WATER RESOURCES

Freese and Nichols Wins Excellence Award for Innovative Flood Planning

Freese and Nichols is part of a team that has completed Regional Flood Plans (RFPs) for 15 total regions state-wide on a compressed timeframe during the COVID-19 pandemic. This brand-new process for the State of Texas encompassed a complexity and depth of data gathering, assessment and reporting that has never been navigated.

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Tech Boom Part Two: Wafer Plant Progresses in Sherman

Construction on GlobalWafers America’s state-of-the-art 300-millimeter silicon wafer fabrication plant is making progress in Sherman, Texas. The Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company broke ground on the plant in December 2022. Freese and Nichols is providing program and construction management services on the project.

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Travis Kelly

The Impact of New Texas Laws, Part 1: Water

Ask our team about how you can access major new state funding for your water-related projects.

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Private Drains and Buried Tracks: Solving Unusual Stormwater Challenges

Design options helped the City of Waxahachie choose a solution to reduce flood risks in an urban area and make street improvements, all within budget.

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Freese and Nichols Designs Supportive Infrastructure for World-Class Galveston Cruise Terminal

Summer is the perfect season to experience a cruise vacation. Whether traveling with the entire family or planning a romantic getaway, vacationers can mark their calendars and set their sights on sailing from the newest cruise terminal at the Port of Galveston. 

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Last Chance to Budget For Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Activities

Public water systems have until Oct. 16, 2024, to meet requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.

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ADA-Compliant Fishing Pier Opens Lake Access To All Visitors

Freese and Nichols innovative design has made the new Lake Nasworthy fishing pier in San Angelo ADA accessible and sustainable materials will help it last longer and cut down on maintenance costs. We oversaw the layout and structural design of the pier in collaboration with the City of San Angelo, collaborating with the Lake Nasworthy Homeowners Association.

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Building Resilience For a Harris County Waterway

Innovative repairs have helped reduce flooding risks for a North Houston neighborhood.

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EVs Spark Electrical Team’s R&D Project

The consumer market for Electric Vehicles (EVs) is growing rapidly. But the number of charging stations to power them isn’t meeting the demand. As part of Freese and Nichols Research and Development Program, Engineer Dan Koss developed strategies to help our clients electrify their fleets or retrofit their parking garages or public spaces with EV charging infrastructure.

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Mark Evans

TWDB Funding Now Available to Address Emerging Contaminants

Water and wastewater agencies have until June 7 to apply for $60 million in new funding for projects to help reduce exposure to emerging contaminants such as PFAS.

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Award-Winning Biosolids Facility Provides Innovative Solution for Wastewater Byproducts

The City of Fort Worth’s new facility incorporates several first-of-its-kind innovations, including the largest rotary drum dryer in the world in a biosolids application.

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Weatherford’s Innovative Reuse System Wins Texas Water Award

The City of Weatherford picked up a Texas Water Award for its innovative approach in providing an additional water source for the growing community. Congratulations to the project team behind the city’s Indirect Potable Reclaimed Water System.

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Award-Winning Pavement Rehab Project Strengthens Partnership With Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

Congratulations to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, which received an American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) Gold award at the Oklahoma Concrete Pavement Conference for the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Dowel Bar Retrofit-Diamond Grind Pavement Rehabilitation. Learn about the team’s unconventional solutions to site-specific challenges along this heavily traveled highway.

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We’ve found that our focus on quality and continuous improvement provides a natural incubator for innovation. Our level of innovation in our project work, client programs and internal processes helps our clients solve their business needs. We see the impact of these innovative techniques through our high client satisfaction scores, repeat business, and our many project awards.

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