土木工程涉及对现代生活和基础设施至关重要的设施和系统的规划，设计，建造和运营。土木工程师创建和管理桥梁，公路，建筑物，机场，大坝和水路，净水厂和分配系统，地基和隧道，废物处理和处置设施以及常规和可再生能源供应系统。WSU的环境工程是土木工程专业的专业领域。环境工程师使用工程原理和设计来解决各种环境问题。从清理危险废物到设计湿地再到生产绿色产品，环境工程师实际上致力于使世界变得更美好。WSU的土木和环境工程计划提供了一个强大的土木工程基础，具有广泛的环境要素，强调空气和水质，空气污染控制，水和废水处理以及危
Civil engineering involves the planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities and systems that are essential to modern life and infrastructure. Civil engineers create and manage bridges, highways, buildings, airports, dams and waterways, water purification plants and distribution systems, foundations and tunnels, waste treatment and disposal facilities, and conventional and renewable energy supply systems. Environmental engineering at WSU is offered as a specialization area in the civil engineering major. Environmental engineers use engineering principles and design to solve problems for a wide variety of environmental concerns. From cleaning up hazardous waste to designing wetlands to producing green'' products, environmental engineers literally work to make the world a better place. The civil and environmental engineering program at WSU provides a strong civil engineering foundation with a broad environmental component that emphasizes air and water quality, air pollution control, water and wastewater treatment, and hazardous waste management and remediation, including both natural and engineered systems.