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Water connects every community, industry and ecosystem. But that connection is under strain. Climate extremes, economic pressures and new regulations are challenging systems built for a different time.
When water defines the challenge, experience and innovation make the difference.
For more than 70 years, Jacobs has solved the world’s most complex water challenges — delivering across the full water cycle.
From the first applications of advanced water treatment to city-scale deep tunnel sewers, our work includes the world’s most iconic water projects. Today, we’re shaping what’s next: potable reuse, renewable energy generation, AI-enabled water solutions and beyond.
Because we design, deliver and operate water facilities, we’re able to bring real-world performance experience to every solution — combining technical excellence with asset lifecycle expertise.
We deliver water systems that endure because we understand water — and what it means to the people and places it serves.
We know water.
Delivering from rainfall to reuse
For more than 70 years, we’ve solved the world’s most complex water challenges — delivering iconic projects across the entire water cycle.
Shaping what’s next
We’re transforming the future of water through AI, potable reuse and circular systems, building resilience and security in an ever-changing world.
Executing end-to-end
From planning through operations, we deliver full asset lifecycle solutions with integrated design-build, program management and OMFS services.
Projects
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Modernizing a 150-year-old sewer system for a growing city
The Thames Tideway Tunnel, delivered by Tideway, is cleaning up one of London’s greatest natural assets, the iconic River Thames, protecting it from sewage pollution for generations to come — and improving the quality of life for all Londoners.
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Reimagining water security in California
Designing an advanced purification facility that converts wastewater into a reliable local water supply, reducing dependence on imported sources.
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Transforming water scarcity into a global model for sustainable water reuse
Supporting Singapore in developing NEWater, a high-quality recycled water system that enhances water security and reduces reliance on imports.
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Bringing New Zealand’s largest-ever wastewater project to life
Central Interceptor, the supersized wastewater tunnel, will play a crucial role in ensuring cleaner waterways for central Auckland, New Zealand.
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Safeguarding London and the Thames Estuary from tidal flood risk
Working with the Environment Agency to deliver a multi-decade program of flood risk management that protects London’s communities, businesses and infrastructure from tidal flooding.
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Advancing energy-positive wastewater solutions in Denmark
Converting a traditional treatment plant into a self-sustaining facility that generates more energy than it consumes.
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Protecting San Francisco’s waterfront with climate-resilient coastal infrastructure
Adapting 7.5-miles of the San Francisco Waterfront to be resilient to earthquakes, coastal storms and sea level rise, including the preservation and fortification of the 100-year-old Embarcadero Seawall.
Water reuse
Since the 1960s, Jacobs has defined modern water reuse by engineering the world’s most advanced systems, shaping regulation and building public trust. Today, we secure sustainable water supplies through some of the world’s largest and most complex reuse programs.
With Jacobs, water reuse is more than a solution to scarcity — it’s a pathway to resilience.
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NewsJacobs Awarded New Contract to Advance Water Reuse and Resilience in California
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NewsMeasuring the Transition to a Circular Water Economy
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About water at Jacobs
Addressing challenges like climate change, water scarcity, aging infrastructure and emerging contaminants, managing this essential resource has never been more complex. From drinking water treatment and reuse to water resource recovery and resilience, we’re working with our clients to protect communities, industries and the environment, and provide them with the water resources they need to thrive.
