SPEC Services

SPEC Services has completed engineering and design for numerous water and wastewater projects for public agencies in the Southern California region.
Sample projects include:

  • Electrical power reliability and standby power generation improvements at two major wastewater treatment facilities with 240 mgd total capacity
  • Horizontal directional drilling for water and sewer pipelines beneath major Port facilities
  • Structural engineering for special structures, equipment foundations, and buildings at water and wastewater treatment facilities
  • Electrical and control systems engineering as part of the expansion and upgrade of secondary treatment facilities, including activated sludge and trickling filters, at one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities on the West Coast
  • Systemwide water treatment and distribution SCADA system for a mid-sized water utility
  • Controls system integration, programming and startup services for an 11 mgd groundwater treatment plant incorporating air stripping, fluidized bed resin reactors, ion exchange, and UV treatment technologies
  • Retrofit of existing groundwater injection wells with electrical submersible pumps to allow periodic backflushing and restoration of aquifer permeability
  • Electrical and control systems upgrades for renovation of an 8 mgd wastewater pumping station
  • Thirty-inch diameter diversion sewer in an area restricted by FAA/Airport regulations, a proposed light rail project, and a major arterial highway
  • Three miles of 48-inch diameter water transmission pipeline through congested Los Angeles County streets

Our work with private sector clients often requires extensive coordination with public agency projects. As such, our staff has gained considerable expertise in working with public agencies to attain proper coordination of permitting, design and construction activities.

Following is a representative list of public agencies for which SPEC has recently provided engineering services, either directly or as part of a team of engineering firms:
  • California American Water Company
  • California Domestic Water Company
  • City of Alhambra, California
  • City of Imperial, California
  • City of Newport Beach, California
  • City of Riverside, California
  • City of Whittier Utility Authority
  • Eastern Municipal Water District
  • Elsinore Valley Municipal Water
  • Golden State Water Company
  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
  • Orange County Sanitation District
  • Orange County Water District
  • San Gabriel Valley Water Company
  • Suburban Water Systems
  • Valley County Water District