Matthew T. Valade, PE, BCEE
Vice President
Matt serves as both Hazen's Chief Technology Officer and a senior water practice leader, with decades of comprehensive experience in the evaluation, design, construction, and operation of drinking water treatment systems and facilities, including DAF and UV disinfection as well as DBPs. He has applied this knowledge on projects involving system evaluations, pilot studies, and treatment plant designs and construction, and he managed design of the Catskill-Delaware UV disinfection facility, the world’s largest (2 billion gallons/day). Matt holds PE licenses in eight US states and is also licensed in Nova Scotia.
- Areas of Expertise
- Water treatment facility design and construction
- UV disinfection system evaluation and facility design
- Drinking water regulations
- Dissolved air flotation (DAF) process design
- Pilot studies and treatment evaluations
- Professional Activities
- International Water Association (IWA)
- International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA)
- Water Environment Federation (WEF)
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- Education
- MS, University of Massachusetts, Environmental Engineering
- BS, University of Massachusetts, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
- University of Massachusetts - Water Treatment Institute Instructor
- Certification/License
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE)
