Domestic Projects
NRCE is engaged in all levels of project development, management, and design, from preliminary data collection to construction management. All services are customized to meet client demands from appraisal-level feasibility studies to detailed engineering design reports, investigations, expert witness testimony, and project management oversight. Our work in the United States covers virtually every aspect of civil, water resource, and environmental engineering, with a successful history of working on high profile and complicated projects involving diverse regional and local interests.
See ProjectsPechanga Indian Reservation
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Pechanga Indian Reservation
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Pechanga Tribe
ServiceWater Rights Negotiation and Water Resources Evaluation NRCE was retained as an engineering consultant to provide technical evaluation of water rights issues in the Santa Margarita River Basin as part…
Project DetailsPotter Valley Project
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Potter Valley Hydropower Project (FERC No. P-77)
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U.S. Department of Interior (DOI); Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Indian Reservation, California
ServiceThe Potter Valley Project (PVP), FERC Project No. P-77, is located in Mendocino County, California near the community of Potter Valley. The PVP diverts flows from the Eel River to…
Project DetailsUte Pumped Storage Project at Flaming Gorge Reservoir
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Ute Pumped Storage Project at Flaming Gorge Reservoir
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Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah
ServiceNRCE assisted the Ute Indian Tribe with conceptual and early-feasibility level analyses of a pumped storage project located at Flaming Gorge Reservoir in northeast Utah. NRCE subsequently developed the preliminary…
Project DetailsSeneca Pumped Storage Project Relicensing
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Seneca Pumped Storage Project Relicensing
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Seneca Nation of Indians and Kinzua Dam Relicensing Commission
ServiceNRCE provided technical assistance in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Relicensing Proceedings for the Seneca Pumped Storage Project near Warren, Pennsylvania. NRCE’s hydropower experts provided technical assistance to the…
Project DetailsPelton – Round Butte Project Relicensing
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Pelton-Round Butte Project Relicensing
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The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation of Oregon and Warm Springs Power Enterprises
ServiceNRCE provided technical assistance in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Relicensing Proceedings for the Pelton-Round Butte Project, Deschutes River, Oregon. NRCE performed hydrologic analyses of the Deschutes River Basin…
Project DetailsOwens Valley Indian Reservations, California
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Owens Valley Indian Reservations, California
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Owens Valley Indian Water Commission
ServiceAs part of the negotiations for settling the Tribes’ reserved water right claims, NRCE developed a conceptual design and cost estimate for pumping reserved groundwater from the exchanged lands and…
Project DetailsPueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
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Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
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Pueblo of Acoma
ServiceBaca Pipeline Project NRCE was hired by the Pueblo of Acoma to develop a conceptual design and reconnaissance-level cost estimate for groundwater development. This project involved a series of tasks…
Project DetailsCahuilla Indian Reservation
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Cahuilla Indian Reservation
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Cahuilla Band of Indians
ServiceThe Cahuilla Indian Reservation encompasses 18,884 acres in southern Riverside County, approximately 90 miles northeast of San Diego, California. The Reservation is located within the Santa Margarita River watershed near…
Project DetailsO’Toole v. United States
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O’Toole v. United States
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United States Department of Justice and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
ServiceSome firms might be intimidated by a job site as isolated as the Yomba Indian Reservation, located near Austin in Central Nevada. NRCE gladly accepted work rehabilitating irrigation diversions and…
Project DetailsGila River Basin Water Rights Adjudication, Arizona
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Gila River Basin Water Rights Adjudication, Arizona
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U.S. Department of Justice/Stetson Engineers, Inc.
ServiceAs a part of the Practicable Irrigable Acreage study for the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) in Arizona, NRCE conducted a surface water supply study of the Gila River Basin…
Project DetailsWater Plan Development Project
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Water Plan Development Project
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Cherokee Nation
ServiceNRCE uses the latest version of ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) software to capture, manage, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS software helps us answer questions…
Project DetailsCAD Example Project Capabilities
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CAD Example Project Capabilities
ServiceNRCE strives to ensure we are using the most up-to-date versions of software and latest technologies available. NRCE uses software contained in the Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite for most of…
Project DetailsUte Indian Tribe Sundance Reservoir Project
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Ute Indian Tribe Sundance Reservoir Project
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Ute Indian Tribe
ServiceNatural Resources Consulting Engineers, Inc. (NRCE) has provided design and construction management assistance to the Ute Indian Tribe for the Sundance Reservoir Project (Project). The proposed Project modifies an existing…
Project DetailsWarm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon
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Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon
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The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation of Oregon, Warm Springs Power Enterprises
ServiceWater Rights Settlement Agreement After many years of negotiation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation of Oregon (CTWS) entered into a settlement agreement with the State of…
Project DetailsPueblo of Jemez – Various Projects
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Various Projects
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Pueblo of Jemez
ServiceThe Jemez Pueblo is located in north-central New Mexico, roughly 50 miles northwest of Albuquerque along the Jemez River which is tributary to the Rio Grande. NRCE has worked with…
Project DetailsImperial Irrigation District, California
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Imperial Irrigation District, California
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Imperial Irrigation District
ServiceImperial Irrigation District (IID) is a large irrigation district located in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. IID is in charge of ordering and distributing roughly 3.1 million acre-feet per…
Project DetailsPueblo of Zuni, New Mexico
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Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico
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Pueblo of Zuni
ServiceNRCE, under contract with the U.S. Department of Justice, is conducting a hydrographic survey of the Zuni River Basin in New Mexico as part of the water rights adjudication process.…
Project DetailsTohono O’odham Nation, Arizona
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Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona
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Tohono O'odham Nation
ServiceNRCE was hired by the Tohono O’odham Nation to conduct an appraisal-level study to quantify the historic, present, and future agricultural and non-agricultural water uses and water rights for the…
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International Projects
NRCE has worked internationally for decades, with project experience largely in Africa. We have completed studies for water supply, agricultural development and expansion, and groundwater and surface water resources; developed flood mitigation strategies; provided construction management; and rehabilitated irrigation projects. Within Eritrea, NRCE established the first automated stream gauge network, and designed a dam and reservoir, pumping plant, and raw water pipeline to meet water needs of the capital city of Asmara.
See ProjectsRehabilitation and Expansion of Aligidir Irrigation Project, Eritrea
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Rehabilitation and Expansion of Aligidir Irrigation Project
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Minister of Agriculture
ServiceNRCE performed a study to assess the feasibility of the rehabilitation and expansion of the Aligidir Irrigation Project, a large cotton plantation in the western lowlands of Eritrea that is…
Project DetailsToker Water Supply Project, Eritrea
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Toker Water Supply Project, Eritrea
Client
Department of Water Resources
ServiceNRCE was contracted by the Government of Eritrea (GOE) to design a dam, pumping plant and pipeline to augment the municipal water supply of the city of Asmara. The designed…
Project DetailsKeren Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Project
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Keren Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Project
Client
Libyan Arab Investment Company (LAAICO)
ServiceIn response to anticipated increased water demands, combined with the limitations of the existing water system, the Ministry of Public Works of the Government of Eritrea contracted with NRCE to…
Project DetailsGhedem Agricultural Project, Eritrea
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Ghedem Agricultural Project, Eritrea
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Libyan Arab Investment Company (LAAICO)
ServiceNRCE was contracted by the Libyan Arab African Investment Company (LAAICO) to conduct detailed investigations of the Zula Plain, a.k.a. Ghedem, area for the purposes of agricultural development. The ultimate…
Project DetailsAdi Nefas Water Treatment Plant and Treated Water Pipeline, Eritrea
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Adi Nefas Water Treatment Plant and Treated Water Pipeline, Eritrea
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Ministry of Land, Water & Environment, Eritrea
ServiceTo alleviate the critical water supply shortage and meet the future needs of the City of Asmara (population 500,000), the Government of Eritrea (GOE), on behalf of the City of…
Project DetailsRehabilitation and Improvement of the Zula Irrigation Project, Eritrea
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Rehabilitation and Improvement of the Zula Irrigation Project, Eritrea
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Ministry of Agriculture, Eritrea
ServiceThe Zula Plains Irrigation Project’s primary source of water is the Haddas River, which is joined by several upstream tributaries and captured by the Foro Dam. The dam was constructed…
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USAID Project
NRCE serves USAID as a small business prime contractor, and with partners, provides services and technical support related to water in assisting sponsoring units in Bureaus and Missions worldwide to achieve their goals and objectives across all sectors. Learn more:
See ProjectsUSAID Senegal ACCES Project
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Senegal ACCES Project
ServiceProject Dates: 2016-2022 In 2016, NRCE was awarded the Senegal Projet Assainissement – Changement de Comportement et Eau pour le Senegal (ACCES) Task Order under the US Agency…
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