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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.

Cindy Preuss

Practice Lead

Cindy Preuss

How we support your conveyance goals

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At CDM Smith, we are dedicated to supporting our clients in developing and implementing tailored, innovative, and cost-effective solutions to plan for and meet growth-related needs, address aging infrastructure challenges and optimize operations.

Trenchless technology
expertise

Our experience in trenchless technology solutions helps save costs, protect resources and minimize community impacts.

Pipeline prominence

We boast over $1.5 billion in pipeline design and construction in the last 10 years alone.

Pump station expertise

CDM Smith’s experts have worked on over 650 pump stations, up to 6,300 mgd with a combined horsepower of 15,000 HP.

Our technology toolbox

Our technology toolbox includes advanced modeling applications such as CFD, transient analysis and hydraulic simulations.

How can utilities get competitive bids on pipeline rehabilitation projects?

Cindy Preuss is a nationally recognized expert in trenchless technology, and she explains why these projects face bidding challenges and what utilities can do to avoid them.

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Featured conveyance projects

Always looking forward, we prepare today for the problems we may face tomorrow, guiding our clients through uncertainty and forging a path towards a more promising future.

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Interior of a large tank with workers and beams of light shining in.
Nashville, Tennessee

Renewing Nashville, one sewer pipe at a time 

To protect the Cumberland River and modernize aging infrastructure, Nashville partnered with CDM Smith to renew its sewer system and improve water quality.

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Aerial view of Raleigh's downtown skyline with modern skyscrapers under a clear blue sky.
Raleigh, North Carolina

Coordinated water and sewer improvements in downtown Raleigh 

Raleigh Water is upgrading the city's aging water and sewer systems through a multi-phase infrastructure improvement plan that minimizes community disruption and meets future demand.

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City skyline view with cascading water fountain and lush trees in the foreground.
Columbia, South Carolina

Building a resilient wastewater future 

To meet federal compliance and support future growth, Columbia partnered with CDM Smith to modernize its wastewater system through the Clean Water 2020 program.

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Skyline of Oklahoma City with tall buildings under a vibrant blue sky.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Expanding raw water supply for Oklahoma City 

The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT) is building the state’s largest water project: a 100-mile pipeline expansion, ensuring a reliable water supply through 2060.

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What inspires me is being able to find solutions to complex project challenges for my clients, as well as mentoring staff on all things trenchless.

Cindy Preuss, PE

Civil Engineer

Cindy has experience delivering wet utility projects and specializes in pipeline alignment analysis and system design, trenchless technology and stormwater permitting.

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On-demand webinar

Pressure pipeline condition assessment

Our experts review the failure mechanisms associated with different pressure pipe materials; discuss applicability of inspection methods and technologies for those materials; and describe external and internal inspection methods on the market today.

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