The Water Resources Department provides a wide range of services to clients that desire to better manage their water resources. James Sato, the founder of JFSA, has a strong water resource background. Thus, water resources has been a focus of the company. Our Water Resource Manager, Steve Lowry, has over 30 years of experience designing and constructing projects. He has worked throughout the western US and in several foreign countries. The Department has well qualified engineers and also calls on our in-house environmental, GIS, civil, survey and construction management teams to offer a complete package to our clients. Where needed, specialized services are provided by sub-consultants with whom we have long standing relationships. This department has won several awards from local and national clients as well as from professional societies.

Areas in which we provide services are:

River Basins
  Master Plans
  Flood Studies
  Floodplain Mapping & Revisions (LOMRs)
  Flood Hazard Identification
  Basin Modeling for Quantity and Quality
  Sedimentation, erosion and scour analyses

Water Conveyance
  Canals
  Open Channels
  Raw and potable water pipelines
  Water system modeling
  Pump stations

Drainage Studies and Design
  Drainage Reports
  Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  Pollution Reduction Facilities (PRFs)
  Erosion Control Plans
  Stormwater Management Plans (SWMP)
  Water Quality Modeling
  Detention/Retention Basins
  Underground Detention

Hydraulic Structures
  Culverts
  Inverted siphons
  Energy dissipation structures
  Drop structures
  Checks, turnouts, inlets, outlets

Dams
  Siting studies
  Sizing analysis
  Modifications
  Spillways
  Dam Safety Investigations

Hydroelectric Facilities
  Site evaluation
  Design
  Economic studies
  Permitting