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Water Resources Infrastructure and Resiliency

Forward-thinking water resources planning, design construction and operations means making smarter investments that lower life-cycle costs and provide multiple benefits. 

Michael Schmidt

Practice Lead

Michael Schmidt

How we support your water resources goals

Water is best understood when it’s viewed holistically. We’ll help you create resiliency, improve the natural environment and strengthen your community’s economic and social vitality.

International success in stormwater and green infrastructure

We’ve developed more than 1,000 stormwater plans and 200 retrofit designs, achieving $385 million in cost savings across 35 states, 20 countries and six continents.

Leaders in coastal resiliency 

Our coastal plans are customized for each city, with green and gray infrastructure to manage compound rainfall and tidal flooding, safeguard the environment and protect water supply. 

Disaster preparedness and recovery 

CDM Smith develops stormwater management, flood control programs, and climate change adaptation guidance, 
including post-disaster support across the country.

Far-reaching funding support 

We have assisted our clients in implementing more than 120 stormwater utilities and delivered $5 billion of sustainable funds through public and private partnerships, urban redevelopment, and retrofits.

Leaders in ecosystem and stream restoration

We support major programs with award-winning projects that deliver multiple benefits and cost savings through design, construction and operations innovation.

Featured water resources 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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Miami skyline with tall buildings and boats on water under a blue sky.
Miami, Florida

Miami’s roadmap to stormwater resilience 

Miami is acting now to tackle rising flooding, tidal surges, and shifting climate conditions with a data-driven stormwater master plan that guides resilient investments.

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Aerial view of Marina Barrage in Singapore with its circular green rooftop and waterfront location.
Aerial view of Marina Barrage in Singapore with its circular green rooftop and waterfront location.
Singapore

Singapore’s iconic Marina Barrage 

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Aerial view of Jacksonville beach, golf course, and residential area.
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville’s comprehensive flood plan

One of the nation’s first comprehensive stormwater master plans integrates green infrastructure and advanced modeling across 800 square miles in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Aerial view of Cramer Hill Waterfront Park, Camden, showing waterways and greenery, with city skyline in the background.
Camden, New Jersey

Revitalizing Camden’s waterfront

We transformed a former waste site in Camden, NJ into a vibrant community park through a landfill-to-park revitalization project. 

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The more proactive you can be, the less reactive you will need to be.

Michael Schmidt, PE, BCEE, D.WRE

Water Resources Engineer

Mike has experience in planning, modeling, permitting, design, climate resiliency and public outreach for watersheds, stormwater, green infrastructure, coasts and ecosystems.

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On-demand webinar

Managing climate risks: tools for a resilient tomorrow

Find out how climate data can make infrastructure and the environment more resilient against extreme weather events.

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Related practices

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Climate Resilience

We can no longer rely on the past to prepare for the future. Our teams work across water, transportation, environment and infrastructure to implement right-size solutions backed by climate science.

One Water

CDM Smith has been a leader in One Water for more than two decades, developing integrated water resources strategies and advancing projects that enhance our communities and protect the natural World. 

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.

Water Reuse

Water reuse is the future of water supply. CDM Smith is committed to strengthening water supply portfolios where they are most needed today and will be tomorrow.

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