From rural subdivisions to entire municipalities, Essberg offers consulting services dealing with:

―land development, agricultural, & municipal engineering

―landscape design

―project management

―master planning

These projects often include the following components, which we have specific expertise in:

active transportation networks

From flagging a trail alignment to completing record drawings for an asphalt MUP, we bring walking/wheeling infrastructure from concept to commmissioned.

roads

Essberg can complete designs for many forms of paved infrastructure. Below are a few examples to illustrate:

-collector road widening for a townhouse development's frontage works, complete with sidewalk & other items

-a steep driveway to a rural residence with switchbacks & retaining walls

-a commercial parking lot

-an industrial vehicle turnaround

sanitary sewer

Aside from long-range planning, sewer projects we can tackle through to construction include things like gravity main extensions, small pump stations/forcemains, atypical service connections requiring a Schedule B, or even RV sani dumps.

We understand siphon hydraulics & can save you not only initial capital to install pumps & backup power, but also a lifetime of pumping costs. We know where to apply vents, cleanouts, & other features to avoid future maintenance headaches, & will recommend materials that balance affordability/practicality with resiliency & simplicity.

drainage

Whether it's low yields from a boggy field or an eroding storm sewer outfall, we can solve problems with engineered solutions that are effective without being overcomplicated or unnecessarily expensive. Other deliverables we offer include:

Stormwater Management Plans (SWMPs)
Erosion & Sediment Control (ESC) plans
Rockpit / soakaway designs
Detention/infiltration facility designs (e.g., tanks, raingardens)
Agriculture dewatering designs (e.g., ditches, berms, culverts w/ flapgates, pump setups w/ backup power)

water distribution + fire protection

Does your City's water system have low fireflows, but it just doesn't make sense to follow recommendations to loop or increase 1 or 2 pipe sizes on a main that's got lots of life left? Essberg can look at site specifics and recommend changes to PRV settings & pressure zone boundaries, in the context of wider transmission & network planning including the layout of reservoirs & booster pumps.

Regarding detailed design, we offer deliverables such as construction drawings for large irrigation systems, as well as watermain replacements or extension with all appurtenances/connections.

flood protection

Our personnel have managed large consulting teams delivering dike designs, & completed high level report/drawings for flood response plans. With this experience our firm can produce maps & strategies for flood resilience, as well as be a part of the detailed design effort.

land use planning

Not only are we experienced in leading other consultants to complete neighbourhood assessments such as for geotechnical/environmental/traffic, Essberg directly provides land use recommendations that are implementable. We make sure these consider everything from ease of land assembly, minimization of pumping & earthworks, as well as market demand.

Not sure if gravity sewer will be able to service that last development phase? We'll confirm & show where culverts are in conflict, roads must be regraded, or trenchless construction should be budgeted for. We specialize in the layout of future transportion & underground utility networks including things like detention ponds, pump stations, & PRVs ― all to ensure development progresses smoothly without big-ticket surprises.

action sports parks

Dirt, asphalt, concrete, & wood features in spaces designed for wheels such as bikes, skateboards, kick scooters & inline skates.

Essberg is a corporate member of the Fraser Valley Mountain Bikers Association (FVMBA)

landscape / environmental improvements

At Essberg, we don't just limit ourselves to civil engineering. Some projects are just too small to bring on another consultant like a landscape architect. But what if you still want that planting plan done & a cost estimate for softscape? Well, Essberg has a background in landscaping, a keen attention for aesthetics, & the software already running to get that done effectively.

Perhaps your QEP has finished the biology & reporting on your project but does not have the tools to create construction drawings for environmental offsetting / habitat enhancement. We can take care of that, minimizing the number of plans for contractors to follow.

―offsite & onsite designs

―permit applications

―grant applications

―construction management

―detailed reports

―GIS linework

―hydraulic modeling

―3D rendering