Water

Engineering the Full Water Cycle
STV helps communities thrive by delivering reliable, resilient and future‑focused water infrastructure. Our team partners with utilities to plan, design and deliver systems that safeguard public health, enhance environmental stewardship and support long‑term growth. From drinking water and wastewater to integrated resource recovery, we bring technical depth and a One Water perspective to every project.
STV manages water as a connected system from source to reuse – spanning drinking water, wastewater, water resources and resource recovery. This approach enables clients to coordinate investments, streamline operations and optimize performance across complex networks and full-scale needs.
From advanced treatment and climate resilience to digital tools and program delivery, STV helps communities make the most of every drop – reducing risk, improving reliability and creating lasting value today and for generations to come.
Our Capabilities in Water
STV has served the water sector for over 40 years, supporting utilities, agencies, and system owners with technically rigorous solutions and long‑term partnerships. We provide end‑to‑end services across the full lifecycle of water infrastructure:
- Planning, Engineering, and Design: Comprehensive solutions for water supply, treatment, pumping, transmission, distribution, wastewater, stormwater, reuse and storage systems – tailored to evolving regulatory, operational, and community needs.
- Regulatory and Resilience Strategies: Data‑driven planning that helps utilities navigate regulatory change, climate impacts and funding priorities while strengthening long‑term system resilience and adaptability.
- Advanced Treatment and Emerging Treatment Technology: Innovation in water quality and process performance, including PFAS treatment solutions, next‑generation process optimization and integration of emerging and proven technologies.
- Construction and Program Management: Delivery of complex, multi‑package programs with technical rigor, coordinated execution and schedule precision – from early planning through construction and commissioning.
- Digital and Data‑Enabled Systems: Application of analytics, smart systems and digital advisory services to modernize operations, improve decision‑making and optimize performance across water and wastewater networks.
- Operations and Lifecycle Support: Ongoing support that extends beyond design and construction, including commissioning, operational optimization, asset lifecycle planning and system performance improvements.
- System‑Wide Collaboration: Close coordination with public and private stakeholders to plan, design and optimize integrated water systems that balance performance, sustainability and community priorities.
What Sets STV Apart
- Holistic One Water Approach: STV manages water as a unified system – from supply and treatment to water resources and resource recovery – helping clients deliver resilient, integrated, long‑term solutions.
- Deep Technical Excellence: STV applies advanced treatment technologies, rigorous engineering analysis and operations‑informed design to deliver reliable, resilient water systems across the full lifecycle – from treatment and conveyance to resource recovery.
- Full‑Lifecycle Integration: From early planning through construction and long‑term system optimization, STV works as a trusted partner focused on performance, reliability and sustainability.
- Expertise Across Markets: Our water practice is strengthened by deep experience across energy, geotechnical, transportation and other infrastructure sectors, bringing interdisciplinary insight to complex water challenges.
Key Services
- Advisory
- Digital Advisory
- Economic Analysis
- Environmental Services
- Funding & Grant Advisory/Strategy
- Outreach & Engagement Strategies
- Physical & Cybersecurity Consulting
- Resilience
- Tunneling & Underground Structures Consulting
- Design & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Conditions Assessments
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical/HVAC Engineering
- Plans, Specifications & Engineering
- Plumbing, Piping, Fire Protection
- Process Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Systems Integration
- Tunnel and Underground Structural Engineering
- Utility Design
- Planning & Program Development
- Capital Program Development & Asset Management
- Economic Analysis
- Environmental Analyses & NEPA
- Funding & Grant Advisory/Strategy
- Multi-Agency Coordination
- Outreach & Engagement Strategies
- Permits & Entitlements
- Placemaking & Urban Land Development
- Programming
- Project Delivery
- Constructability Reviews
- Construction Management
- Move Management
- Owner's Representative
- Owner’s Project Management
- Program Management
- Program Management Oversight
- Project Controls
- REI/CEI
- Start-Up Testing & Commissioning
- Value Engineering
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