Tertiary Filter Rehabilitation Project
Dyer, IN · Wastewater · 2009 · Client: Town of Dyer
Project details
Rehabilitation of the tertiary filtration system at the municipal wastewater facility.

Municipal engineering, land surveying, and utility infrastructure solutions
Founded in 1993, Nies Engineering, Inc. is an engineering practice based in Hammond, Indiana, serving communities across Northwest Indiana and nearby Illinois. Owned entirely by its principal partners, it delivers municipal engineering, land surveying, GIS mapping, water resources management, and SCADA control solutions. The practice supports local governments, sanitary districts, and water boards with routine technical advisory services, custom CAD modeling, and long-term utility infrastructure design.
John PhippsSenior Owner & Principal
Terrence HodnikSenior Owner & Principal
Howard JonesPrincipal & Administrative Partner
Neil SimstadPartner
Joe PetersPartner
Chris MoorePartner
Derek SnyderPartner
Delivers ongoing technical advisory, civil planning, and local infrastructure support to public boards, districts, and municipalities.
Provides routine, day-to-day technical assistance to municipal leadership and boards for minor issues and developer coordination.
Plans and designs street extensions, roadway reconstructions, public parks, and site developments.
Develops clean water distribution, treatment upgrades, and storm management systems for public utility networks.
Designs water treatment, elevated storage tanks, booster stations, and transmission mains.
Plans treatment facility upgrades, pump station modifications, and sewer collection networks.
Formulates stormwater master plans and designs drainage systems to mitigate regional flooding.
Collects precise spatial data to assist with geographic information systems and engineering design.
Executes field surveys and boundary mapping utilizing licensed land surveyors to establish accurate site layouts.
Compiles geographic information system layers to aid towns and districts with asset mapping.
Generates virtual representations and detailed plans to guide construction and rehabilitation works.
Generates complete structural, mechanical, and utility design blueprints for public infrastructure.
Performs system capacity assessments and hydraulic flow modeling for distribution networks.
Integrates control systems and monitoring capabilities into water and wastewater utilities.
Integrates supervisory control and data acquisition components for plant operation.
Government · Water Supply · Wastewater · Stormwater & Flood Control · Highways & Roads · Automation & Controls · Parks & Open Space
Dyer, IN · Wastewater · 2009 · Client: Town of Dyer
Rehabilitation of the tertiary filtration system at the municipal wastewater facility.
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Inter-municipal geographic information systems (GIS) mapping program.