About Us

Living Waters Consultants provides environmentally sound and professional solutions to convert degraded streams, lakes and wetlands into community assets. We strive for excellence in service to allow our clients to accomplish their goals. Consulting and engineering expertise includes Stream Restoration, Lake Management, Wetlands, Stormwater Engineering, Dam Removal, Hydraulic Studies, Flood Control, Watershed Planning, Erosion Control, Stream Assessments, Water Quality, Fish & Wildlife Surveys, Monitoring, Maintenance, Research, and Funding Acquisition. We have assisted with the acquisition of over $1.8M in grant funding since 1996 for restoration projects.

Awards and honors shared with team members include an American Public Works Association (APWA) Project of the Year, APWA Technical Innovation Award, National Visionary Award Top 5 Team Finalist, Lake County Stormwater Commission Stormwater Community of the Year (awarded to client), U.S. EPA and Chicago Wilderness Conservation and Native Landscaping Award, American Society of Landscape Architects Illinois Chapter Honor Award, and American Council of Engineering Companies Merit Award. We strive to listen to our clients’ goals and needs and then assign the required team members to implement long-term solutions. Our innovative and award-winning team includes Hydrologists, Engineers, Ecologists, Fluvial Geomorphologists, Wetland Scientists, Limnologists, and Landscape Architects. We provide one point of contact for efficient response to your needs. Our clients have included federal, state and local government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, engineering firms, and private associations.

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