Wastewater

We work with communities of all sizes to ensure proper planning and a sound wastewater collection system are in place to enhance public health.

• Services
• Regulatory Issues
• Master Planning
• Rehabilitation/Replacement
• New Technologies
• Funding Assistance
• Construction
• Public Participation

Upon completion, a wastewater collection project designed by Jones & Henry provides an effective tool to aid in developing your community and protecting your residents’ public health.

Experience

Jones & Henry has worked on CSO abatement for municipalities and sewer districts with populations ranging from 3,000 to 500,000. The firm has encountered every conceivable situation and performed many tasks for a successful program.

We have considerable experience preparing plans, assisting during construction, preparing O&M materials, and training personnel in the operation and control of CSO abatement facilities. Jones and Henry’s CSO abatement planning results in programs effectively implemented without overwhelming municipal finances.

Services

Jones & Henry’s experience providing all the services necessary to arrive at an appropriate CSO abatement plan and the design of required facilities includes:

• CSO system inventory and mapping
• Metering and sampling
• Model development
• Water quality impacts
• Financial capability analysis
• Plan preparation, including proposed schedules
• Assistance with permit and schedule negotiations
• Public participation
• Design of improvements
• Engineering during construction
• Startup assistance
• Personnel training

Challenges

Providing effective wastewater treatment is one of the most significant challenges facing public and private entities today. Ever-changing regulations covering effluent quality and residuals, the need to negotiate National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions, and the fact that public entities often have to respond to the needs of local industries make wastewater treatment especially difficult.

Realistically, the challenges associated with wastewater treatment never disappear – but that doesn’t mean they’re impossible to mitigate.

Experience

Jones & Henry has extensive experience in domestic and industrial wastewater treatment and residual treatment, disposal, or utilization. That includes:

• Planning for wastewater treatment
• Evaluation of treatment processes, including pilot studies
• NPDES permit negotiations and public participation
• Design of facilities
• Assistance during construction and startup
• Operation and maintenance
• Financial planning, including grant procurement
• Nutrient removal
• Wet weather treatment
• Treatment plant modeling

Challenge

As many municipalities explore alternative energy sources for their wastewater treatment plants, many have turned to anaerobic digestion and other residuals as viable solutions.

Anaerobic digestion occurs when microorganisms break down biodegradable material like sewage sludge, creating biogas. Biogas can generate heat and electricity when combusted or processed into renewable transportation fuels and natural gas.

There is a growing concern over the cost-effective treatment and environmentally responsible use of residuals. New regulations on biosolids disposal and air emissions, coupled with the dwindling capacity of landfills, have forced many communities and industries to consider new and improved management methods.

The only way to overcome this is through a well-planned approach to residual management, in which Jones & Henry specializes.

Experience

Jones & Henry has helped many clients develop residuals management systems. Over the years, our professional staff of engineers and certified operators has gained considerable experience in pilot testing, designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting residual solids programs.

Our experienced, competent staff members will identify the methods or approaches needed to enhance energy management in operating facilities and determine payback methods.

Services

Jones & Henry provides the services to develop and implement practical and sound management programs. We also have the technical background to create innovative approaches.

Our services include:

• Evaluating alternative solutions
• Selecting alternatives during the design phase
• Ensuring a functional, reliable, economical, and operable facility
• Optimizing and troubleshooting problems
• Preparing residual management plans
• Designing anaerobic digestion systems
• Designing digester gas utilization and handling systems
• In summary, we offer you a complete range of services to design and implement an effective residuals management system.

Sewer system models help communities like you to view flow levels, velocities, and surcharge conditions in many areas of your sewer network, all at the same time. We use these models to develop “What if?” scenarios to simulate proposed system modifications before construction.

These models can also help you evaluate downstream impacts to determine the best holistic design solution for your water collection system.

Sewer System Model Services

Some services we provide for developing a sewer system model include:

• Model development
• Flow monitoring for model calibration and I/I assessments
• Development of programs for system improvement
• Training owner-employees in the use of the modeling software

Benefits of Sewer System Models from Jones & Henry

Our sewer system models can help you with:

• Assessing your system’s capacity under various flow scenarios
• Considering capacity-related issues like overflows, basement backups, street flooding, and more
• Determining how a system expansion might affect your overall operation
• Examining effects before and after rehabilitation
• Optimizing the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of your sanitary sewer collection systems
• When our study is complete, we will provide you with the system model for ongoing use.

Specializing in planning, designing, and managing sanitary sewer collection systems, our firm excels in engineering solutions for new installations and challenging replacement/renovation projects. With a profound understanding of the intricate design details involved, from sewer mains to pumping stations, Jones & Henry can deliver tailored solutions that address the evolving needs of your community.

Whether pioneering innovative designs for new systems or orchestrating the meticulous renovation of aging infrastructure, our team brings decades of experience and unwavering dedication to every project. Driven by a commitment to innovation and sustainability, we leverage cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices to engineer cost-effective and environmentally conscious solutions.

At Jones & Henry, we don’t just engineer projects—we engineer the future, ensuring communities thrive with reliable, resilient, and sustainable sanitary sewer collection systems. Choose Jones & Henry for a century-long legacy of excellence, where our expertise spans the spectrum from pioneering new frontiers to revitalizing the foundations of our communities.