ENGINEERING SERVICES
Civil engineering for residential land development in San Diego and Riverside Counties.
PLAN A NEW PROPERTY
Review access, landform, drainage and wastewater needs alongside your intended use. Early engineering questions help define what to investigate and which plans belong in the project scope.
IMPROVE AN EXISTING PROPERTY
Consider how an addition, access improvement or landscape-water project relates to existing grades, drainage and wastewater systems. Establish the civil scope before committing to improvements.
SOLVE DRAINAGE OR SEPTIC ISSUES
Start with what you have observed, when it occurs and any available plans or agency comments. Determine what testing, calculations or specialist investigation is needed before selecting a solution.
Site and soil evaluation, percolation testing and septic system design for properties beyond the sewer network. Testing, design and permit documentation are defined for the property and its reviewing agency.
Percolation testing · System design · Permit documentation
Plans that bring the building pad, earthwork and surface drainage into one considered site design.
Cut-and-fill analysis · Drainage design · Erosion control
Understand runoff and plan how water is conveyed, managed and treated across the site.
Hydrology · Detention planning · Water-quality design
Explore site constraints and engineering needs before committing to the next stage of development.
Early site review · Development constraints · Project scoping
Engineering for the access and public-facing improvements that connect a project to its surroundings.
Road, curb and sidewalk design · Accessibility coordination · Utility coordination
Civil engineering coordination for residential land divisions and their supporting infrastructure.
Lot layout · Infrastructure design · Entitlement support
Explore active roof-water capture, passive landscape harvesting and suitable graywater irrigation alongside soil-building and soil-management practices within the civil site plan. Potable-rainwater feasibility and keyline-informed terrain planning can be evaluated as separate, site-specific goals. The right combination depends on water sources, soils, topography, landscape needs and local requirements.
Rainwater planning · Graywater coordination · Landscape soil management
Explore integrated water & landscape planningWHEN THE NEXT STEP IS NOT YET CLEAR
An initial assessment can help turn broad questions into a practical next step. Before work begins, the written proposal identifies the assessment area, information to review and which deliverables are included.
Your goals, the available records, known conditions and the questions the assessment will address.
A concise account of observed constraints and opportunities, distinguishing evidence from assumptions and missing information.
The decisions to make first, additional testing or specialist input needed, and dependencies between improvements.
A review conversation and an outline of the next engineering scope or phases, providing a basis for the next proposal.
Site visits, surveys, testing, calculations, specialist studies and construction documents are included only when stated in the agreed scope. Preliminary findings do not certify safety or guarantee an approval.
Discuss an initial assessmentThese are examples of work included in the practice’s current service descriptions. The written proposal establishes which deliverables apply, along with agency requirements and any specialist coordination.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
The right scope depends on the property, the proposed work and the reviewing agency. Start with what you know; we can discuss what is still needed.
Your site address or assessor's parcel number, a short description of the proposed work, and any available surveys, plans, prior approvals or agency comments. You do not need a complete package to begin a discussion.
Start with a feasibility discussion. Access, topography, drainage and wastewater needs can shape the scope of a project before detailed civil plans are prepared.
No. Requirements and approvals depend on the project and the responsible agencies. The engineering scope and review process should be confirmed for each site.
An initial conversation leads to a proposed scope and written proposal for your review.
See how an inquiry becomes a proposalYOUR NEXT STEP
A location, a goal, a few questions. That's enough to begin.