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California's water prospects remain stormy
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August 19, 2011
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LOS ANGELES — The future of California's water supply is anything but clear. A recent survey from infrastructure firm HNTB Corporation finds that just one-third of the Golden State's residents realize flooding is a threat, and many Californians aren't aware levees play a crucial role in preventing them. |
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CH2M HILL participates in U.S.-Brazil joint initiative on urban sustainability
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August 19, 2011
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DENVER — CH2M HILL announced its participation in the establishment of the United States-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS). Hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, JIUS was launched in Rio de Janeiro with the goal of mobilizing innovative financing for building green economies and smarter cities. |
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KAI Texas enhances firm’s presence in San Antonio
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August 19, 2011
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — KAI Texas, a design and build firm serving the Southwest, has opened an office in San Antonio to accommodate its increasing client base in the Greater San Antonio area. The office will be managed by Marques Mitchell, business development representative of KAI’s San Antonio location. |
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AECOM joint venture awarded $150 million contract for San Francisco wastewater improvement program
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August 18, 2011
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corporation announced that a joint venture in which it participates with Parsons was awarded a $150 million program-management contract by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Under the contract, the joint venture will provide program management services for SFPUC's $7 billion Wastewater Enterprise Capital Improvement program for multiple projects throughout San Francisco. The scope includes program planning and administration, implementation, technical support, program controls, and pre-construction management and planning. |
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RJN Group Inc. opens Memphis office
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August 18, 2011
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WHEATON, IL — RJN Group Inc. expanded its Southern operations with the opening of a Memphis, Tenn., office to service clients in the area. The focus of RJN’s Memphis office will be to bring its knowledgebase and leadership in professional collection system services such as CMOM, I/I reduction, infrastructure assessment, asset management, FOG, sewer evaluations, flow monitoring, and sewer system rehabilitation design to municipalities and utility agencies in the area. |
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Langan International designs foundation for world’s tallest tower
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August 18, 2011
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NEW YORK — Langan International announced its role as a key consultant on Kingdom Tower, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. As part of an elite design team, Langan is providing multiple engineering services — geotechnical, site/civil, traffic, and parking planning — to support what will be the tallest tower in the world. |
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CH2M HILL employees donate more than $1 million to Water For People
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August 9, 2011
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DENVER — Employees of CH2M HILL donated more than $1 million to Water For People (www.waterforpeople.org) during the nine years of the company’s annual Workplace Giving Campaign. The global, full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm hosted the organization’s first Workplace Giving Campaign in 2003. This year’s month-long campaign raised more than $223,000, bringing total employee donations to $1,067,000. Water For People is a non-profit international development organization dedicated to helping people gain access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation. |
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New ponds take the waste out of wastewater
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August 8, 2011
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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA — Research by Flinders University’s School of the Environment has shown that a shallow, high-rate pond system to treat wastewater will slash the loss to evaporation as well as boosting the rates of removal of bacterial and viral pathogens. The research results were presented at the International Water Association’s conference on Wastewater Stabilisation Ponds, hosted by Flinders from Aug. 1-3, 2011. |
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ECTC releases use and installation guidelines for sediment retention fiber roll
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August 8, 2011
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ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) recently approved and published a comprehensive General Usage and Installation Guideline for Sediment Retention Fiber Roll (SRFR). These guidelines are the product of consensus amongst leading manufacturers of SRFRs in the industry and are designed to satisfy the needs of engineers and designers and other end-users of these products. These guidelines provide expert information on appropriate application and spacing along with key elements for successful product performance. |
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Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to spend $4.7 billion to cut sewer overflows
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August 5, 2011
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. — The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems and treatment plants, at an estimated cost of $4.7 billion over 23 years, to eliminate illegal overflows of untreated raw sewage, including basement backups, and to reduce pollution levels in urban rivers and streams, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced. This injunctive relief is historic in its scope and importance to the people of St. Louis, the EPA said. |
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AECOM reports third quarter results
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August 5, 2011
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corporation announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, which ended June 30, 2011. AECOM reported net income from continuing operations of $74 million for the third quarter, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 62 cents. These results represent an increase of 14 percent over net income of $65 million — and an increase of 11 percent over diluted EPS of 56 cents — for the same period last year. Operating income for the third quarter increased to $110 million, 19 percent higher than the same period last year. |
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Sam Schwartz Engineering opens new Los Angeles office
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August 5, 2011
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NEW YORK — Transportation consulting company Sam Schwartz Engineering, PLLC (SSE) announced that effective Aug. 1, 2011, SSE is officially open for business with its new office in Los Angeles. The opening of the new office allows SSE to improve on the efficiency of its deliverables while ensuring on-the-ground first-rate customer service, the firm said. |
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IECA enhances member benefits with free webinar for members only
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August 5, 2011
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DENVER, COLO. — The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) announced the addition of one free webinar credit to IECA’s membership benefit offerings. Each new and renewing member of IECA will be vested annually with a free credit that can be used toward any live webinar IECA offers throughout the year. The free credit has up to a $50 value for IECA members. |
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Construction spending edged up in June
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August 3, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Construction spending edged up 0.2 percent in June as increases in private nonresidential construction outweighed continuing declines in private residential and public construction spending, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. The construction trade association’s chief economist, Ken Simonson, predicted further imbalances in spending, with further cuts in public spending likely to offset most or all of the gains in private investment. |
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CH2M HILL awarded water reclamation facility expansion project
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August 3, 2011
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DENVER — The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) awarded CH2M HILL engineering, design, and owner representative services for the Carson Regional Water Reclamation Facility Phase II Expansion Project. CH2M HILL was the engineer for the original recycled water treatment plant in the early 1990s. This is CH2M HILL’s first significant engineering project for West Basin since the original work. |
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GEI Consultants opens offices in Southeastern U.S.
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August 3, 2011
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BOSTON — GEI Consultants Inc. opened offices in Atlanta and Raleigh, N.C., to better
serve existing and new clients, markets, and opportunities in the region. GEI hired 12 local professionals in advance of the office openings on Aug. 1, 2011. |
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Gannett Fleming named a charter member of Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
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August 1, 2011
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HARRISBURG, PA. — Gannett Fleming was named a charter member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), a recently formed non-profit leadership organization dedicated to developing and administering a sustainability rating system for North American infrastructure. The American Council of Engineering Companies, the American Public Works Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers founded the national organization. |
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GEI Consultants announces six new projects
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August 1, 2011
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BOSTON, MASS. — GEI Consultants Inc. announced six new projects awarded to the company that are reflective of its technical and geographic diversity. |
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New report identifies how impacts of climate change to water supplies and waterways will affect U.S. cities
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July 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the nation grapples with a record year for storms, drought, and weather-related devastation, a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reveals climate change is leaving American cities open to a range of water-related vulnerabilities — from drought to sea level rise and increased rainfall — regardless of region or size. The report looks at how communities facing these new extremes are trying to protect their water supplies and waterways. |
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Stantec signs letter of intent to acquire Bonestroo Inc.
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July 29, 2011
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EDMONTON AB — North American design firm Stantec has signed a letter of intent to acquire Minnesota-based Bonestroo Inc. The engineering, planning, and environmental science firm has approximately 275 employees in 11 offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and North Dakota. |
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IECA calls for nominations for 2012 board of directors
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July 29, 2011
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DENVER, COLO. — The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is calling for nominations for the IECA board of directors for terms beginning in February 2012. The IECA board of directors is made up of nine members, each serving a three year term. The election for the three available positions will be held this fall. |
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$2.7 million awarded to study river basins and improve water systems
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July 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Bureau of Reclamation is providing $2.7 million in funding for studies in California, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Texas through the U.S. Department of the Interior's WaterSMART Program. A total of $1.8 million of the funds will be used to collaboratively study seven basins and identify adaptation strategies in the Western United States where imbalances between water supply and demand exist or are projected. The remaining $900,000 will be shared by eight water delivery systems to study ways to improve water efficiency and operations. |
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Bureau of Reclamation awards $2.09 million to study new water treatment technologies
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July 27, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced that four projects were awarded $2.09 million to accelerate the adoption and use of innovative advanced water treatment technologies that increase usable water supplies. Demonstrating the feasibility of new treatment methods for impaired waters is one of the strategies of the Department of the Interior’s WaterSMART Program to work toward a sustainable water future. |
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SCS Engineers earns engineering design services contract for Miramar Landfill
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July 27, 2011
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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — SCS Engineers was chosen by Fortistar to provide engineering design services to expand its Gas Collection and Control System (GCCS) at the West Miramar Landfill in San Diego, Calif. Although the city of San Diego operates the West Miramar Landfill, Fortistar operates the GCCS, which includes flare stations, compression and boost stations, and an energy recovery plant serving all active and closed areas of the Miramar landfill complex. |
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CH2M HILL releases 2011 Sustainability Report
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July 27, 2011
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DENVER — CH2M HILL released its 2011 Sustainability Report documenting its environmental, social, and economic performance. CH2M HILL was one of the first firms in the engineering and construction industry to publish a sustainability report and the first to establish an internal Environmental Management System (EMS) that follows International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 guidelines. |
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Research targets technologies for treating stormwater contaminated with airplane deicing fluid
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July 27, 2011
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STILLWATER, MINN. – Naturally Wallace Consulting (NWC) is a consulting partner with Gresham, Smith and Partners (GS&P) on a research project to identify onsite and offsite technologies for treating stormwater contaminated with airplane deicing fluid for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The team will evaluate the performance of currently installed technologies, along with potentially emerging technologies, and provide guidance to help airports faced with increasing regulatory and technical challenges in selecting the best available method for treatment. |
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Final environmental impact statement completed for Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement
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July 27, 2011
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SEATTLE – The culmination of 10 years of technical analysis and public, agency, and tribal review came to fruition July 7 when the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and city of Seattle released the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project's final environmental impact statement (EIS). |
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Low-energy seawater desalination technology ready for full-scale testing
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July 27, 2011
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SINGAPORE – Having set a new energy-saving benchmark for seawater desalination, Siemens said it is ready to transition its technology to the product development phase. As a result of a research and development initiative that began in October 2008, a demonstration plant was built in Singapore to treat seawater to drinking water quality. According to the company, the results, presented at Singapore International Water Week, show that the new process reduces desalting energy by more than 50 percent compared with best available technology. Next, Siemens plans to set up a full-scale system in cooperation with Singapore's national water agency PUB by 2013. |
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CH2M HILL releases 2011 Sustainability Report
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July 27, 2011
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DENVER – CH2M HILL recently released its 2011 Sustainability Report documenting its environmental, social, and economic performance. The report is available at www.ch2mhill.com/sr. |
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ARTBA: ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ not best approach on stormwater permit regulations
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July 15, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Permits for stormwater runoff from construction sites issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should take into account many of the features that make transportation projects unique and not follow a "one-size-fits-all" approach, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments submitted July 11. |
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