Water Resources

CP&Y’s water resources engineers lay the groundwork for the best scenarios and prepare for the worst
Our expertise in water resources engineering allows the firm to provide a broad range of services to our clients in both the public and private sectors. These services cover the entire spectrum of surface water resources engineering and management, responding to extreme events ranging from severe droughts to damaging floods, while operating within an increasingly-complex regulatory framework on the Federal, State and local levels. Application of current technology and modeling expertise to our clients’ specific water resources needs, along with our constant interaction with the regulatory community, allows CP&Y to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to a wide array of water resources projects.

This philosophy and experience makes CP&Y the water resources engineering firm of choice for government (municipal, district, state, or federal), industrial production and delivery (particularly electric utility, mining, and petrochemical), private development, agriculture, recreational interests, and numerous engineering, environmental, legal, and other professional firms. Our water resources engineering solutions include:

• Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis/modeling
• Drainage improvements
• Master drainage studies
• Dam, spillway, levee and diversion design
• Dam and levee breach analysis
• Emergency action planning, training and implementation
• Water supply and water rights
• Reservoir yield studies, planning and design
• Erosion control and scour analysis
• Natural stream restoration and stabilization
• FEMA, TCEQ and USACE regulatory support services
• Drainage ordinances and compliance reviews
• Forensic engineering and expert witness testimony