Ancalle Engineers

Water | Wastewater | Stormwater

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About the firm

Ancalle Engineers (originally CA Engineering) is a family-owned professional services practice founded in 1992 in Puerto Rico, specializing in water/wastewater and water resources engineering. It designs and manages infrastructure for water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and stormwater management. Licensed in DC, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Puerto Rico, Texas, Virginia, and the US Virgin Islands, it has completed over 800 projects in the United States and abroad.

Established
1992
Team
Small
Firm type
Water / Wastewater Engineering · Civil Engineering · Environmental Engineering

Credentials

Level II Design Professional with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission

People

Casiano AncallePresident & Chief Engineer

David S. AncalleVice-President & Project Manager

Jesús AcevedoSenior Engineer

Zoraima DávilaSenior Engineer

Luz E. TorresSenior Engineer

Eric J. SmithProject Engineer

Tania LopezProject Engineer

Pablo J. AncalleProject Engineer

Capabilities

Water Engineering

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Design of water treatment and distribution systems for drinking water, irrigation, and industrial use.

  • Filtration/Treatment Plants
  • Distribution Systems
  • Water Intakes
  • Transmission Mains
  • Storage Tanks
  • Clear Wells
  • Pump Stations
  • Well Pumps
  • Irrigation Design

Wastewater Engineering

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Design of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and collection systems, including activated sludge, bio-towers, and sequential batch reactors.

  • Municipal Plants
  • Industrial Plants
  • Collection Systems
  • Pump Stations
  • Force Mains
  • Infiltration and Inflow

Stormwater Management

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Design of stormwater control structures to reduce flooding and improve water quality for residential, industrial, and commercial developments.

  • Surface Hydrology
  • Detention Ponds/Tanks
  • Drainage Systems
  • BMP/LID/GI
  • Erosion and Sediment Control
  • SWPPP, C-SWPPP
  • Rainfall Measurement
  • Agricultural Land Preservation

River & Floodplain Engineering

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Hydraulic studies and floodplain modeling supporting FEMA FIRM revisions and NFIP compliance for rivers, bridges, and culverts.

  • 1D, 2D, and 3D Models
  • Encroachment Studies
  • LOMR, CLOMR
  • No-Rise Certifications
  • Sediment Transport
  • Bridge/Culvert Design
  • Scour Analyses
  • River Channelization

Reservoir Engineering

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Design, operation, and rehabilitation of large reservoirs using sediment transport and deposition models.

  • Safe Yield Studies
  • Dam Level Studies
  • Sequential Operation
  • Scour/Deposition Studies
  • Dam-break Studies
  • Sand Extraction Permits
  • Reservoir Life Estimates
  • Groundwater Modeling

Environmental Services

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Water resources protection through environmental science, limnology, and ecology, covering water quality, stream restoration, and ecological assessment.

  • Environmental Compliance
  • Water Chemistry
  • Water Quality
  • Fish Passage
  • Stream Restoration
  • Ecohydraulics
  • Physical Modeling
  • Fate/Transport Modeling
  • Wetland Delineation
  • Plan Reviews

Industries

Water Supply · Wastewater · Stormwater & Flood Control · Water Resources · Industrial · Government · Federal · Transportation · Education · Hospitality · Commercial · Residential

Projects

Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa WWTP

Guánica, Puerto Rico · Hospitality · Client: Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa

Project details

Design of a 52,000 GPD MBR wastewater treatment plant, using the Kubota Submerged Membrane Unit. This zero-discharge plant discharges its effluent through irrigation of the resort grounds.

Jagüeyes Water Treatment Plant

Villalba, Puerto Rico · Water Supply

Project details

Design of a 1.1 MGD water treatment plant. The design includes a conventional water filtration system consisting of rapid mix, slow mix, sedimentation, rapid sand/anthracite filtration system, and chlorine disinfection. The plant also includes a novel sludge treatment system.

Río Cañas Water Distribution System

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico · Water Supply

Project details

Design of a water distribution system consisting of a 3-mile dedicated water transmission line, a deep well water pump station, and an intermediate pump station.