Meeting increasingly stringent water quality standards demands experienced and dedicated water treatment specialists with the ability to characterize water quality and the knowledge to develop the appropriate treatment process. As leaders in water treatment in Canada, our specialists have designed water treatment facilities which incorporate current and developing treatment technologies and techniques and state-of-the-art control systems. Associated Engineering has employed emerging technologies such as integrated membrane ultrafiltration and ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection in water treatment.  We designed the first Canadian water treatment plant using biological iron, arsenic and ammonia removal as pre-conditioning for reverse osmosis membrane filtration.

Associated Engineering encourages innovation where it is in the best interest of our client, the project, and public health and safety. While we are always looking for opportunities to innovate, we also believe in traditional solutions where they best meet the design criteria. The best engineered designs balance the clients' technical requirements with cost-effective solutions .

Associated Engineering’s project experience ranges from treating the pristine watersheds of the west coast to the highly used watersheds in Ontario.  Project sizes range from systems for small remote communities to large cities.  We have also designed water treatment facilities in international locales such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Vietnam. Our successful water treatment plants result from the experience and synergy of our multi-discipline, in-house team of water treatment specialists, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineers.

Our water treatment engineering services include:

• Water Quality Analysis
• Source Characterization
• Plant Assessment
• Plant Upgrading and Optimization Studies
• Treatment Optimization
• Residuals Management
• Pilot Plant Design and Testing
• Water conveyance systems pre-design and design
• Treatment facilities pre-design and design
• Construction management, inspection and administration
• Value Engineering
• Commissioning & Training
• SCADA Systems

Our water treatment process expertise includes:

• Intakes and Screening
• Mixing
• Conventional and Enhanced Coagulation
• High Rate and Conventional Gravity Solids Separation
• Dissolved Air Flotation
• Ozonation
• Rapid Sand Filtration
• Deep Bed Filtration
• Slow Sand Filtration
• Biological Media Filtration
• Membrane Filtration Technology
• Chlorine, Chloramine and Chlorine Dioxide systems
• UV Disinfection
• A wide range of chemical storage and feed systems

With increased attention and concern over the safety of drinking water, more utilities are experiencing boil water orders. Associated Engineering staff have been consulted during a number of these events. In some cases, we have assisted in resolving the water quality problems. Through this experience, we have identified a number of common characteristics which, if addressed ahead of time, could help to either avert a boil water order event or at least assist in resolving it quicker with fewer negative impacts. As a working tool, we have developed a method for a Water Quality Excursion Response PlanWe are pleased to provide the Water Quality Excursion Response Plan on our web site to assist utilities and their operators in developing similar plans. We also provide a Forms Check List as well as a partially completed Forms Check List as an example.

Distribution
Associated Engineering is a leader in developing water supply and distribution systems. Our highly-skilled professional teams use innovative methods and advanced computer-based modelling techniques to produce cost-effective and efficient designs that meet our clients' specific requirements.

Our comprehensive services include analysis, design and construction of:

• Pipelines
• Reservoirs
• Pump Systems
• Transmission and Distribution Mains
• Distribution System Network Analysis
• Water Conservation and Rate Studies
• Water Hammer and Hydraulic Transient Analysis
• Regional Water Supply Systems
• Low Pressure Systems
• Infrastructure Renewal