WATER

This natural resource deserves to be at the top of everyone's list when it comes to considering your quality of life, but turning on a faucet and getting clean water is generally taken for granted. At Brelje & Race, we know better. We know water - from identifying a viable source to the complex chemistries and hydraulics necessary to deliver it to the faucet. We know the challenges and political pressures facing water systems in California. Let us put our expertise to work for you.

Supply Sources
Every water project has one thing in common - a source of supply. That supply may reside in groundwater aquifers, a lake, river or even the ocean. Brelje & Race has the experience to locate, evaluate and help secure your legal right to the source and define the steps necessary to ensure continuous water availability for years to come.

Treatment
Securing a raw water source is often just the first step to reliable, potable water. Raw water contains an enormous number of constituents - some good for you and some not so good. The engineers at Brelje & Race have the expertise to evaluate water quality and to design processes and systems that will remove harmful substances. You expect clean, good tasting water. We make it possible.

Storage and Distribution
Water on demand at useable pressures. The concept sounds simple, but actually requires significant planning and engineering to make it happen. Brelje & Race has a wealth of experience in determining appropriate sizes and sites for storage tanks, selecting efficient pumps and control systems, and laying out distribution pipelines that deliver water wherever it is needed.

Hydraulic Modeling
As water distribution systems grow, so does the need to keep track of how water moves through the system under a variety of conditions. Will there be sufficient flow from a particular fire hydrant to battle a blaze during peak demand periods? To what extent can we use off-peak electrical rate pumping and still meet normal system demands? Deriving answers to questions like these is easy when you have an accurate hydraulic model of your water system. At Brelje & Race, we have the capability to construct and calibrate hydraulic models of any water distribution system. We invite you to contact our office and find out what great value these models represent.