Ledger-Dispatch

By Marcia Oxford (marciayo@goldrush.com)=20

The work of = Cal State=20 Engineering is not necessarily visible, but it is vital to the = infrastructure of=20 both private and public holdings. Partners Jeff Morlan and Robin Peters = bring=20 extensive experience as civil engineers to their projects which cover = myriad=20 needs.

Their company is hired to conduct all forms of civil = engineering=20 including water, sewer, roads, subdivisions, soil compaction testing, = permitting=20 and tentative map processing. Among the company's areas of expertise is=20 engineered septic system design, a highly specialized practice for which = Morlan=20 and Peters are particularly well known.

"We work extensively with = the=20 city and county government agencies and planning commissions for project = approvals," explained Morlan. "We work with private industry and public = agencies=20 to handle the groundwork for a wide variety of construction projects. = For=20 example, we were brought in by the Amador Water Agency to design the = Pine Grove=20 septic system, and we worked for the County of Amador to design the = Fiddletown=20 sewer system. Recent projects include the Arroyo Woods subdivision off = Old=20 Sacramento Road in the City of Plymouth (proposing 110 lots on 100 = acres) and=20 the Mace Meadow Community Sewerage System which will provide sewage = treatment=20 and disposal for approximately 340 Upcountry dwelling = units.

Morlan=20 previously headed Morlan Civil Engineering, a general civil engineering=20 consulting firm conducting business from 1988 to 2006 from a Jackson = base.=20 Peters was previously a partner in Beta Engineering Inc., and later = became=20 principal engineer with California Pacific Consulting Engineers, also of = Jackson. Morlan and Peters merged their engineering skills and = operations as Cal=20 State Engineering Inc. in April 2006 with the goal of providing = professional=20 engineering services to this rapidly growing market.

Peters said = the=20 company covers territory from Sacramento south to the Mojave Desert, = west to the=20 Bay Area and east to Nevada. Peters and Morlan are registered civil = engineers=20 whose staff includes Matt Poole, a registered environmental health = specialist=20 and acknowledged engineered septic system expert. Other key staff and = associates=20 include land use planners, computer-aided designers, land surveyors, = engineering=20 technicians and administrative personnel.

Their office at 427 = Broadway in=20 Jackson is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To contact the = company,=20 call 223-1441.

Marcia = Oxford