Community Environmental Services, Inc. (CES) is a civil/environmental engineering firm specializing in sustainable civil-environmental site planning and design services. CES has special expertise with the design and management of decentralized and small community wastewater systems, and has provided those services to both public and private sector clients since 1992. CES engineers have a broad range of experience covering municipal scale wastewater systems and water resources engineering, along with other areas of civil engineering related to site development.
Achieving truly sustainable civil site designs requires the effective integration and coordination of all project elements, ranging from water and wastewater infrastructure and stormwater management to power supply and distribution. CES works closely with clients and coordinates with other team members to openly examine options to determine the best solutions for the particular setting and conditions. CES provides engineering services for all phases of projects, from conceptual planning and preliminary engineering, to detailed engineering design, to assisting the client with contractor selection and bid review, and construction observation.
CES wastewater designs have included systems utilizing a variety of treatment and surface or subsurface dispersal methods located in a variety of geophysical conditions including shorelines, canyon lands, sites with shallow groundwater tables, and rock outcrop over sensitive watersheds. CES projects have included both small and large clustered wastewater systems, as well as decentralized systems serving individual residences and businesses. Other services for public clients have included assistance with review of projects submitted for permitting, research and gathering of technical data, and development of recommendations for state and/or local rules associated with decentralized wastewater systems and their management.
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Planning and Installing Sustainable Onsite Wastewater Systems , authored by S. M. Parten of CES, covers the planning / design and construction of sustainable decentralized wastewater treatment systems The book walks readers through sustainability considerations for decentralized systems, and explains why certain methods and materials tend to be more sustainable than others for certain conditions. With over 200 figures and photo illustrations, the book provides a very practical reference guide for implementing small to mid-sized decentralized projects, and fills the gap left open by the general reports and articles on wastewater treatment systems. The book is easy to follow for a wide range of audiences ranging from construction sciences students and design professionals to regulatory program staff, owners and builders.
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