Civil Engineering for Residential & Private Land Development

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (PE)                  LICENSE #78390

Specializing in Grading/Drainage, Septic (OWTS), and Comprehensive Site Design Engineering for the property Owner or Contractor. 

Also providing Plan Check Services for Municipalities.

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Services We Provide

SFR Grading & Drainage

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Building a home? Planning on pulling a grading permit? Adding a driveway? Our team’s extensive experience with many Municipalities will eliminate the guesswork and get you into construction!

Septic (OWTS) Design

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HTE is an Authorized Septic Designer in many municipalities for new septic systems, or bringing up an existing “legal, non-conforming” system to code with a residential addition/improvement.

Medium-Commercial •

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From hotels to mixed-use, our team has seen every commercial application and applies unique solutions to tight sites. We collaborate with municipalities for Public Improvement Plans conditioned to projects.

Municipality Plan Checks

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Municipalities rely on High Tide Engineering’s years of experience on Public Works projects. Your department can trust that your Codes, Conditions, and all other applicable requirements are completely met prior to signing off on Final Permit Issuance.

A Team of Full-Service Reliable Civil Engineering Professionals

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With 20+ years of experience in civil engineering development across California, our team of engineers and subcontractors are here to help you with all your design and permitting needs. We understand the Owner’s needs and we are “A Contractor’s Engineer” in that our designs are clear, buildable, and we openly take site considerations and field-based suggestions to reduce budget or schedule. Whether it is a multi-phase project or a “simple” design, we turn your project into our project. High Tide Engineering provides every service to streamline your permitting process and see you through to Final.