Mr. Phinney’s 45 years consulting experience in water and wastewater engineering includes design of over 100 pumping facilities, two of which were awarded Southern California APWA “Projects of the Year.” He has also designed pipelines, wells, chemical feed facilities, reservoirs, and water and wastewater treatment facilities in service throughout California and Arizona.

He has prepared water and wastewater master plans for service areas aggregating over 1 million residents, has authored standard specifications adopted by water agencies throughout California, and was responsible for preparing the sections added to the “Greenbook” Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction in 2015 to address water and wastewater pipelines and appurtenances.