From Strategy to Impact
WaterSMART Solutions, now a Hazen company, has spent decades supporting Albertans with water resource planning and collaboration. Our legacy is built on watershed modelling, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning, and our work is trusted by municipalities, regulators, and industry partners.
Acquired by Hazen in 2024, we now leverage industry-leading design and project delivery capabilities to turn our Water Resilience Roadmaps into reality. Hazen employs more than 2,300 water industry professionals across more than 80 international offices and is known worldwide for delivering the highest-quality technical work available anywhere.A Hazen Company
Our Services
From strategic planning and regulatory navigation to engineering design, construction management, and long-term resilience, we can help.
With WaterSMART’s decades of experience in watershed modelling, water licence transfers, and collaborative planning, combined with Hazen’s expertise in advanced water and wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and applied research, we offer seasoned support in all things water.
OUR SERVICESOur Lines of Business
Our Lines of Business are led and supported by experts and recognized industry leaders who have unparalleled knowledge about water at the local, regional and global levels. We apply our services across a wide variety of industries, improving water management by creating, recommending and implementing better practices, solutions and technologies for our clients.
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Kim Sturgess to Serve as Special Advisor at Hazen
WaterSMART, a Hazen Company, has announced that effective April 1st 2026, founder Kim Sturgess will now serve as a Special Advisor at Hazen to continue her project work and support water management efforts across Alberta.
LEARN MOREWaterSMART Solutions Acquired by Hazen and Sawyer
Expanded Menu of Water Management Solutions to Become Available to Alberta and Clients Worldwide. Water management solutions firm WaterSMART Solutions Ltd., based in Alberta, Canada, has joined its longtime partner Hazen and Sawyer (Hazen), a U.S.- based provider of water management services, to expand and strengthen its operations in Canada and around the globe.
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Land Acknowledgement
We gather on the traditional and ancestral lands of many peoples, presently subject to Treaty 6, 7, and 8. Namely: The Blackfoot Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika), the Cree, Nakota Sioux, Dene, Saulteaux, Stoney Nakota, and the Tsuut’ina Nation. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Settlements and the 22 Districts of the Métis Nation of Alberta.
We respect the history, languages, and cultures of Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada who have cared for these lands since time immemorial. The teachings of the Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers create a rich heritage for our continued learning. This acknowledgement is offered in gratitude and reconciliation.