Fehr Graham

To improve the communities where our clients live and work.

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About the firm

Fehr Graham is a civil and environmental engineering firm founded in 1973 by Allen Fehr and Joseph Graham in Freeport, Illinois. With 250 employees across 12 Midwest offices in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, it delivers civil, structural, water and wastewater, transportation, and environmental engineering alongside landscape architecture, land surveying, and grant-funding assistance to municipal, commercial, and institutional clients. An ENR Top 500 and ENR Midwest Top Design Firm, Fehr Graham joined Trilon Group in May 2023.

Established
1973
Team
Large
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Land Surveying · Landscape Architecture · Water / Wastewater Engineering · Transportation Engineering

Capabilities

Water and Wastewater Engineering

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Design and construction-phase services for drinking water treatment, distribution, and storage systems, as well as wastewater collection, treatment, and plant upgrades.

  • Water supply and treatment
  • Wastewater collection and treatment
  • Lead service line replacement

Stormwater Engineering

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Stormwater design and compliance support for municipal and private infrastructure programs.

  • Drainage Analysis

    Evaluates drainage conditions for infrastructure and development projects.

  • Stormwater Management Design

    Designs stormwater systems for public and private clients.

  • Regulatory Compliance

    Supports stormwater permitting and compliance requirements.

Municipal Engineering

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Civil and infrastructure engineering for cities, villages, and public agencies, covering street improvements, utility work, capital planning, and community infrastructure delivery.

  • Street and roadway improvements
  • Public utility infrastructure
  • Capital improvement planning

Funding Solutions

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Funding-support services for infrastructure and environmental projects.

  • Grant Identification

    Finds state and federal funding programs for community and municipal needs.

  • Application Support

    Prepares funding applications for infrastructure and environmental work.

  • Award Management

    Helps clients manage awarded funds and reporting requirements.

Transportation Engineering

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Planning and design for roads, intersections, roundabouts, bridges, and pedestrian infrastructure.

Structural Engineering

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Structural analysis and design for buildings and other built infrastructure.

Civil Engineering

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Site development and civil infrastructure services for commercial, institutional, and public clients.

Landscape Architecture

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Landscape planning and design for parks, public spaces, and development sites.

Land Development

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Engineering support for residential and commercial development projects, from site evaluation and platting through construction documents and regulatory approvals.

  • Platting
  • Site design

Land Surveying

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Professional surveying services for property boundaries, site design, and construction layout.

  • Boundary surveys
  • Topographic surveys
  • Construction staking

Environmental Services

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Environmental engineering and compliance services for sites with contamination, regulatory obligations, or brownfield redevelopment potential.

  • Environmental compliance
  • Environmental permitting
  • OSHA and safety compliance
  • Environmental health and safety training
  • Assessment and brownfield redevelopment

Industries

Water Supply · Wastewater · Stormwater & Flood Control · Transportation · Infrastructure · Government · Commercial · Industrial · Land Development · Environmental & Remediation · Parks & Open Space

Projects

11th Street Reconstruction, Rockford

Rockford, IL · Transportation · 2026 · Client: City of Rockford

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Construction oversight and engineering services for a $29.3 million street reconstruction project on 11th Street in Rockford.

Illinois Avenue Brownfield Redevelopment, Mendota

Mendota, IL · Environmental & Remediation · 2026 · Client: City of Mendota

Project details

Environmental assessment and EPA grant support for the Illinois Avenue redevelopment corridor in Mendota, securing $1.3 million in brownfield funding to advance demolition and site remediation.

Freeport New Water Well

Freeport, IL · Water Supply · 2026 · Client: City of Freeport

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Engineering and grant-funding assistance securing $31 million in state and federal funding to improve drinking water infrastructure for Freeport.

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