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TIGER grant applications showcase the demand for innovative transportation projects
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September 28, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) received nearly 1,400 applications from all 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia vying for a share of $1.5 billion that the department will award for innovative transportation projects that show significant economic and environmental promise for the nation, a region, or metropolitan area....
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Miami roadway program earns ASCE award
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September 28, 2009
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MIAMI — The Miami Intermodal Center’s (MIC) Roadway Improvements Program, built by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), received the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Project of the Year Award. Sponsored by the ASCE’s Miami-Dade Branch, the award recognizes outstanding civil engineering achievements that represent “a significant contribution to civil engineering progress and society,” according to the award criteria....
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Philadelphia announces $1.6 billion stormwater initiative
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September 28, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia announced a plan to spend $1.6 billion on best management practices such as rain gardens, green roofs, and porous pavement to manage stormwater and reduce combined sewer overflows, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer....
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House approves three-month transportation authorization extension
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September 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 335-85 to approve a bill that would extend federal highway and transit programs until the end of this year. Federal law authorizing spending on federal-aid highways, transit projects, and highway safety programs is set to expire Sept. 30....
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California seeks $4.5 billion for high-speed rail
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September 24, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority unanimously approved an application for more than $4.5 billion in federal stimulus funding for engineering, design, and construction on the state's high-speed train system, generating an investment of $9.1 billion when state matching funds are added. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to formally submit California's bid by the federal government's Oct. 2 deadline for states to seek a share of $8 billion set aside for high-speed train development under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act....
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Environmental Connection 2010 registration now open
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September 24, 2009
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DENVER — The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) opened registration for its annual conference and expo, Environmental Connection 2010 (EC10), to be held Feb. 16-20 in Dallas. Visit IECA’s website, www.ieca.org, for details on full-day courses, field tours, special events and the exhibit hall. The complete listing of shorter technical sessions will be available later this fall....
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Total construction spending expected to keep falling in 2010
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September 23, 2009
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LEXINGTON, MASS. — Because of a collapse in nonresidential construction and despite an expected recovery of residential building in the second half of 2009, total construction spending on an annual basis is expected to fall 12 percent this year and 4 percent in 2010, according to the Third Quarter U.S. Construction Briefing by IHS Global Insight's Construction Service. Real total construction spending is expected to rebound with double-digit growth on an annual basis in 2011 and 2012, according to the IHS Global Insight forecast....
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Private water and wastewater companies poised to address national infrastructure needs
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September 23, 2009
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BRYN MAWR, PA. — Aqua America, Inc., Chairman Nicholas DeBenedictis said that investor-owned water and wastewater companies like Aqua could be the answer to the nation’s crumbling water and wastewater systems. He made the remarks during a panel discussion at the 4th Annual Water Finance Conference sponsored by Financial Research Associates, in Washington, DC....
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DOT-HUD-EPA officials conduct sustainable communities tour
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September 22, 2009
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DENVER – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and White House Director of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrion, representing the Obama Administration’s DOT-HUD-EPA Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities, wrapped up their three-city Sustainable Communities Tour in Denver....
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General Environmental Management to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water
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September 22, 2009
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POMONA, CALIF. — General Environmental Management, Inc. (GEM) signed a definitive letter of intent to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water, a profitable, 50-year-old wastewater treatment business. GEM previously announced that its board of directors elected to shift its business focus from hazardous waste field services to the fast-growing water treatment and waste-to-energy markets....
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California water district makes ‘designer’ recycled water
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September 21, 2009
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EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) has developed a water recycling system that makes five types of “designer” recycled waters that serve various needs from irrigation to refinery cooling towers, street cleaners to indirect drinking water. West Basin launched its water recycling program in the mid-1990s following a statewide drought. To promote local water reliability, West Basin has invested more than $500 million dollars in the program, and has also invested in an ocean-water desalination program that uses the same technology — microfiltration and reverse osmosis....
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FHWA and WSDOT recognize local transportation projects
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September 21, 2009
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OLYMPIA, WASH. — The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced the 2009 Award of Excellence winners for local agency transportation projects. North Bend, Clark County, Wenatchee and King County were recognized as having the “best of the best” community projects throughout Washington....
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Landscape architects create new sustainability resource guides
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September 21, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced a new series of comprehensive online resource guides on sustainable design and planning. Created for national and local policymakers, government agencies, design professionals, planners,and students, the guides include hundreds of project case studies, research papers, organizations,and other government resources on sustainable design aggregated for the first time....
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Tetra Tech awarded $25 million EPA water contract
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September 21, 2009
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PASADENA, CALIF. — Tetra Tech, Inc., was awarded a $25 million contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pacific Southwest Region (Region 9) Water Division. Tetra Tech will help EPA and its state, territory, and tribal partners to integrate and implement core water programs associated with the Clean Water Act, the Marine Protection and Sanctuaries Research Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Tetra Tech will also help EPA promote sustainable water infrastructure practices through energy efficiency, water efficiency, green infrastructure, and other innovative environmental projects.
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Balfour Beatty to acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff
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September 17, 2009
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Keith J. Hawksworth, CEO of Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. (PB), the employee-owned engineering, strategic consulting, planning, and program/construction management firm founded in New York City in 1885, announced on Sept. 17 that the company’s board of directors and executive committee are recommending to shareholders to approve the acquisition of PB by London-based infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty plc (BB) for $626 million. Parsons Brinckerhoff would retain its name and organizational structure and operate as an independent but wholly-owned subsidiary....
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WSDOT seeks design-build team for tunnel project
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September 16, 2009
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SEATTLE — The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) issued a request for qualifications to contractors interested in building the proposed SR 99 bored tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct — the first step in the process to select a design-build contractor to deliver the tunnel project....
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Tetra Tech Sponsors 7th Biennial U.S.–Africa Business Summit
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September 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) announced that Tetra Tech, Inc., will sponsor the 7th Biennial U.S. – Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2009. The three-day summit is expected to attract more than 1,500 leaders from the private and public sectors in both the U.S. and Africa....
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PCA announces 2009 Sustainable Leadership Award winners
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September 15, 2009
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SKOKIE, ILL. — Energy-efficient and affordable housing, systems to control stormwater run-off and road construction that recycles a failed base to create a stronger, longer lasting pavement were some of the projects honored by the Portland Cement Association's 2009 Sustainable Leadership Award program....
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CH2M HILL’s Glen Daigger elected president-elect of International Water Association
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September 15, 2009
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DENVER — CH2M HILL announced that Glen Daigger, senior vice president and chief technology officer, was elected president-elect of the International Water Association (IWA). Daigger, who is recognized worldwide as an expert in wastewater treatment technologies, was elected Saturday, Sept. 5 at the IWA Governing Assembly, held in The Hague, Netherlands....
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Insider's View: Engaging the next generation
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September 14, 2009
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President Obama's recent speech to schoolchildren reflects many professions' struggles with how to motivate the next generation(s) and encourage study of subjects that don't seem to hold quite the value they once did — especially math and science. The next generation (as they always have) want to do something they are passionate about. That means not necessarily presenting features of the profession and hoping to sell them on it, much as your last car purchase. It means entering a dialogue to find out what our future leaders are interested in now, and then expanding on those interests to describe how they and engineering can mutually benefit each other....
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America's 10 best transportation projects unveiled
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September 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — AAA, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the top 10 finalists in the 2009 America's Transportation Awards competition. A panel of judges evaluated 50 highway projects from 33 states in three categories: On Time, On Budget, and Innovative Management....
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Construction Users Roundtable addresses industry solutions
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September 11, 2009
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CINCINNATI — “Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Construction Industry” is the theme and focus of the 9th Annual National Conference of Construction Owners, being held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 16-18, 2009. The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), sponsor of the conference, is an association of leading organizations in the United States dedicated to the promotion of cost-effective construction methods....
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GEI Consultants to design rehabilitated Arizona irrigation canal
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September 11, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) selected GEI Consultants, Inc., to provide engineering services for rehabilitation of the San Carlos Irrigation Project, which diverts and conveys irrigation water to growers in central Arizona. The project’s technical objectives are to rehabilitate approximately 50 miles of main canal and to improve the district’s lateral canal system to manage sediment, conserve water, minimize operation and maintenance costs, and improve overall operational effectiveness of the water system....
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Free Watershed Academy webcast
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September 9, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present "Introduction to Water Quality Standards," the second in a series of webcasts on the Clean Water Act (CWA). The webcast will highlight the three major components of state and tribal water quality standards — designated uses, water quality criteria, and antidegradation — and will include a case study of how one state is working to strengthen its WQS program....
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Firm secures stimulus funds for wastewater plant
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September 9, 2009
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ROCKLIN, CALIF. — Infrastructure funding experts at ECO:LOGIC Engineering secured a critical funding package from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 for the city of Live Oak, Calif. The stimulus funding agreement, which includes a $10 million grant — the maximum amount possible — and a $6 million low-interest loan, will offset the cost to build a new wastewater treatment facility for the city....
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Firms awarded Stimulus-funded dam-safety contracts
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September 3, 2009
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — AMEC announced that it is among six firms selected to perform professional services related to dam safety assessment, design, design review, and construction management, funded at least in part through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The other contract awardees are Gannett Fleming, HDR, Kleinfelder, URS, and Black & Veatch....
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Former CH2M HILL CEO Ralph R. Peterson dies
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September 3, 2009
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DENVER — Ralph R. Peterson died Sept. 1, 2009, at his home in Denver, after a long battle with cancer. Peterson joined CH2M HILL in 1965 as its 148th employee. From 1991 through 2008 he served as the firm’s CEO....
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Duke Energy to build ninth U.S. wind farm
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September 2, 2009
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy announced that it will build and operate a 200-megawatt (MW) wind energy project near Casper, Wyo. The Top of the World Windpower Project will be the company’s ninth U.S. wind farm and its fourth in Wyoming. The project — expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2010 — will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 50,000 to 60,000 homes on an annual basis.
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Water Innovations Alliance Conference, Sept. 9-10 in Chicago
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September 2, 2009
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CHICAGO — The Water Innovations Alliance will hold its Water Innovations Alliance Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago, Sept. 9-10, 2009. The purpose of the conference is to improve awareness and collaboration between large companies, engineering firms, universities, utilities, start-ups, NGOs, and governments by educating attendees on new water technologies, innovations, and prospects.
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Water industry urged to rise above protectionist attitudes
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September 1, 2009
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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Dan McCarthy, president and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business, advocates continued international collaboration and cooperation by the water industry despite protectionist approaches adopted by the United States and becoming more prevalent in other countries. “As industry leaders, we didn’t start the fight,” McCarthy said. “But we must win it by continuing to promote a global perspective that moves beyond isolationism.”
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