GLA can help water supply managers and operators to optimize well designs and other supply infrastructure, obtain permitting and funding, and acquire and manage water rights. We provide drinking water consulting and permitting, including drilling plans, public water system well design, drinking water source protection plans, source capacity and water demand assessments. We have helped clients to evaluate water transmission and distribution systems, water storage, and pumping; and wastewater collection piping, pumping, and treatment. We develop detailed plans for water treatment system testing and rehabilitation including multiple chemical treatments, mechanical development, and maintenance. We also assist clients with pre-treatment and post-treatment step-drawdown tests for supply wells to quantify rehabilitation effectiveness and provide a benchmark for future performance testing. Our project experience includes all aspects of water and wastewater engineering, including preliminary engineering reports (PERs), master plans, design, and construction support.

GLA has successfully addressed soil and groundwater impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, metals, and variety of other contaminants by designing and implementing hundreds of soil and groundwater remediation systems. We conduct feasibility studies to identify the most cost-effective remedial technologies suitable for subsurface contamination. From simple excavations to complete multi-media extraction and treatment at Superfund sites, we have developed plans and specifications for a wide range of remediation systems with approval from state regulatory agencies and the EPA. Examples of systems installed by GLA include:

GLA helps utilities by providing conceptual planning to full-scale design and construction services for water, wastewater, and reuse systems; stormwater infrastructure engineering; water treatment system design; remedial design; and landfill and waste disposal facility design. Services include:

With expertise in permitting compliance, groundwater hydrology and soil science, GLA  helps the agricultural community plan and manage sustainable water supplies across the western U.S., integrating groundwater and surface water management, regulatory compliance, and innovative solutions like aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) to meet growing demands. Services we provide include:

We apply our technical and regulatory expertise to develop innovative solutions to effectively address our oil, gas, and energy clients’ facilities needs for:

We provide regulatory, scientific, and engineering solutions to challenges facing landfill operators and hazardous waste managers at municipal and hazardous solid waste landfills, land disposal units, and waste isolation facilities.

Our experience includes siting, state and federal permitting, design, construction oversight, quality assurance, and monitoring for facility expansions, permit modifications, and closures. For arid regions in particular, GLA is well known for our design of alternative covers (also known as evapotranspiration covers, store-and-release covers, or phytocaps).

Engineers support mining companies from initial permitting and design through the development of cost-effective remedies at closure. Facilities include:

An integral part of any development project, infrastructure upgrade or redevelopment effort includes locating the financial resources to undertake project initiatives. We have successfully navigated the bureaucratic maze of regulations in acquiring grant funds for many clients, and we pledge our combined efforts to do the same for your community. Examples of funding programs and agencies we have assisted clients with include the following.