Water Conveyance & Storage
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Millions of miles of water, sewer and storm system pipes lie beneath our cities and streets. These pipe networks and conveyance systems are the support system for our way of life, transporting safe drinking water to customers and moving wastewater and stormwater to treatment facilities and discharge or reuse.
Addressing aging water infrastructure, meeting regulatory requirements and making these systems more sustainable and resilient is crucial to ensure communities have safe and reliable water, sewer and storm systems. Climate change and urbanization place continuing pressure on those systems to perform for future generations.
Leading major conveyance, storage and tunnel programs around the world, including the Doha South Sewage Infrastructure Programme; New Zealand’s largest-ever wastewater project, the Central Interceptor; and London’s Thames Tideway Tunnel, Jacobs continues to be recognized as a gamechanger in trenchless technology. We’re ranked as the No. 1 design firm in Water Transmission Lines & Aqueducts and Sanitary & Storm Sewers by Engineering News-Record.
What we do
From the conveyance and storage of treated and raw water to the collection of wastewater, reclaimed water and stormwater, Jacobs provides a variety of urban conveyance and storage solutions for projects of all sizes, incorporating sustainability and adapting to changing environmental conditions in every project.
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Conveyance Design
Ranked as the No. 1 design firm in Water Transmission Lines and Sanitary & Storm Sewers by Engineering News Record, we offer comprehensive design services for water conveyance infrastructure such as pipelines and canals, collection systems, outfalls and pump stations.
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Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation
An industry leader in trenchless engineering, we provide full-service trenchless rehabilitation solutions as well as pipeline condition assessment and asset management services, including our data solutions Argon and Dragonfly.
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Water Distribution
We develop solutions to improve the reliability and efficiency of our clients’ water distribution systems, addressing leaks and other challenges through pipeline integrity evaluations and water loss control systems.
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Wet Weather Management
As our clients tackle challenges like city flooding and combined sewer overflows (CSOs), we develop solutions for sanitary, combined and storm sewers that improve wet weather management. With industry-leading tunneling and ground engineering services, we’ve supported some of the most iconic deep tunnel sewers in the world.
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Corrosion Control
From corrosion surveys to protective coatings and cathodic protection, we support clients with solutions that protect critical water conveyance infrastructure from damaging corrosion, helping to extend asset life and protect public health.
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Advanced Hydraulics
We deploy advanced hydraulic modelling capabilities, including computational fluid dynamics and hydraulic transient analysis, to optimize the planning, design, construction and operations of water conveyance and storage infrastructure.
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Dams
From dam safety evaluations to permitting and emergency action planning services, we support clients with their dams and reservoir infrastructure for water storage, flood risk management and hydropower generation.
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Explore our projects
Jacobs delivers tailored solutions worldwide. Our global portfolio of projects has supported clients with addressing dynamic issues like aging infrastructure, impacts from climate change, water scarcity, flooding and affordability. The solutions we develop in collaboration with our clients provide communities with the foundations they need to flourish and grow.
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Central Interceptor Project
Central Interceptor, the supersized wastewater tunnel, will play a crucial role in ensuring cleaner waterways for central Auckland, New Zealand.
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Thames Tideway Tunnel
The Thames Tideway Tunnel will clean up one of London’s greatest natural assets, the iconic River Thames, protect it for generations to come and improve the quality of life for all Londoners.
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Doha South Sewage Infrastructure Programme
Jacobs is serving as the Program Management and Construction Oversight Consultant for the DSSIP program, which involves upgrading and expanding the sewerage infrastructure in Doha’s oldest catchment, which is becoming overloaded due to the scale and pace of development.
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California WaterFix Program
Jacobs is providing engineering design services for the multi-decade Delta Conveyance Program which will secure clean water for 27 million people and three million acres of agricultural lands.
Meet some of our team
Read more about the talent who make it happen every day.
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Dr. Adel Aboujaoude, Global Solutions Director for Conveyance and Storage
Dr. Adel AbouJaoude is a highly accomplished civil engineer with over 35 years of experience in the industry. He’s worked on a wide range of projects, from dams to water supply and conveyance systems, and is a recognized expert in developing innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. Besides water conveyance, Dr. AbouJaoude's areas of expertise include water resources engineering, hydraulic engineering, and geotechnical engineering. Trilingual in English, French and Arabic, his work has spanned across the globe, from Europe to the Middle East, and Central Asia. He is committed to developing sustainable and resilient engineering solutions that meet the needs of today while providing a foundation for a more sustainable future.
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Liv Haugen, Global Practice Leader for Conveyance Design
Liv Haugen offers a successful track record of project and technical leadership of conveyance design projects spanning more than 20 years. Her experience is focused on delivery of project planning, detailed design, condition assessment and rehabilitation for water, storm and wastewater pipelines including permitting coordination and construction. She has worked with large and small diameter pipelines of all materials, open and closed conduit flow and complex hydraulic systems, storage and pumping facilities and asset management. She also has experience with specialized planning support and design in the areas of wastewater odor modeling and mitigation in collection systems and sewer heat recovery. She is committed to the sharing of knowledge and information, mentoring, and supporting teams and clients across the company with their conveyance design needs.
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Mark Draper, Global Practice Leader for Conveyance Design
Mark Draper is a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience designing underground infrastructure systems in Canada and the United Kingdom. Mark has been involved with all aspects of conveyance engineering from conceptual design through to detailed design and construction supervision. He has also undertaken condition assessment of pipelines, pumping and lift stations. As a senior Conveyance Engineer Mark is responsible for the quality review on many of Jacobs’s projects, that includes watermain, stormwater and sanitary components, such as highways, airports, light rail, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, pump stations and lift stations.
Read our latest news
From new project wins and milestones to reports, podcasts and industry insights, discover what we’re up to.
From our newsroom
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NewsStorage and Stewardship: How the C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir Project Aims to Protect Florida’s Natural Resources in a Changing Climate
Jacobs is helping the South Florida Water Management District and its funding partner, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, restore the Everglades and protect Florida’s natural resources and vulnerable wildlife. Get the details on the C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir project in this article.
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NewsA View on the Future of Conveyance and Storage: A Q&A with Dr. Adel Aboujaoude
From aging water infrastructure, regulatory requirements and climate change, our clients face unprecedented challenges. Jacobs Global Solutions Director for Conveyance and Storage Dr. Adel Aboujaoude and his team are shaping how we deliver safe and reliable water to communities worldwide. Through adopting available technology and creating new technologies, he ensures we’re providing tailored solutions to our clients. In this Q&A, Adel discusses the importance of water conveyance, particularly in locations where access to clean and potable water is a challenge and highlights the importance of having the right people and technology to tackle the problem of water scarcity in a changing world.
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NewsAward-Winning Infrastructure Repair: Jacobs, Metro Vancouver Deliver Critical Rehabilitation Project in British Columbia
Jacobs and Metro Vancouver employed live sliplining trenchless technology on an aging sewer rehabilitation project that’s not only benefitting the community and environment, but was also recognized for its innovation. Read about the award-winning New Westminster Interceptor Columbia Section Rehabilitation project in this article.
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NewsJacobs to Develop Data-driven Sewer Strategy for Omaha, Nebraska
Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by the City of Omaha, Nebraska, in the U.S. to develop a real-time control decision support system for the city's wastewater collection network. Jacobs will provide design services and data solutions to develop a strategy that maximizes the use of existing assets while reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
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NewsEnhancing Resilience: A Digital Solution for Puerto Rico’s Water and Sewer System
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) is the owner and operator of Puerto Rico’s potable water and wastewater systems and provides critical service to more than 99% of residents. We’ve been a trusted partner of PRASA for more than 20 years. As the program manager supporting their Capital Improvement Program, our clear objective is to improve the long-term resilience of PRASA’s infrastructure beyond the immediate and short-term repairs. Read more about how Jacobs is assisting PRASA improve resiliency and prepare for future catastrophic events.
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NewsJacobs’ Partnership with the City of Chattanooga Earns the 2023 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award
Jacobs serves as trusted partner for City of Chattanooga’s climate change and energy-saving initiatives, which are part of the Consent Decree with the U.S. EPA. Read more about how we’re enhancing climate response in Tennessee.