Nute Engineering was founded in 1945 by J. Warren Nute, and has continuously served the North Bay from its landmark San Rafael location since that time. The practice as well as its historic office building were passed to J. Warren's son, W. Edward Nute, in 1981.

The recipient of several environmental engineering awards, the firm is a member of CELSOC, ACEC, ASCE, the California Coastal Conservancy, Water Environment Federation, Pipe Users Group, CA Association of Sanitation Agencies, Friends of the SF Estuary, and other industry and civic organizations.

Nute Engineering is managed by its three owner/partners:

W. Edward Nute, Principal
Mr. Nute, a registered professional engineer, has over 40 years experience in Civil Engineering and specializes primarily in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering to public and private clients throughout the San Francisco Bay area. As principal in charge of Nute Engineering, he is directly responsible for managing and engineering the firm's projects, including numerous studies, design, construction review, and investigations including long-range plans for wastewater facilities. Mr. Nute has managed the design of various pipeline projects including sewage force mains, new trunk sewers and rehabilitation of sewer lines. Mr. Nute and Nute Engineering pioneered the use of ultraviolet disinfection, for which they received several environmental awards.

Mark T. Wilson, President
Mr. Wilson is a senior engineer with Nute Engineering with over 25 years experience in engineering and construction. He regularly serves as project manager for Nute Engineering projects and brings extensive experience in design and constructability issues. Mr. Wilson has directed the design, construction and review of wastewater treatment and wastewater plant improvements, pump stations, sewer systems, and fuel storage tank installation. Prior to joining Nute Engineering, Mr. Wilson worked in the construction industry as a sanitary engineer for the Regional Water Quality Control Board where he reviewed the design and operation of over 150 Bay Area permitted wastewater treatment plants, performed groundwater monitoring, and managed the treatment/cleanup of hazardous waste spills.

Gary E. Robards, Vice-President
A senior engineer with Nute Engineering with 30 years of experience, Mr. Robards has been involved in the planning and design of various wastewater collection and treatment facilities; preparation of hydraulic analyses to determine capacity of interceptors, pumping stations and force mains systems; planning of wastewater reclamation projects and development of managed wetlands; supervision of sewer mapping, database preparation; and assessment district engineering, including preparation of the Engineer's Report, tabulation of petitions and spread of assessments. He has extensive experience in mathematical modeling, spreadsheet design, database management and performing engineering analyses using microcomputers. He also provides field survey support including metes and bounds calculations and closures and preparation of legal descriptions for properties and easements. Mr. Robards serves as District Engineer for the Richardson Bay Sanitary District.

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