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Municipal Utilities

Modernize your municipal utility with resilient infrastructure, energy-smart upgrades and sustainable water solutions. With CDM Smith, you gain a partner dedicated to enhancing and protecting your community today and for the future.

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Infrastructure certainty in a complex world

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Delivering water solutions, proven construction know-how and operational excellence to tackle growing demands, rising costs, strict regulations, rapid technology changes and the need for resilient infrastructure.

Full-service solutions

From planning and funding strategy through design, construction and long-term asset management, our municipal utility clients can turn to us as a sing trusted partner.

Resilient, future-ready systems

Combining flexible capacity, smart technologies and built-in resiliency to create infrastructure that stays strong under pressure and adapts to changing needs for decades.

Integrated infrastructure

Proficiency across water, energy, transportation and facilities means we deliver integrated and resilient solutions to meet growing demands.

Value-driven solutions

Optimizing lifecycle cost, improving constructability, and helping secure grants and low-interest financing, so communities get more value and capacity out of every capital program dollar.

Featured projects

Selected projects illustrating our technical and delivery experience.

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Dubai, UAE

DS419 Upgrading and Rehabilitation of West Deira Stormwater Systems

CDM Smith is upgrading and rehabilitating west Deira’s stormwater systems to reduce flooding and enhance network performance across 1,752 hectares.

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Doha, Qatar

Musaimeer Pumping Station and Outfall Design

Preliminary design, marine modelling and environmental studies for Doha South’s pumping station and 10 km outfall tunnel.

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Qatar

Qatar South Sewer Strategic Tunnels Design

CDM Smith is delivering concept design, hydraulic modelling and D&B tender documentation for Qatar South’s strategic foul sewer tunnels, supporting Ashghal’s long-term wastewater and resilience strategy.

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Kuwait

Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility

Landmark wastewater reclamation project in Kuwait delivering advanced treatment and large-scale water reuse to address regional water scarcity.

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Related practices

Supporting practices that enhance project outcomes across the lifecycle.

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Water Conveyance

Whether you’re concerned about keeping existing water conveyance assets healthy or building new ones, we’re here to help you find the answers you need.

Construction Management

CDM Smith provides full-service construction management solutions across the water, environmental, transportation, energy and facilities industries.

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing & Fire Protection (MEP+FP)

We’ve completed hundreds of projects from planning and design to system start-up and commissioning, involving boilers, chillers, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), primary and secondary distribution, substations, power generation, cogeneration and sustainable/renewable energy systems.

Water Reclamation

Whether your goal is to meet your permit conditions or to build a net-zero facility, we’ll work with you to find the right solutions.

Flood Protection

Integrated flood protection solutions that safeguard communities, infrastructure, and economies against climate-driven flood risks.

Sewerage, Drainage and Irrigation

Integrated sewerage, drainage, and irrigation solutions that support public health, climate resilience, and sustainable urban growth.

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