Example Projects
Sutro Science has supported efforts to develop drought resilient regional water resource solutions for the Monterey Peninsula, assisted Daly City with reducing residential flooding while beneficially reusing stormwater for aquatic habitat enhancement, and conducted environmental assessments of reverse osmosis treatment technology for Indirect Potable Re-use and sustainable groundwater management in Santa Cruz County. Sutro Science also provides technical support for a variety of industrial, mining, quarrying, solid waste, residential/commercial development, and Sea Level Rise flood mitigation planning efforts.
Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvement Project, Daly City, California
What do you do when your stormwater system is under sized and residential areas keep flooding? Increasing stormwater conveyance capacity is a logical first step. Beneficially re-using stormwater to combat the impacts of drought, restore historic hydrology, improve fish habitat, and support wetlands created for water quality control brings a creative big-picture approach to problem solving with added value for multiple stakeholders.
Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, Monterey County, California
What's to be done when the population is expanding but regional water resources are constrained by legal decisions and groundwater basin overdraft? Incorporate desalination into the resource supply portfolio, but in a responsible way that minimizes environmental impacts. Also, implement additional solutions, such as recycled water, into the regional supply system and increase local conservation, drought resilience, and resource reliability.
Soquel Creek Water District Advanced Purified Groundwater Replenishment Project, Santa Cruz County, California
Can Reverse Osmosis treatment technology be leveraged to increase local water resource supplies without utilizing seawater and incurring the environmental costs of desalination? Why waste all that wastewater when it can be put to good use improving supply reliability and resilience.