MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING

WATER

WASTEWATER

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

LAND DEVELOPMENT

WATER RESOURCES

GEOSCIENCE

MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING

        Becker Engineering prides itself on providing comprehensive water system solutions to many clients. A fully functional, reliable, clean, safe water supply and distribution network is an essential and invaluable asset to our communities.

Services included:

  • Water Supply, Storage, and Distribution Analysis and Design.
  • Booster Pumping Station Design, Evaluation and Permitting.
  • Water Source Evaluation and Feasibility Studies.
  • Preparation of Dveloper Specifications.
  • Water System Mapping.
  • Operation and Maintenance Plans.
  • Subdivision and Land Development Plan Reviews.
  • Construction Administration and Management Services.
  • Hydraulic Modeling, Flow Metering, Capacity Analysis.
  • Emergency Response and Drought Contingency Plans.
  • Tapping Fee and User Fee Analysis.
  • Consumer Confidence and Annual Water Supply Reporting.

WATER

        Becker Engineering’s staff has a proven track record of successfully representing municipalities and municipal authorities during the planning and review processes of development by providing guidance through water, wastewater and stormwater engineering; GIS mapping; and construction observation. With our strong technical and personal skills, we can be a forceful yet fair advocate for municipal clients and are uniquely qualified to provide the wide range of professional support services municipal officials require.

Services included:

  • Performing detailed subdivision and land development plan reviews.
  • Preparing and amending municipal Zoning Ordinances, Land Use Regulations, and Planning Design Standards.
  • Providing general professional engineering representation to municipal staff, Boards and Commissions.
  • Administering driveway and highway occupancy ordinances.
  • Assisting zoning officials with the implementation and interpretation of Zoning Ordinances.
  • Performing construction observation and construction administration services.
  • Evaluating, designing and implementing drainage and roadway improvement projects.
  • Performing detailed stormwater management plan reviews.
  • Environmental Impacts and Concerns.
  • Performing detailed water and sanitary sewer plan reviews.
  • Water Supply, Treatment, and Distribution.
  • Wastewater Collection and Treatment.
  • GIS Mapping of Resources.
  • Assisting municipalities in complying with other state and federal permitting and regulatory requirements (NPDES, Act 167, recycling, etc.).Performing detailed subdivision and land development plan reviews

WASTEWATER

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

        Stormwater runoff and its management have emerged as primary development concerns for municipalities. Through our designs and oversight, we strive to make stormwater runoff an asset to an area that enhances the surrounding landscape and underlying aquifers, instead of a nuisance that plagues properties and areas for years. At Becker Engineering, our numerous years of experience and innovative methods have kept us at the forefront of this issue.  We possess a track record of successfully incorporating current technologies to mitigate complex issues.

Services included:

  • Designing and reviewing detention, retention, and infiltration facilities.
  • Designing and implementing structural and non-structural Best Management Practices.
  • NPDES Phase II permitting for municipal stormwater systems.
  • Federal, state and local permitting.
  • Designing and reviewing stormwater conveyance facilities and networks.
  • Construction observation associated with stormwater management facilities.
  • Designing roadway culverts.
  • Evaluationing Riparian Buffer Zone guidelines.
  • Preparing Stormwater Management Ordinances.
  • Erosion & Sedimentation Control.

        The land development process is often viewed as a complex web of requirements and regulations, which create uncertainty for developers and property owners. We bring to this process extensive experience, a strong technical background, a keen attention to detail, and a clear understanding of the need for constant communication with our clients. Of course, to be truly successful, a project must be designed, permitted and constructed in a cost-efficient and timely manner. Using creative design approaches, our staff has successfully completed projects on a local, regional, and national level while insuring we remain within applicable schedule and budget constraints.

Services included:

  • Site evaluation and site selection.
  • Feasibility studies and site master planning.
  • Sketch plan preparation.
  • Preliminary subdivision and land development plan preparation.
  • Final subdivision and land development plan preparation.
  • Permitting (PADEP, PennDOT, County Conservation District, Municipal, Utility, etc.).
  • Bid document preparation.
  • Project bidding and award.
  • Construction observation and administration.
  • Project close-out.

LAND DEVELOPMENT

WATER RESOURCES

        Our Staff possesses an extensive and diverse background in addressing surface water and related water resource issues. We are experienced in developing hydrologic and hydraulic models for floodplain studies, regional watershed studies, and dam permitting using various computer models, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS programs. 

Services included:

  • Preparation and review of floodplain studies.
  • Preparation and review of hydrologic and hydraulic models.
  • Dam break analysis.
  • Preparation of Emergency Action Plans.
  • Federal, State and Local Permitting.

        Becker Engineering possesses a vast array of experience and expertise in sanitary sewer engineering solutions to both municipalities and the private sector. Services range from treatment plant and collection system design to pumping station design.

Services included:

  • Pumping Station or Low Pressure Design, Evaluation, and Permitting.
  • Sanitary Sewer Manhole and Sanitary Sewer Pipe Rehabilitation.
  • Collection and Conveyance System Design, Evaluation, and Permitting.
  • Act 537 Planning and Chapter 94 Reporting.
  • Treatment Facility Design, Evaluation, and Permitting.
  • Tapping Fee and User Rate Analysis.
  • Hydraulic Modeling / Design Capacity Analysis.
  • Infiltration and Inflow Analysis.
  • Planning, Permitting and Compliance with Regulatory Agencies.
  • Preparation of Developer Specifications.
  • Subdivision and Land Development Plan Reviews.
  • Construction Observation, Administration and Management Services.

GEOSCIENCE

        This scope of services is based on the existing experience and expertise of Becker personnel and focuses on three primary service areas; groundwater resource development, land development, and environmental site assessment (ESA) services. 

Services included:

Groundwater Resource Development Services

  • Preliminary regulatory planning meetings including SRBC and DEP coordination.
  • Structural geology evaluation using all available field and published data.
  • Groundwater budget determinations.
  • Pre-drill planning and hydrogeology reporting.
  • Aquifer testing, analysis, and hydrogeologic report preparation.

Land Development Services

  • Evaluation of soils and infiltration testing for stormwater and wastewater management facilities.
  • Geotechnical evaluation for footing and foundation design.
  • Geotechnical evaluation to determine bedrock elevation.
  • Sinkhole evaluation and repair.

Environmental Site Assessment Services

  • Phase I and II environmental site assessments
  • Collection of hydraulic data and aquifer testing to define the hydrogeologic flow and transport systems.
  • Environmental monitoring over time to establish trends in soil and groundwater quality.
  • Identification of the horizontal and vertical extent of the release and projection to offsite areas through the use of fate and transport analysis.
  • Evaluation of exposure pathways and sensitive receptors (i.e., surface water, private wells, wildlife habitat) that may be affected by the release, including ecological screening and risk assessment.
  • Development of a conceptual site model identifying the location and movement of the release in the environment. 
  • Attainment demonstration of the selected remediation standard using post-remediation soil and groundwater quality data and statistical methods.