construction support is available as well. We can also evaluate these sites for zoning and code compliance with local reviewing agencies, developers, and service providers to ensure proper installation and completion of all details.
Mechanical Engineering
Our mechanical engineering team has extensive experience in the following:
- HVAC
- Heating, cooling, and ventilation building load calculations (HAP)
- Ventilation codes/standards criteria, calculations, and systems
- Air handling systems
- Fan systems
- Ductwork systems
- Split system air conditioning systems
- Boilers, chillers, hydronic heating, and chilled water piping systems
- Emergency chlorine gas and odor-control, air-scrubbing systems
- Building envelope and HVAC equipment efficiencies ASHRAE 90.1 criteria
- Energy compliance calculations (COMcheck)
Plumbing
- Sanitary drain, waste, and vent (DWV) piping systems
- Hot, cold, and tempered domestic water supply systems and piping
- Roof stormwater-drainage piping systems
- Non-potable water (NPW) supply systems and piping
- Natural gas piping systems
- Propane storage and piping systems
- Compressed and vacuum air systems and piping
Mechanical Systems for Standby Generators
- Exhaust silencer and piping systems
- Diesel fuel storage supply and piping systems
- Engine cooling and piping systems
Electrical Engineering
Due to the demand for long-term continuous operation, the facility’s electrical systems must be reliable, flexible, maintainable, and safe. These characteristics are critical for successful operations. Providing such systems presents many challenges.
Jones & Henry electrical engineers have designed many electrical systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities. Our experience includes designing and troubleshooting very simple to complex electrical systems.
Jones & Henry has experience with:
- Power Distribution Systems
- Power System Upgrade
- Emergency / Standby Power Systems
- Control Panels
- Motor Control Systems
- Substations
- Electrical System Grounding
- Power System Protection and Coordination
- Lighting / Surge Protection
- Indoor / Outdoor Lighting Applications
- Power Factor Correction
We can also assist you with:
- Alternative energy studies
- Cogeneration analysis
- Construction drawing review
- Contract bid analysis
- Developing/preparing electrical equipment operations manuals, maintenance manuals, and personnel
- Electric rate analysis
- Electrical energy audits
- Electrical system review
- Power/load surveys
- Project coordination and representation
- Startup and troubleshooting analysis
Structural Engineering
Our structural engineering team has experience with the following:
- Heavy industrial construction design
- Water and wastewater treatment facility design
- Concrete rectangular and circular tank design
- Deep foundation wall systems
- Deep pile foundations systems
- Wind lateral resistance systems
- Seismic lateral resistance systems
- Bridge crane and monorail hoist support system
Instrumentation & Controls
Instrumentation, control systems, and telemetry are critical to water and wastewater facility operation, maintenance, and administration.
Since effective instrumentation and control are essential to practically any installation, we design systems with easily accessible information and timely control responses.
Our services range from evaluating a single sensing device to implementing multiple digitally networked processors. The result is a reliable, cost-effective control solution to serve long-term needs.
Experience
We can assist with all aspects of instrumentation and control:
- Security, Access, and Communication Systems
- Process Analyzers and Instrumentation
- Operator Interface Hardware
- Plant-Wide Digitally Networked Programmable Control Systems
- Stand-Alone Programmable Control System
- Process Monitoring and Control (SCADA)
- Radio, Cellular, and Fiber Optic Telemetry Systems
- Total System Integration
Services
The services we offer include:
- Control System Architecture Design
- Evaluation of Control System Hardware, Software, and Instrumentation Options
- Evaluation of Telemetry System Options
- Implementation Assistance
- Operator Training
- Selection of Operator Interface Hardware and Software
- Selection of Primary Elements
- System Startup
Services
Jones & Henry understands the needs of water and wastewater utilities.
Our goal is to create cultures that promote quality performance through continuous improvement.
Our operators and engineers focus on:
- Establishing a link between the design engineer and the system operator
- Developing and establishing good operation and maintenance practices for new and renovated facilities to achieve treatment goals
- Identifying and resolving operation and maintenance problems in existing systems and plants
- Training and retraining plant staff
Our clients deserve productive, cost-efficient facilities. We offer:
- Training programs
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Operations and management audits
- Bridging staff gaps
- Startup
- Emergency services
- Assurance to the design engineer
- Production of customized O&M manuals
- Technical supervision
