Jacobs was selected by Metro Vancouver, a regional district in British Columbia, Canada to provide program management services for the Coquitlam Lake Water Supply Project. The project will expand capacity for accessing, treating and distributing water from Coquitlam Lake, the region’s largest drinking water source, while increasing the system’s resilience to climate change.
The infrastructure includes building a state-of-the-art intake facility, a 5.3-mile (8.5 km) water supply tunnel and a new treatment plant to serve the region’s 2.7 million residents and meet future demand. As the program manager, Jacobs will oversee permitting, design, project controls and construction of the critical water infrastructure as well as deliver supporting technical services and a treatment pilot study.
“Addressing challenges like climate change, water scarcity, aging infrastructure and emerging contaminants makes managing essential water resources more complex than ever,” said Jacobs Senior Vice President Katus Watson. “Metro Vancouver’s Coquitlam Lake Water Supply Project is securing the region’s water future. By working together with these local communities, we’re enhancing capacity and fostering resilience for generations to come.”
Ranked as No.1 in Program Management by Engineering News-Record, Jacobs delivers today's most complex, challenging and iconic infrastructure and transformation programs. Jacobs has supported programs like the multi-year program to upgrade Metro Vancouver's Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, southern California’s Pure Water Project Las Virgenes-Triunfo, which is securing a more resilient drinking water supply in the region, the Thames Tideway Tunnel, one of the largest water infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the U.K., and Central Interceptor, New Zealand's largest-ever wastewater project.
