Drinking Water

Safe, reliable drinking water is essential to the health and vitality of every community. By partnering closely with municipalities, DLZ delivers the expertise needed to navigate system expansions, evolving water demands, and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Working side-by-side with communities, we plan and implement sustainable solutions that safeguard public health and ensure clean, dependable water for generations to come.

DLZ’s drinking water team delivers comprehensive master planning, water treatment studies, and facility planning services—applying data-driven analysis, hydraulic modeling, and regulatory expertise to support communities from concept development through detailed design and construction, translating system needs into reliable, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure solutions.

Featured Capabilities

Planning & Funding

Sound drinking water systems start with sound planning. DLZ provides system planning, hydraulic modeling, and asset management services that give communities a clear picture of where their infrastructure stands and what it needs. We also support funding pursuits and prepare Preliminary Engineering Reports that help clients make the case for investment and move projects forward.

Water Treatment

Meeting today’s drinking water standards requires both technical depth and regulatory fluency. DLZ supports communities through treatability studies, pilot plant evaluations, and the design of filtration and chemical addition systems — including solutions targeting PFAS and other emerging contaminants that increasingly challenge water systems of every size.

Distribution Systems

Clean water is only valuable if it reliably reaches the people who need it. DLZ designs and rehabilitates the water mains, pumping systems, and distribution infrastructure that keep treated water moving safely through a community, addressing capacity, pressure, aging components, and long-term system performance.

Storage Facilities

Adequate storage is essential to system reliability, fire protection, and demand management. DLZ provides planning and design services for water towers and ground storage facilities, helping communities maintain the capacity and operational flexibility their systems require.

Lead Service Line Replacement

Lead service line replacement is one of the most urgent infrastructure priorities facing communities today. DLZ helps clients develop and implement replacement programs that are organized, compliant, and responsive to the communities most affected — turning a complex regulatory obligation into a manageable, community-focused effort.

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Related Capabilities

Hydraulic & Hydrologic Modeling
Municipal
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Construction Management
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Tony

Kenning, MS, PE

Division Manager

Indiana

Casey

Erwin, PE

Department Manager

Indiana

Andrew

Lemberis, PE

Vice President

Indiana

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