Advanced Water and Wastewater Technologies and Emerging Solutions

NCS Engineers and its affiliated companies provide advanced engineering solutions for the next generation of water infrastructure. Our capabilities include biosolids management, potable reuse (DPR/IPR), desalination, PFAS treatment, industrial water systems, aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), and advanced membrane technologies.

Biosolids Management & Residuals Engineering

NCS provides comprehensive biosolids engineering and residuals management services for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities. Our team supports utilities with sustainable biosolids handling, treatment, stabilization, dewatering, storage, and disposal solutions designed to improve operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Our biosolids engineering capabilities include:

• Biosolids master planning and process evaluations
  
  
• Anaerobic and aerobic digestion systems
  
  
• Sludge thickening and dewatering systems
  
  
• Biosolids handling and conveyance design
  
  
• Nutrient recovery and beneficial reuse strategies
  
  
• Odor control systems
  
  
• Solids processing optimization
  
  
• Regulatory compliance and permitting support
  
  
• Facility upgrades and rehabilitation

Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) & Water Reuse Engineering

NCS provides advanced engineering services for direct potable reuse (DPR), indirect potable reuse (IPR), and water reuse systems that support long-term water supply resiliency. Our team assists utilities and agencies with planning, pilot testing, treatment process evaluation, regulatory coordination, and implementation of advanced water reuse infrastructure.

Our water reuse capabilities include:

• Direct potable reuse (DPR) system planning and design
  
  
• Indirect potable reuse (IPR) evaluations
  
  
• Advanced treatment process design
  
  
• Membrane filtration systems
  
  
• Reverse osmosis (RO) systems
  
  
• Ultraviolet advanced oxidation process (UV-AOP) systems
  
  
• Water quality monitoring and compliance support
  
  
• Pilot testing and technology evaluations
  
  

• Regulatory permitting and stakeholder coordination

Seawater Desalination Engineering

NCS provides engineering support for seawater desalination facilities and advanced membrane treatment systems designed to improve water supply reliability in coastal and water-stressed regions. Our multidisciplinary team supports utilities and industrial clients through feasibility studies, process selection, design, permitting, and implementation.

Our seawater desalination services include:

• Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) system design
  
  
• Intake and outfall evaluations
  
  
• Pretreatment and membrane system design
  
  
• Brine management and disposal analysis
  
  
• Hydraulic modeling and process optimization
  
  
• Energy efficiency evaluations
  
  
• Pilot testing and technology assessments
  
  

• Facility expansion and rehabilitation

Continuous Ultrafiltration (CUF) & Advanced Membrane Systems

NCS provides engineering services for continuous ultrafiltration (CUF) and advanced membrane treatment systems used in municipal, industrial, and water reuse applications. Our team supports clients with treatment process optimization, membrane system integration, pilot testing, and infrastructure design.

Our membrane treatment capabilities include:

• Continuous ultrafiltration (CUF) systems
  
  
• Ultrafiltration (UF) and microfiltration (MF) systems
  
  
• Membrane process evaluations
  
  
• Pretreatment optimization
  
  
• Water reuse membrane systems
  
  
• Industrial water treatment applications
  
  
• Pilot testing and performance analysis            
• Treatment System Retrofits & upgrades

PFAS Treatment & Emerging Contaminants

NCS provides engineering solutions for PFAS treatment, emerging contaminant mitigation, and regulatory compliance support. Our team works with utilities, municipalities, and industrial clients to evaluate treatment technologies, optimize system performance, and address evolving federal and state drinking water regulations.

Our PFAS engineering services include:

• PFAS treatment evaluations and feasibility studies
  
  
• Granular activated carbon (GAC) systems
  
  
• Ion exchange treatment systems
  
  
• Membrane treatment technologies
  
  
• Emerging contaminant assessments
  
  
• Drinking water treatment upgrades
  
  
• Regulatory compliance support
  
  
• Pilot testing and treatment optimization
  
  
• Water quality monitoring and analysis

Brackish Water Desalination & Groundwater Treatment

NCS provides engineering services for brackish water desalination, groundwater treatment, and advanced membrane systems that improve water supply reliability for utilities and industrial clients.

Our brackish water treatment capabilities include:

• Brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) systems
  
  
• Groundwater treatment system design
  
  
• Membrane treatment optimization
  
  
• Pretreatment and concentrate management
  
  
• Water supply planning and evaluations
  
  
• Pilot testing and process selection
  
  
• Treatment facility upgrades and expansion

Aquifer Storage & Recovery (ASR)

NCS provides aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) engineering services that help utilities improve water supply resiliency, drought preparedness, and long-term resource management. Our team supports clients through hydrogeologic evaluation, permitting, well design, infrastructure planning, and system implementation.

Our ASR capabilities include:

• Aquifer storage and recovery planning
  
  
• Hydrogeologic and groundwater evaluations
  
  
• ASR well and pump station design
  
  
• Water quality compatibility analysis
  
  
• Injection and recovery system evaluations
  
  
• Regulatory permitting and compliance support
  
  
• Water supply resiliency planning
  
  
• Infrastructure design and optimization

Integrated Water Infrastructure Expertise

Through the combined capabilities of NCS Engineers and its affiliated engineering teams, we provide multidisciplinary engineering services that integrate water, wastewater, stormwater, civil, structural, electrical, environmental, and process engineering expertise.

Our team supports clients nationwide with technically advanced and practical infrastructure solutions that improve resiliency, operational performance, regulatory compliance, and long-term sustainability.