Profile

Mr. Chapa has more than 20 years of experience designing, building, and operating and maintaining water and wastewater treatment plants for municipalities and different industries, industrial parks, and land developments. He currently leads LAN’s wastewater practice for Houston clients.

Mario held his own engineering, procurement, construction firm for 16 years. He then served as state engineer for one of the United States’ largest investor-owned utilities where he managed large state-wide capital investment programs, GIS systems, and supported operations. This experience from the user/owner perspective provides an engineering approach to treatment plant design that considers costs, operation maintenance, and client goals.