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SSR opens Washington, D.C.-area office
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February 3, 2012
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WASHINGTON D.C. — After being active in the area for many years, with significant growth during the last five years, Smith Seckman Reid Inc. (SSR) opened a Washington, D.C., office. The office will be led by Michael Preece, P.E., PSP, CxA, security engineering commissioning specialist. |
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Giffels-Webster’s Detroit office receives headquarters status
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February 3, 2012
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DETROIT — With a long history of working in Detroit, Giffels-Webster Engineers announced it has received official certification from the city confirming its Detroit office as the company’s headquarters. The 62-year-old civil engineering and surveying firm expanded its existing Detroit office space. It houses the executive offices and accounting department, as well as teams of civil engineers and surveyors — making it the company’s largest office. |
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Berger Group acquires Ranger International Services Group
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February 3, 2012
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The Berger Group of Companies, a global engineering firm with annual revenues of $1 billion headquartered in Morristown, NJ, has acquired Ranger International Services Group of Greenville, S.C. Ranger — a 1,000-employee firm providing a variety of aviation, logistics and engineering services both domestically and internationally — will henceforth be known as Louis Berger Services, Inc. |
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Survey: Energy and transportation offer greatest short-term revenue opportunities for global engineering and construction companies
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February 1, 2012
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NEW YORK, — Many major urban areas across the globe are straining to adequately support rapidly growing populations prompting a need for infrastructure investment. This development is pressuring the engineering and construction industry to step up to meet the demand, putting their efficiency and risk management processes to the test, according to KPMG International’s 2012 Global Construction Survey. |
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California's Central Valley to receive most comprehensive flood plan in 100 years
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February 1, 2012
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — GEI Consultants Inc., lead consulting firm for the California Department of Water Resources' FloodSAFE California Program, announced that the long-awaited Public Draft of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, one of the major endeavors of the FloodSAFE Program, has been released. The plan calls for $17 billion in infrastructure projects over a 25 year period. |
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Penn State offers stormwater management short course
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February 1, 2012
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STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Pennsylvania State University offers a short course on Computational Methods in Stormwater Management, May 30 through June 1, 2012, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa. Topics presented in this short course represent a comprehensive array of hydrologic and hydraulic tools for stormwater management design, detention facility design, and subdivision planning. |
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Court declares New York State’s program to stem stormwater pollution inadequate
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January 26, 2012
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NEW YORK — Forty years after the passing of the Clean Water Act, the Westchester County Supreme Court ruled Jan. 10, 2012, that New York State is failing to take legally required steps to clean up one of the biggest sources of pollution in its waterways — stormwater runoff. The decision comes after a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Waterkeeper organizations in the region, and other partners, challenging the statewide “general permit” for stormwater discharges from municipal sewers. The court ordered the agency to fix several major flaws in the permit, to ensure all Clean Water Act requirements are met. |
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Water Research Foundation commits $6.4 Million to 2012 research program
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January 26, 2012
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DENVER, COLO. — At its Jan. 20, 2012, meeting, the Water Research Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved $6.4 million in 2012 funding for the Foundation’s three key research programs. This research budget will be leveraged with partnerships and in‐kind support raising the total amount of funds dedicated to drinking water research to approximately $15 million. |
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Siemens broadens wastewater and water treatment portfolio
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January 26, 2012
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WARRENDALE, PA. — Siemens Industry Automation Division entered into an agreement to acquire Cambridge Water Technology, based in Cambridge, Mass., on Jan. 24, 2012. With this acquisition, Siemens intends to strengthen its product portfolio. |
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U.S. EPA and city of Akron agree on long-term CSO control plan
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January 20, 2012
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AKRON, OHIO — On Nov. 16, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a negotiated Long Term Control Plan Update (the “LTCP Update”) submitted by the city of Akron. This is a significant step in solving Akron’s combined sewer overflows (CSOs), and resolving the pending litigation. |
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San Diego County Water Authority and RBF Consulting receive project award
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January 20, 2012
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SAN DIEGO — The American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC CA) selected the Camp Pendleton Seawater Desalination Project Feasibility Study for a 2012 Engineering Excellence Honor Award. RBF Consulting (RBF), a company of Michael Baker Corporation, prepared the comprehensive feasibility study for the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) for a 50 to 150 million-gallon-per-day seawater desalination facility located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. |
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Simpson Strong-Tie enters concrete repair, protection and strengthening industry
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January 20, 2012
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PLEASANTON, CALIF. – Simpson Strong-Tie announces its entrance into the concrete repair, protection, and strengthening business with the acquisitions of Baltimore-based Fox Industries Inc. and Switzerland-based S&P Clever Reinforcement Company. |
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EPA outlines integrated CWA permitting
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January 19, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Water Works Association (AWWA) reported that Mark Pollins, water enforcement chief for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), told representatives from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and AWWA Jan. 18 that the agency’s overarching principles for its integrated planning and permitting policy (IP3) under the Clean Water Act were to
• maintain existing standards and protections and, at the same time,
• allow cities to balance CWA obligations cost effectively. |
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Louisiana's infrastructure receives poor grades from civil engineers
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January 19, 2012
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BATON ROUGE, LA. — Most of Louisiana’s infrastructure has not been adequately maintained or updated, according to a comprehensive 18-month study by the Louisiana Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The study, named the Report Card for Louisiana’s Infrastructure, was released by the ASCE on Jan. 18, 2012. |
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California American Water withdraws support for Regional Desalination Project Alliance
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January 19, 2012
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PACIFIC GROVE, CALIF. — California American Water announced that it has withdrawn its support of the three-party agreements behind the Regional Desalination Project that the company had proposed with Marina Coast Water District and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency in response to state-imposed limitations on the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply. Marina Coast Water District, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, and California American Water have been engaged in mediation since August 2011 and have been unable to reach agreement on how to address multiple challenges facing the Regional Desalination Project. |
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ACPA survey: Concrete pipe rated most durable by DOTs, specifiers
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January 19, 2012
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DALLAS, TEXAS — A recent nationwide survey by the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) of key customers of drainage pipe found that concrete pipe rated highest on several of the criteria used to make decisions on such purchases. The survey of more than 400 specifiers, department of transportation (DOT), and other public agency officials, consultants, and contractors was taken in November 2011. |
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Wastewater reuse has significant potential to augment future U.S. drinking water supplies
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January 18, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation’s total available water resources, particularly in coastal areas facing water shortages, according to a new report from the National Research Council. It adds that the reuse of treated wastewater, also known as reclaimed water, to augment drinking water supplies has significant potential for helping meet future needs. Moreover, new analyses suggest that the possible health risks of exposure to chemical contaminants and disease-causing microbes from wastewater reuse do not exceed, and in some cases may be significantly lower than, the risks of existing water supplies. |
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Greenhorne & O’Mara appoints new president and CEO
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January 18, 2012
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LAUREL, MD. — The board of directors of Maryland-headquartered engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O’Mara (G&O) named Regional Vice President Joseph T. Skinner, P.E., president and CEO. Skinner succeeds Brandon R. Smith, P.E., who plans to retire in 2012, after a 40-year career with G&O. |
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Inflatable dams in Brooklyn to help improve New York Harbor water quality
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January 18, 2012
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NEW YORK — New York City Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland announced the completion of a $15.7 million project to reduce pollution by installing two inflatable dams within existing large sewer lines that will temporarily store a mix of stormwater and wastewater that might otherwise be discharged as combined sewer overflow (CSO) into New York Harbor. |
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Infiltrator Systems acquires Advanced Drainage Systems’ septic chamber assets
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January 18, 2012
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OLD SAYBROOK, CONN. — Infiltrator Systems, Inc. (ISI) acquired the assets of the septic chamber business of Advanced DrainageSystems, Inc. (ADS) and its subsidiaries. ISI’s current wastewater product offerings include the Quick4 and Quick4 Plus lines of septic chambers as well as the TW and IM series of septic tanks, EZflow synthetic aggregate leachfields, EZset risers and Aquaworx products. As part of the acquisition, ADS, based in Hilliard, Ohio, has entered into a long-term, non- exclusive distribution agreement with Infiltrator Systems and will continue to market and sell the Arc and BioDiffuser product lines. |
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Kleinfelder acquires Corrigan Consulting Inc.
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January 6, 2012
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HOUSTON — Kleinfelder acquired Corrigan Consulting Inc. (CCI), a Houston-based firm specializing in environmental and professional engineering services. The transaction closed on Dec. 30, 2011, following a due diligence process and integration planning between the two firms. |
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Capital Engineering Corp. joins AECOM
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January 6, 2012
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corporation acquired Capital Engineering Corporation (CEC), an environmental and engineering consultancy firm based in Taiwan, Republic of China. With 160 employees based in Taipei and Kaohsiung, CEC specializes in environmental, water, hydraulic and land development engineering consulting services for clients in Taiwan’s public and private sectors. |
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Northern Region Treatment System begins construction at Camp Pendleton
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January 6, 2012
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CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF. — Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest and members of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton community held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northern Region Tertiary Treatment Plant Dec. 15, 2011, at Camp Pendleton. |
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Research questions urban development planning relating to flooding
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January 3, 2012
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BLACKSBURG, VA. — Extreme weather can result in a violent act of nature, and in the past year much attention has been paid to the disastrous impacts of flooding during the spring and summer. For example, residents of cities and agricultural farmland found themselves at odds when the Army Corps of Engineers wrestled with opening floodgates to channel water away from the metropolitan areas of New Orleans and Baton Rouge in May 2011, and instead direct the floodwaters to small Louisiana towns and farms. |
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Interior Department advances renewable energy development on public lands
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January 3, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capping three years of efforts to develop renewable energy resources on public lands both onshore and offshore, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced approval of two utility-scale renewable energy projects — one wind and one solar — that, when built, will generate nearly 500 megawatts of power, or enough to power 150,000 homes, and create 700 jobs during peak construction. Salazar also announced the first major step in developing an offshore wind transmission line on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. |
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Andrew W. Herrmann installed as ASCE president
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January 3, 2012
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RESTON, VA. — Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE, was sworn in as the 143rd president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) during their recent annual convention in Memphis, Tenn. A principle with the engineering firm Hardesty & Hanover, LLP, based in New York City, Herrmann is based in Pittsburgh. |
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ASCE to sponsor Panama Canal 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress
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December 22, 2011
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PANAMA CITY, PANAMA — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced the signing of an agreement with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to co-host next year´s first-ever PANAMA CANAL 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress to be held April 18-20, 2012, in Panama City, Panama. |
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Cornell wins NYC tech campus bid
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December 22, 2011
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NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cornell University President David J. Skorton, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie announced an historic partnership to build a 2 million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The selection of the Cornell/Technion consortium — which pairs two of the world's top institutions in the fields of science, engineering, technology, and research — marks a major milestone in the Applied Sciences NYC initiative, which seeks to increase New York City's capacity for applied sciences and dramatically transform the city's economy. |
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Experts strategize to bring desalination and renewable energy together
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December 19, 2011
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — Renewable energy development will play a key role in improving and expanding desalination water projects throughout the United States, according to participants in the 56th Annual New Mexico Water Conference. The conference, coordinated by the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University and the Bureau of Reclamation, brought desalination experts from around the world together, Dec. 13-14 in Alamogordo, N.M., to discuss ways to advance desalination projects. |
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Green Valley Consulting Engineers project wins ACEC California Merit Award
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December 19, 2011
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SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — Green Valley Consulting Engineers ends 2011 with another award to add to its growing list of accolades. The city of Sebastopol Laguna Force Main project won the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California Engineering Excellence Merit Award. Earlier in the year, the Laguna Force Main project also received the 2011 Outstanding Sustainable Technology Project of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Francisco Section. The ACEC California engineering awards banquet will be held on Feb. 7, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency-Sacramento, Calif. |
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