Firm History and Overview

HCE was founded in March 2006 by David and Andrea Holtz, long-time residents of Palm Beach County and members of the South Florida engineering community, to assist local water and wastewater utilities with high quality, responsive, and efficient engineering services. Our staff has the qualifications, experience and availability to provide the highest level of service to our Clients. We are currently successfully providing engineering consulting services to several local utilities. Our staff has demonstrated the commitment to providing excellence and value to our clients in all of our endeavors. We have the expertise and experience necessary to accomplish all required tasks related to water resources, water distribution, wastewater collection systems engineering, stormwater, environmental permitting and environmental assessments.

Our firm specializes in providing efficient and cost-effective utility engineering services to local clients primarily in Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Our engineering and management expertise include the following areas:

• Water and wastewater treatment systems.
• Water distribution systems.
• Wastewater collection and transmission systems.
• Pump station design and rehabilitation.
• Master planning, capital improvement planning, budgeting assistance and asset management.
• Hydraulic modeling of water distribution, wastewater collection, and reclaimed water distribution systems.
• Reclaimed water production, storage and distribution systems.
• Construction management services including inspection and start-up services.
• Water resource management and alternative water supply.