Every year, on June 23, women in the engineering field worldwide are celebrated for their contributions to a field that keeps the world functioning.
At the City of Roseville, we are proud to have a remarkable team of women engineers in Environmental Utilities who play a crucial role in making Roseville a better place.
Our women engineers in Environmental Utilities are like engineering wizards.
They use their brainpower and skills to design and maintain these systems, ensuring everything runs smoothly. From a sustainable power solution at our wastewater treatment plants to renovating our Utility Exploration Center, these engineers are enhancing the field one day at a time.
We invite you to discover more about these remarkable engineers shaping the future of Roseville.
Rana Moore, Associate Engineer
In December 2020, Rana joined the ranks of Roseville’s engineering team. In her time as an Associate Engineer, she’s been able to take on big projects in our integrated utilities that are transforming the future of our City.
“Utilities in general serve such an important purpose in keeping everything clean and healthy and it’s great for the environment,” said Rana, speaking on what inspired her passion for her position and the City. “Roseville offers a lot – it’s beautiful, it has great outdoor areas and it’s so cool that our utilities are owned by Roseville.”
Among the many projects she has worked on, Rana particularly likes two: conducting a capacity analysis at the City’s two wastewater treatment plants and overseeing the renovation of the Utility Exploration Center. The center was built in 2008 and is undergoing a full refresh under Rana’s oversight.
“We’re in the process of working with somebody to build them right now, and it’s very exciting to see that project come to fruition,” she said, hopeful that the refreshed exhibits will inspire a new generation of children to be conscious about how their Utilities work for them and their role in protecting the environment.
International Women in Engineering Day is special to her because “it’s really important to allow whoever wants to become an engineer to feel that they can do that and go and contribute to the world. If you have a drive and will to learn, you will be able to do it, just go for it.”
Tracie Mueller, Principal Engineer
With almost five years with the City, Tracie has learned and loved the field of wastewater. Before joining Roseville’s team of wastewater engineers, she was a project manager for the Pleasant Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant (PGWWTP) expansion and Energy Recovery Project (ERP).
“Working on that project really opened my eyes to how inventive and forward-thinking the city is,” Tracie explained.
Since then, she has managed both the Energy Recovery Project at the Pleasant Grove and Dry Creek wastewater plants, which takes digester gas from the Pleasant Grove wastewater plant and turns it into renewable natural gas to fuel Roseville’s garbage fleet. Additionally, a portion of the energy production is used to power micro turbines to create additional power at the treatment plant, reducing other gas sources by 10 percent.
Tracie has experienced a mix of pride and stress throughout this project, which has been made more challenging due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One achievement that fills her with pride is successfully managing a complex negotiation with a contractor. This negotiation benefited both parties involved and prevented any additional complications for Roseville.
Her advice for young women looking to become engineers like her? “Study hard, learn everything you can, ask as many questions as you can, and don’t let anyone step on you.”
Inderpreet Chaggar, Senior Engineer
New to Roseville, Inderpreet started in May 2023 as a Senior Engineer in the Technical Services Division. She’s currently working on the West Zone Recycle Tanks Project, which involves renovating critical equipment used in Roseville’s water supply.
“My role is managing the on-call engineering projects for the water utility, wastewater utility, and stormwater collections system,” said Inderpreet, outlining the scope of her position. “At Roseville, it’s a lot of project management work which is completely different from what I did as a consultant.”
Chaggar’s position managing utility-based projects throughout the City offers her an uncommon view of the inner workings of our utilities.
“You go to the restroom, you flush the toilet, and that’s all you think about it. Nobody thinks about what happens after you flush the toilet, like, ‘where does this go?’ Being in this industry for 16 years, I’ve learned that there are so many aspects and so many people play a role in just one thing.”
Inderpreet joins a task force of other engineers that keep Roseville’s utility services running—one toilet flush at a time. She’s hopeful about the future of engineering and the growing demographic of women joining the field. “I encourage women to be in stem. I can be overwhelming, but that’s how you grow and find unique solutions to unique problems.”
Roseville’s engineers are proud to serve our community daily, finding innovative and future-focused solutions to everyday utility functions. Our women engineers prove that anyone, boys or girls, can rock the engineering world.