Water and Wastewater Treatment Engagements

The experiences of our attorneys include the following representative engagements.

• City and County of San Francisco –  Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Plant: Represented the City and County of San Francisco in connection with a $40 million claim arising out of the design and construction of the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• City of Santa Rosa – Effluent Transmission Line: Represented a Northern California municipality concerning the design and construction of a high pressure wastewater effluent transmission line.

• Cresenta Valley County Water District – Wastewater Collection System: Represented a Southern California water district defending contractor claims concerning the design and construction of a 50-mile wastewater collection system.

• Dublin San Ramon Services District –  Wastewater Treatment Plant: Represented multipurpose Northern California agency in contract drafting, bid review and bid protests, and contractor claims for construction costs arising out of the construction and expansion of the District’s treatment plant and pipelines.

• East Bay Municipal Utility District – Reservoir Project: Represented a Northern California municipal utilities district defending contractor claims concerning the design and construction of a steel water reservoir

• Marin Municipal Water District – High Pressure Water Transmission Line: Represented a Bay Area water district concerning the design and construction of a welded steel water transmission line. 

• Marin Municipal Water District, Alameda County Water District and the City of Fresno –  Plastic Pipe Water Distribution Systems: Represented the Marin Municipal Water District, Alameda County Water District and the City of Fresno pursuing claims for millions of dollars in damages for past and future plastic pipe failures within their water distribution systems.

• Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency – Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant: Represented a Northern California regional water pollution control agency in defending multimillion dollar claims by the contractor concerning the design and construction of secondary treatment plant.  Additional work continues and has included claims on other aspects of the plant as its design was upgraded to tertiary treatment and as water rights, inter-agency disputes and warranty issues have arisen.

• Sea Ranch Water Company – Reservoir and Dam Project: Represented the Sea Ranch Water Company in connection with a claim arising out of the design and construction of a reservoir and dam servicing the Sea Ranch community.

• Sewerage Authority Mid-Coastside – Wastewater Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall: Represented a Northern California sanitation district defending contractor claims relating to the design and construction of its wastewater treatment plant and ocean outfall.

• Sudakar Engineering – Los Vaquerous Reservoir for Contra Costa County Water District: Represented a contractor concerning the design and construction of the grout foundation for an earthen dam for a large reservoir in Northern California.

• Sudakar IDM West J.V. – East Dam Project for Metropolitan Water District: Represented a contractor concerning the design and construction of the grout foundation for earthen dams for a large reservoir in Southern California.

• XKT Engineers – San Diego Ocean Outfall: Represented the steel fabricator and erector concerning the design and construction of a dispersion structure at the terminus of an ocean outfall facility in Southern California.