San Diego Pure Water Program North City Pure Water Facility
San Diego, CA · Water Supply · Client: City of San Diego
Project details
Trussell guided the City of San Diego as it became the first to implement surface water augmentation in California.

Safe and sustainable solutions in water, wastewater, reuse, and desalination
Trussell Technologies, Inc. is an environmental, process, and water/wastewater engineering consultancy founded in 2003. It delivers advanced solutions in water reuse, drinking water, wastewater, desalination, process design, applied research, regulatory permitting, and operations support for public water agencies and treatment facilities.
Shane TrussellPresident & CEO
Rhodes TrussellChairman of the Board
Celine TrussellChief Financial & Strategy Officer
Bryan TrussellDirector of Engineering
Eileen IdicaDirector of Engineering
Brian PecsonDirector of Engineering
Aleks PisarenkoDirector of Plant Operation and Maintenance Services
Keel RobinsonDirector of Business Development
David HokansonRegulatory Drinking Water Lead, UV Treatment Lead
Emily Owens-BennettDrinking Water Lead
Brett FaulknerBiological Treatment Lead
Brie PostRegulatory Environmental Discharge Lead
Elise ChenTreatment Plant Operations Lead
Anya KaufmannRegulatory Potable Reuse Lead
Teresa VeneziaApplied Research and Field-Testing Lead
Mitchel (Mitch) BartoloWater Reuse Lead
Aviv KolakovskyTreatment Plant Operations Specialist
Rodrigo TackaertMembrane Treatment Lead
Jacob NewmanDrinking Water Emerging Issues Specialist
Nicholas BabcockMembrane Treatment Specialist
Julia PorrasOffice Manager
Joy DiGentiOffice Manager
Demonte SimonOffice Manager
Trussell offers comprehensive water reuse solutions, from expanding non-potable recycled water systems to navigating advanced potable reuse applications.
Developing strategies and infrastructure designs to expand recycled water supplies for non-potable beneficial uses.
Designing advanced treatment systems and guiding clients through potable reuse regulations, including groundwater recharge, surface water augmentation, and direct potable reuse.
Identifying and characterizing alternative intake waters to establish optimized treatment solutions.
Trussell supports municipal water agencies with comprehensive drinking water services, from pilot testing to full-scale treatment facility design and emerging contaminant treatment.
Developing innovative treatment solutions to address PFAS, iron, manganese, and other emerging contaminants in drinking water supplies.
Establishing technologically and economically feasible treatment designs, taking projects from master plans to commissioning.
Evaluating system integration and corrosion potential using specialized benchtop and pipe loop studies.
Optimizing biological wastewater treatment processes to ensure regulatory compliance and provide high-quality intake water for downstream advanced purification.
Planning and designing efficient biological treatment alternatives utilizing advanced biological modeling tools.
Modifying operating procedures, upgrading instrumentation and controls, and improving equipment to enhance facility reliability and compliance.
Navigating seawater desalination challenges through process design, environmental impact evaluations, and post-treatment stabilization.
Designing and optimizing high-performing reverse osmosis treatment systems based on target water quality goals.
Utilizing benchtop and pipe loop studies to minimize corrosion and water quality impacts in conveyance infrastructure.
Delivering full-scale process mechanical designs and alternative project delivery services for advanced water treatment facilities.
Developing basis of design criteria, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and detailed mechanical drawings.
Assisting public agencies with alternative technology evaluation, vendor pre-selection, pre-procurement, and owner's representative services.
Utilizing lab-scale and field-scale testing to troubleshoot operations, optimize treatment chemistry, and establish robust design criteria.
Conducting ozone testing, UV collimated beam testing, chlorine testing, jar testing, and rapid small-scale column testing in a state-of-the-art laboratory.
Designing, installing, and operating on-site pilot systems to validate treatment performance and maximize investment returns.
Guiding municipal and regional agencies through complex drinking water and water reuse permitting frameworks at state and federal levels.
Assisting with LT2ESWTR pathogen log reduction classifications, Watershed Sanitary Surveys, and revised Lead and Copper Rule monitoring.
Drafting formal Engineering Reports and facilitating regulatory approvals for Waste Discharge Requirements and Water Recycling Requirements.
Developing innovative waste discharge strategies to manage advanced treatment residuals, such as reverse osmosis concentrate.
Providing hands-on process support, certified operator training, and facility optimization to bridge the gap between design and long-term operations.
Developing custom training curricula tailored to AWTO and wastewater operator certifications.
Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance schedules, and process control descriptions to support facility startup.
Water Supply · Wastewater · Water Resources · Utilities · Government · Infrastructure · Environmental & Remediation · Research Facilities
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