Keller-Bliesner Engineering

What Keller-Bliesner Engineering does

Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC is a privately held specialty civil and environmental engineering consultancy headquartered in Logan, Utah, that delivers water resources, irrigation, and environmental planning services to agricultural, government, and conservation clients. The firm operates under a Utah LLC structure and has been active for over 44 years, marketing itself as a leading innovator in irrigation engineering and water resources management.

The company's services are organized around three core practice areas — Water Resources, Irrigation, and Environmental Planning — and extend into project-level offerings including irrigation system design and management, surface water hydrology, environmental studies and monitoring, water conservation programs, GIS-based spatial analysis, and environmental planning. Its technology stack is built on traditional civil engineering methods (GIS, hydrologic modeling, irrigation design tools) supplemented by an internally developed 'KB-ET Software' product; no AI/ML, API, or SDK layer is disclosed. The firm comprises 7 engineers plus technical and office support staff, drawing on an extended network of specialists across hydrology, geology, economics, ecology, biology, agronomy, and horticulture.

The business model is professional services consulting, with revenue generated through quote-based, project-based engagements delivered via direct B2B and B2G sales. Customers range from individual growers to multi-district irrigation systems and include named institutional clients such as Imperial Irrigation District, Gila River Indian Community, The Nature Conservancy, ABAG, and GEAPP. The firm claims a global project footprint spanning regional to individual field scales, though it maintains a single headquarters office in Logan, Utah, with no other offices disclosed. No revenue, funding events, partnerships, or ownership disclosures are present in the source materials.

Name

Keller-Bliesner Engineering

Legal name

Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC

Website

https://kelbli.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC is a Logan, Utah-based specialty consulting firm providing water resources, irrigation engineering, and environmental planning services to agricultural producers, irrigation districts, government agencies, and conservation organizations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Irrigation System Design & Engineering (AFACAFAA)

Keywords

• Water resources engineering
• Irrigation engineering services
• Environmental planning consulting
• Sustainable water management
• Agricultural irrigation design

Headquarters

HQ city

Logan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for water resources, irrigation, and environmental planning projects. Revenue generated through project-based engagements serving clients from small growers to entire irrigation districts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Keller-Bliesner Engineering provides professional engineering consulting services in water resources, irrigation, and environmental planning. The firm designs high-efficiency, sustainable irrigation systems for small growers, large commercial farms, and irrigation districts, and conducts water resources planning, surface water hydrology analysis, environmental studies, water conservation programs, GIS-based spatial analysis, and integrated environmental planning. Services are delivered as project-based engagements from a Logan, Utah headquarters to clients worldwide.

Product overview

Keller-Bliesner Engineering is an engineering firm providing specialized water resources and irrigation services. The company offers a portfolio of interconnected professional services organized around three core service areas: Water Resources, Irrigation, and Environmental Planning. Their project portfolio includes Irrigation System Design and Management, Surface Water Hydrology, Environmental Studies and Monitoring, Water Conservation Programs, Geographic Information Systems, and Environmental Planning. The company also references KB-ET Software as part of their offerings. The firm comprises 7 engineers plus technical and office support staff, supplemented by specialists in hydrology, geology, economics, ecology, biology, agronomy, and horticulture. Projects span from regional to individual field scales, serving clients worldwide for over 44 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Resources Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Produce more 'crop per drop' through high-efficiency irrigation systems

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Engineering and architecture firm with established water resources and agricultural water practices. Comparable technical overlap with KB on irrigation district and water planning projects.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a major Water business line that competes for irrigation, water resources, and environmental planning projects from the same public-sector clients KB serves.
• Jacobs: Large professional services firm with significant water and environmental consulting capabilities. Often primes large-scale water and irrigation programs that KB may participate in as a subconsultant.
• Brown and Caldwell: Environmental engineering and consulting firm serving water and wastewater utilities. Comparable in water resources engineering but with a much larger footprint and municipal-utility orientation.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a dedicated Water practice. Competes with KB on irrigation district and water resources engagements but operates at much larger scale.
• Carollo Engineers: Large specialized engineering firm focused on water and wastewater. Overlaps with KB's water resources and irrigation district work but is significantly larger and more diversified across municipal water utilities.

Others

• Bio-WEST (now part of WSP): Environmental and biological consulting firm that is both a client relationship and a peer in environmental studies/monitoring services that overlap with KB's Environmental Planning practice.

Direct peers

• Kleinschmidt Group: Engineering and environmental consulting firm specializing in water resources, hydropower, fish passage, and aquatic ecology. Highly comparable niche focus and similar boutique-firm structure to Keller-Bliesner Engineering.

Emerging players

• WEST Consultants: Specialized water resources and hydrology engineering consulting firm. Highly comparable to KB in surface water hydrology, hydrologic modeling, and water resources planning focus.
• Water Resources Engineering (WRE): Boutique civil engineering firm specializing in water resources, irrigation, and agricultural water management. Closely aligned to KB's scale and service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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