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Water Treatment

Delivering safe, resilient water supplies for people and industry

Water Treatment

Reliable water treatment is under pressure. Climate stress, aging infrastructure and rising demand are testing systems and supply security. As regulations tighten and water scarcity grows, utilities must manage risk, maintain performance and deliver consistent, high-quality water through water treatment solutions.

With deep expertise in advanced treatment, digital optimization and lifecycle delivery, we support clients from planning and design through operations — strengthening reliability, improving water quality and helping communities secure resilient water supplies.

Industry leadership

Ranked No. 2 by ENR for water treatment and desalination plant design, delivering complex programs that strengthen water security worldwide. 

Advancing water security

Recognized with the Stockholm Industry Award for leadership in potable reuse, expanding reliable, sustainable water for communities. 

Full lifecycle delivery

Integrated planning, design-build and operations applied across the full asset lifecycle to deliver resilient, high-performing infrastructure. 

Our solutions

Improving water quality and delivering reliable, resilient water supplies. 

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Surface water treatment

Surface Water Treatment

We plan, upgrade and optimize surface water treatment plants to protect public health, address pathogens, taste, odor and emerging contaminants, while improving efficiency and resilience. It means communities can rely on safe, high-quality drinking water.

Groundwater treatment

Groundwater Treatment

We treat groundwater to remove naturally occurring and emerging contaminants such as arsenic, nitrate, radionuclides and PFAS, supporting utilities to protect water quality, meet regulations and secure reliable supplies.

Water Reuse

Water Reuse

Through potable and non-potable reuse solutions, we safely transform wastewater into reliable water supplies, strengthening resilience, regulatory confidence and public trust while reducing reliance on limited traditional sources.

Water distribution and quality

Water Distribution and Quality

Our solutions strengthen drinking water quality and distribution system performance through hydraulic and water quality modeling, lead and corrosion control, water loss reduction and operational strategies that protect public health and improve reliability.

PFAS and emerging contaminants

PFAS and Emerging Contaminants

We address PFAS and emerging contaminants through targeted treatment, technology evaluation and regulatory support. It empowers the proactive management of evolving water quality challenges and protection of community health.

Desalination

Desalination

Addressing water scarcity and climate pressures, we’re planning and delivering brackish water and seawater desalination systems that expand water supplies, integrate membrane technologies and support long-term water security.

Industrial Water

Industrial Water

Our industrial water and reuse include process water treatment, cooling water and wastewater management, working with industrial clients to improve reliability, efficiency and regulatory compliance.

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From water reuse to emerging contaminants, explore how we improve water quality, reliability and long-term resilience.

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Jacobs works with utilities to reduce lead in drinking water through corrosion control studies, distribution system assessments, hydraulic and water quality modeling, and operational strategies that support regulatory compliance, protect public health and improve long-term system performance. 

Jacobs delivers treatment solutions for PFAS and emerging contaminants by evaluating technologies, designing targeted treatment systems, supporting regulatory compliance and empowering utilities to proactively manage evolving water quality challenges. 

Jacobs strengthens system reliability for municipal water treatment solutions through master planning, hydraulic modeling, pipeline risk assessments, redundancy evaluations and operating protocols that improve resilience during growth, climate stress, maintenance activities and planned outages. 

Water reuse expands drinking water supply by safely treating wastewater for potable and non-potable uses. Jacobs plans and delivers reuse systems that improve resilience, reduce dependence on limited sources and meet stringent water quality standards.

Full lifecycle services for water treatment

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  • Design & Engineering

    From planning through delivery, we deliver safe, reliable, high-performing infrastructure and solutions.

  • Design for Design-Build

    Reducing risk and accelerating delivery by connecting strategy, design and construction from day one

  • Program Management

    Delivering complex programs with clarity and confidence

  • Construction Management

    From early strategy to on-site delivery, we make projects safer, buildable and more efficient

  • Master Planning for Water

    Developing long-term plans and strategies that strengthen resilience and support growing communities.

  • Consulting & Advisory

    Strategic insight and advisory expertise that shapes decisions, unlocks investment and accelerates delivery

  • Operations & Maintenance

    Keeping water, wastewater, roadway and facility systems running safely, reliably and efficiently

  • Alternative Delivery

    Delivering complex projects faster by aligning teams, risk and outcomes from the start

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