Water Resources
Engineering Resilient Water Resource Solutions to Protect Communities and Ecosystems
McCormick Taylor’s Water Resources team delivers expert consulting, engineering, and environmental design services aimed at enhancing, restoring, and preserving natural water environments. Combining the expertise of hydrologic and hydraulic engineers, environmental scientists, and landscape designers, the team blends scientific analysis with innovative engineering and aesthetic design to develop rightsized, effective solutions tailored to each project’s unique challenges.
With a focus on resilience, our experts address increasing concerns such as extreme storms, tidal flooding, and sea-level rise with innovation and creativity. By leveraging a deep understanding of hydrology and coastal impacts, the team assesses risks and implements adaptive strategies that protect infrastructure and communities while navigating evolving federal, state, and local regulations to ensure sustainable, long-term outcomes.
Service Capabilities
- Climate Adaptation & Resiliency
- Flood Mitigation Engineering
- Flood Probability Emergency Action Planning
- Flood Studies
- Fund Management
- GIS Data Asset Mapping & Management
- Inspection & Inventory
- Master Plans
- MS4 Permitting & Compliance
- Policy Development
- Post Construction Stormwater Compliance
- Regulatory/Agency Coordination
- Watershed Studies & Modeling
- Best Management Practices (BMP) & Retrofits
- Drainage Structure Design & Rehabilitation
- Dam & Spillway Design
- Environmental Site Design (ESD)
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- Flood Mitigation Engineering
- Flood Probability Planning
- Green Roofs
- Low Impact Development (LID)
- Post Construction Stormwater Management Design
- Pump Station Design & Rehabilitation
- Roadway Drainage Design
- Site-Specific Creative BMPs
- Stormwater Control Measures (SCM)
- Stormwater Management Practices (SMP)
- Stormwater Plan Development
- TMDL Crediting
- Aquatic Ecology, Biology & Chemistry
- Aquatic Organism Passage Design
- Aquatic Species Migration Assessments
- Channel Design
- Dam Rehabilitation & Removal Analysis
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- Fluvial Geomorphology
- Sediment Transport Evaluations
- TMDL Crediting
- Watershed Assessments
- 1D and 2D Hydraulic Modeling
- Causeway Design
- Channel & Culvert Design
- Culvert & Bridge Hydraulic Sizing
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- Flood Conveyance
- Floodplain Delineation
- Floodplain Reconnection & Restoration Design
- Scour Analysis
- Stormwater Runoff Calculations
- Tidal Flood Control Design
- Watershed Studies
- 105/104
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- FEMA Compliance/LOMR/CLOMR
- Local/State/Federal Permitting
- NPDES/MS4 Permit Support
- Permitting Process Tracking Applications
- Section 404
- TMDL Compliance
- Bioretention Design
- Constructed Wetlands
- Infiltration Basins
- Permeable Pavement
- Rain Gardens
- Submerged Gravel Wetlands
- Subsurface Detention Systems
- Creative Services
- Data Analysis & Management
- Federal, State, & Local Officials Coordination
- Media Coordination
- Policy & Program Development & Delivery
- Public & Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Communications
Asset & Program Management
- Climate Adaptation & Resiliency
- Flood Mitigation Engineering
- Flood Probability Emergency Action Planning
- Flood Studies
- Fund Management
- GIS Data Asset Mapping & Management
- Inspection & Inventory
- Master Plans
- MS4 Permitting & Compliance
- Policy Development
- Post Construction Stormwater Compliance
- Regulatory/Agency Coordination
- Watershed Studies & Modeling
Drainage/Stormwater Management
- Best Management Practices (BMP) & Retrofits
- Drainage Structure Design & Rehabilitation
- Dam & Spillway Design
- Environmental Site Design (ESD)
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- Flood Mitigation Engineering
- Flood Probability Planning
- Green Roofs
- Low Impact Development (LID)
- Post Construction Stormwater Management Design
- Pump Station Design & Rehabilitation
- Roadway Drainage Design
- Site-Specific Creative BMPs
- Stormwater Control Measures (SCM)
- Stormwater Management Practices (SMP)
- Stormwater Plan Development
- TMDL Crediting
Stream & Wetland Restoration
- Aquatic Ecology, Biology & Chemistry
- Aquatic Organism Passage Design
- Aquatic Species Migration Assessments
- Channel Design
- Dam Rehabilitation & Removal Analysis
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- Fluvial Geomorphology
- Sediment Transport Evaluations
- TMDL Crediting
- Watershed Assessments
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies
- 1D and 2D Hydraulic Modeling
- Causeway Design
- Channel & Culvert Design
- Culvert & Bridge Hydraulic Sizing
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- Flood Conveyance
- Floodplain Delineation
- Floodplain Reconnection & Restoration Design
- Scour Analysis
- Stormwater Runoff Calculations
- Tidal Flood Control Design
- Watershed Studies
Environmental Permitting
- 105/104
- Erosion & Sediment Control
- FEMA Compliance/LOMR/CLOMR
- Local/State/Federal Permitting
- NPDES/MS4 Permit Support
- Permitting Process Tracking Applications
- Section 404
- TMDL Compliance
Green Infrastructure Design
- Bioretention Design
- Constructed Wetlands
- Infiltration Basins
- Permeable Pavement
- Rain Gardens
- Submerged Gravel Wetlands
- Subsurface Detention Systems
Communications & Engagement
- Creative Services
- Data Analysis & Management
- Federal, State, & Local Officials Coordination
- Media Coordination
- Policy & Program Development & Delivery
- Public & Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Communications
Projects
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Ellicott City Flood Impact Study
Ellicott City, MD -
Route 7, Kearny Drainage Improvements
Kearny, NJ -
Cleveland Park Streetscape and Drainage Improvements
Washington, D.C. -
Route 35 Reconstruction, MP 0-4
Ocean County, NJ -
Sand River Stormwater Implementation Plan
Aiken, SC -
South Carolina Office of Resiliency H&H Study
Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties, SC
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Career Opportunities
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McCormick Taylor | Water Resources EngineeringProject Manager, Water Resources
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- Raleigh, NC
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- Mount Laurel, NJ
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McCormick Taylor | Water Resources EngineeringWater Resources Engineer III
- Full-Time
- Harrisburg, PA
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McCormick Taylor | Water Resources EngineeringWater Resources Engineer III
- Full-Time
- Pittsburgh, PA
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McCormick Taylor | Water Resources EngineeringWater Resources Designer I
- Full-Time
- Harrisburg, PA
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McCormick Taylor | Water Resources EngineeringWater Resources Designer I
- Full-Time
- Glen Allen, VA
- Verona, VA
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