What Davids Engineering does

Davids Engineering is a privately held water resources engineering and consulting firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Davis, California, with additional offices in Chico and Oakdale. The firm serves agricultural water suppliers in California, including irrigation districts, water districts, mutual water companies, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), county water agencies, and environmental organizations. Its work is organized around three integrated groups branded as Water, Infrastructure, and Technology (WIT). The Water group covers Agricultural Water Management, Environmental Water Stewardship, and Sustainable Groundwater Management under SGMA. The Infrastructure group handles Modernization Planning and Design and Construction support. The Technology group provides Environmental Monitoring, GIS and Remote Sensing, and Data Management and Modeling services.

The firm's technical stack combines physically-based hydrologic modeling (Integrated Water Flow Model and IWFM Demand Calculator), satellite-based energy balance modeling (SEBAL and METRIC), a proprietary Remote Sensing Root Zone (RSRZ) model, GIS analysis, SCADA systems, and a proprietary RemoteTracker portable velocity-sensor and customer-management system. Custom Water Information Systems range from spreadsheet-based tools to Oracle-based enterprise platforms monitoring hundreds of sites. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements spanning months to years, including Agricultural Water Management Plans, GSP development and revisions, infrastructure modernization, and environmental monitoring. The firm also has documented partnerships with LSCE, West Yost Associates, ERA Economics, the California Department of Water Resources, and The Nature Conservancy, supporting GSP development, feasibility assessments, and environmental water stewardship projects.

Name

Davids Engineering

Legal name

Davids Engineering

Website

https://davidsengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Davids Engineering is a California-based water resources engineering consulting firm founded in 1993 that delivers agricultural water management, infrastructure modernization, and SGMA groundwater sustainability services to irrigation districts, water agencies, and GSAs through three integrated Water-Infrastructure-Technology groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through engineering consulting engagements including agricultural water management planning, infrastructure design, groundwater sustainability planning, and environmental monitoring projects. Work is project-based with typical engagements spanning months to years.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Davids Engineering provides engineering and scientific consulting services to agricultural water suppliers, irrigation districts, mutual water companies, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), and public agencies in California. The firm delivers agricultural water management plans, sustainable groundwater management and GSP development, irrigation infrastructure modernization planning and design/construction support, environmental monitoring, GIS/remote sensing analyses, and data management systems, applying proprietary modeling tools (IWFM, IDC, RSRZ, SEBAL/METRIC) and the RemoteTracker measurement system.

Product overview

Davids Engineering is a water resource engineering consulting firm serving agricultural water suppliers in California since 1993. The company operates three integrated service groups (Water, Infrastructure, and Technology - collectively referred to as WIT) that work together to provide comprehensive solutions. The Water group covers Agricultural Water Management, Environmental Water Stewardship, and Sustainable Groundwater Management. The Infrastructure group provides Modernization Planning and Design and Construction services. The Technology group offers Environmental Monitoring, GIS and Remote Sensing, and Data Management and Modeling. The company has also developed proprietary technology including the RemoteTracker System for customer delivery measurement and water information systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Water Management Comprehensive water management consulting for irrigation water suppliers and farmers, covering water information systems, conservation planning, irrigation system modernization, water measurement, management planning, and conjunctive use strategies. For agricultural water suppliers in California.
• Environmental Water Stewardship Consulting services balancing agricultural productivity with environmental protection, including environmental monitoring, ranch management plans, stock water systems, fish screens, fish passage improvements, and water diversion modernization. For ranches, farms, conservation organizations, and water districts.
• Sustainable Groundwater Management Groundwater sustainability consulting supporting SGMA compliance, including groundwater data management systems, integrated hydrologic modeling, land surface system modeling, GSP preparation, and GSA support services. For Groundwater Sustainability Agencies and water districts.
• Modernization Planning Planning services for water infrastructure modernization, including performance monitoring, permitting support, facility design, and facility planning at scales from individual fields to entire irrigation districts. For irrigation districts and water districts.
• Design and Construction Engineering design and construction management services bringing infrastructure concepts to completion, including engineering data collection, post-project performance monitoring, operations and maintenance planning, construction management, and permitting support. For irrigation districts and water agencies.
• Environmental Monitoring Environmental monitoring services including water quality assessment, surveying and mapping, groundwater monitoring, and flow measurements using specialized equipment and techniques. For water districts, GSAs, conservation organizations, and farms.
• GIS and Remote Sensing Geographic information systems and remote sensing analysis services, including root zone water budget modeling, energy balance modeling of evapotranspiration using SEBAL and METRIC techniques, and geospatial data assembly and analysis. For water districts, GSAs, and agricultural water suppliers.
• Data Management and Modeling

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (LSCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for Groundwater Sustainability Plan development. LSCE provides hydrogeologic expertise while Davids Engineering provides surface water and water use characterization. Teams have collaborated on GSP development for Madera and Chowchilla Subbasins.
• West Yost AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on technical analyses and GSP revisions for Colusa Subbasin, with West Yost providing additional hydrogeologic technical support.
• ERA EconomicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint engagement for El Dorado County Agricultural Development Feasibility Assessment. ERA Economics led economic analysis while Davids Engineering led physical suitability evaluation.
• California Department of Water ResourcescoreOthersOngoing engagement through SGMA grant programs, stressed basin grants, and Prop 1 funding. DWR provides grant funding for GSP development and implementation projects.
• The Nature ConservancycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOngoing partnership on environmental water stewardship projects including evapotranspiration analysis for managed wetlands and flow measurement improvements for water rights monitoring.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large consulting and engineering firm with deep water resources and environmental capabilities, including SGMA and irrigation district work in California. Overlaps with Davids Engineering on integrated water-infrastructure-technology mandates.
• Brown and Caldwell: Large national environmental engineering and consulting firm with a strong California water practice. Competes for SGMA-related, irrigation modernization, and water infrastructure work across many of the same districts and agencies that Davids Engineering serves.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a sizable California water practice. Pursues GSP, irrigation modernization, and water infrastructure mandates with deeper bench and broader geographic risk tolerance than niche firms like Davids Engineering.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with a significant water and environmental engineering practice active in California. Competes for large water infrastructure and SGMA-adjacent engagements with greater scale and breadth than Davids Engineering.

Emerging players

• ERA Economics: California-based agricultural and natural resource economics consultancy. Already a documented partner with Davids Engineering on the El Dorado County feasibility assessment, and adjacent to the firm's water management planning work through economic and policy analysis.

Direct peers

• HydroScience Engineers: California-based water resources and civil engineering firm serving municipalities, water districts, and private developers. Comparable in size, geography, and the mix of planning, modeling, and infrastructure design work for water agencies.
• Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group: California-based engineering firm serving agricultural water suppliers, irrigation districts, and GSAs with planning, design, and environmental services. Directly comparable in geography, customer segments, and SGMA-related service offering.
• West Yost Associates: California-focused water resources, environmental, and civil engineering consulting firm. Collaborated with Davids Engineering on Colusa Subbasin GSP revisions, offering directly comparable GSP and water infrastructure services to the same GSA and irrigation district customer base.
• EKI Environment & Water: California-headquartered water resources and environmental engineering consultancy serving municipalities, water agencies, and private clients. Comparable in technical service mix, SGMA compliance work, and California-only market focus.
• Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (LSCE): California-based groundwater and water resources engineering firm. Already a documented co-development partner with Davids Engineering on GSPs for Madera and Chowchilla subbasins, providing hydrogeologic expertise while Davids Engineering covers surface water and water use characterization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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