Fehr Graham

Freeport, IL

To improve the communities where our clients live and work.

Services: 33
Offices: 12
Projects: 8
Founded: 1973
Size Estimate: 100-500 employees

Overview

Fehr Graham is a civil and environmental engineering firm founded in 1973 by Allen Fehr and Joseph Graham in Freeport, Illinois. With 250 employees across 12 Midwest offices in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, it delivers civil, structural, water and wastewater, transportation, and environmental engineering alongside landscape architecture, land surveying, and grant-funding assistance to municipal, commercial, and institutional clients. An ENR Top 500 and ENR Midwest Top Design Firm, Fehr Graham joined Trilon Group in May 2023.

Founded: 1973
Size Estimate: 100-500 employees

Services

Water and Wastewater Engineering

Design and construction-phase services for drinking water treatment, distribution, and storage systems, as well as wastewater collection, treatment, and plant upgrades.

Water supply and treatment Wastewater collection and treatment Lead service line replacement

Stormwater Engineering

Stormwater design and compliance support for municipal and private infrastructure programs.

Drainage Analysis Stormwater Management Design Regulatory Compliance

Municipal Engineering

Civil and infrastructure engineering for cities, villages, and public agencies, covering street improvements, utility work, capital planning, and community infrastructure delivery.

Street and roadway improvements Public utility infrastructure Capital improvement planning

Funding Solutions

Funding-support services for infrastructure and environmental projects.

Grant Identification Application Support Award Management

Transportation Engineering

Planning and design for roads, intersections, roundabouts, bridges, and pedestrian infrastructure.

Structural Engineering

Structural analysis and design for buildings and other built infrastructure.

Civil Engineering

Site development and civil infrastructure services for commercial, institutional, and public clients.

Landscape Architecture

Landscape planning and design for parks, public spaces, and development sites.

Land Development

Engineering support for residential and commercial development projects, from site evaluation and platting through construction documents and regulatory approvals.

Platting Site design

Land Surveying

Professional surveying services for property boundaries, site design, and construction layout.

Boundary surveys Topographic surveys Construction staking

Environmental Services

Environmental engineering and compliance services for sites with contamination, regulatory obligations, or brownfield redevelopment potential.

Environmental compliance Environmental permitting OSHA and safety compliance Environmental health and safety training Assessment and brownfield redevelopment

Industries

Water Supply Wastewater Stormwater & Flood Control Transportation Infrastructure Government Commercial Industrial Land Development Environmental & Remediation Parks & Open Space

Firm type

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Environmental Engineering Land Surveying Landscape Architecture Water / Wastewater Engineering Transportation Engineering

Projects

11th Street Reconstruction, Rockford

2026 | Rockford, IL | City of Rockford | Transportation

Construction oversight and engineering services for a $29.3 million street reconstruction project on 11th Street in Rockford.

Transportation Engineering Municipal Engineering

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Illinois Avenue Brownfield Redevelopment, Mendota

2026 | Mendota, IL | City of Mendota | Environmental & Remediation

Environmental assessment and EPA grant support for the Illinois Avenue redevelopment corridor in Mendota, securing $1.3 million in brownfield funding to advance demolition and site remediation.

Environmental Services Funding Solutions

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Freeport New Water Well

2026 | Freeport, IL | City of Freeport | Water Supply

Engineering and grant-funding assistance securing $31 million in state and federal funding to improve drinking water infrastructure for Freeport.

Water and Wastewater Engineering Funding Solutions

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Former Pillsbury Mills Site Environmental Cleanup, Springfield

2025 | Springfield, IL | Environmental & Remediation

Environmental remediation of the former Pillsbury Mills industrial site in Springfield, supporting transformation of a long-vacant property for new community development.

Environmental Services

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Campbell Cleaners Site Remediation, Mendota

2025 | Mendota, IL | Environmental & Remediation

Lead environmental remediation of the former Campbell Cleaners site in Mendota, including investigation and cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination.

Environmental Services

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Village of Elburn Water Quality Master Plan

2025 | Elburn, IL | Village of Elburn | Water Supply

Developed a comprehensive master plan to improve water quality and supply infrastructure for the Village of Elburn, guiding long-term capital investment decisions.

Water and Wastewater Engineering Municipal Engineering

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