Lotus Water Announces Merger with BKF Engineers, Expanding Leadership in Water Resources and Resilience
Lotus Water is pleased to be joining BKF Engineers, a leading planning, engineering, surveying, and construction management firm specializing in the Transportation, Water, Development, and Government Markets across the western United States. Creating a more resilient water future together, we are Stronger by Design! This strategic merger positions the combined organization to better serve public agencies, utilities, and communities facing increasingly complex water and climate challenges.
By joining BKF, Lotus Water adds advanced technical depth and resilience-focused services that complement BKF’s broad civil, infrastructure, and environmental engineering practices. Together, the combined organization is sharpening its focus with a clear priority: to lead the industry in sustainable, resilient design that prepares communities, protects our watersheds, and strengthens infrastructure into the future.
“Water resilience is one of the defining infrastructure challenges of our time,” said Peter Wijsman, Executive Vice President of Infrastructure Solutions at BKF Engineers. “By bringing Lotus Water into BKF, we are intentionally building a premier water resources platform, one that combines deep technical experience, innovative thinking, and the scale required to help communities and utilities adapt to climate change, protect critical infrastructure, and plan confidently for the future. This acquisition accelerates our ability to lead in the water market and innovate solutions that are both resilient and enduring.”
A Powerful Alignment of Vision + Values
“The acquisition creates a significantly larger and more experienced water resources practice, expanding BKF’s capacity to pursue larger and more complex projects while continuing to deliver first-class outcomes. Lotus Water’s established presence in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest also supports BKF’s strategic growth in key West Coast markets,” says Greg Hurd, President and CEO of BKF.
Lotus Water will continue to operate as Lotus Water and clients of both firms will benefit from a more comprehensive suite of services, combining BKF’s operational scale, geographic reach, and multidisciplinary expertise with Lotus Water’s leadership in water resilience, policy development, advanced modeling, nature-based solutions, and innovative design approaches. Lotus Water will operate as a critical part of BKF’s Water Resources practice, maintaining its strong technical culture and focus on sustainable solutions while gaining access to expanded resources and opportunities for growth.
Following the acquisition, Lotus Water will operate as a standalone legal and operating entity within the BKF family of companies.
BKF + Lotus Water: Creating a More Resilient Water Future, Together.
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