Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lakes Powell and Mead
WASHINGTON — As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department of the Interior today announced urgent action to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System, including commitments for continued engagement with impacted states and Tribes. The Bureau of Reclamation also released the Colorado River Basin August 2022 24-Month Study, which sets the annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2023 in light of critica...
Bentley Systems, Incorporated’s 30-year Channel Partner, Archway Systems, Inc., Now Covers All of U.S. and Canada
Long-time regional Bentley Systems Reseller gains rights to sell throughout North America. Archway Systems extends reach in providing sales support and implementation services to Bentley Systems customers. Customers purchase Bentley Systems via Archway Systems portal for same cost as direct sales. FRANKLIN, Tenn - Archway Systems of Franklin, Tenn., today announces that it has been granted the North American Channel Partner rights from Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Effective May 1...
Water Environment Federation Recognizes Excellence in Water Research and Education
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is announcing the 2022 WEF Published Papers and Education Awards, which recognize WEF members for their significant impact in promoting awareness and understanding of water issues through the development of peer-reviewed research, public outreach, and academic curricula. WEF is also announcing the recipients of the 2022 WEF Operator Scholarship program, which provides up to $5,000 each for individuals who are seeking operator education,...
Stantec grows North American aviation team with four strategic hires, including new sector leader
Kirk Meredith, Mike Smejkal, Alex Mariz, and Carl Abdallah will help strengthen the services the firm provides to airports across the United States and Canada Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, welcomes Kirk Meredith, Mike Smejkal, Alex Mariz, and Carl Abdallah to the firm’s growing North American aviation team. Meredith joins as the new airport sector leader for the United States, Smejkal as senior project manager, Mariz as senior airport planner, and Abdallah...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.6 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nearly Double the Number of Clean Transit Buses on America's Roads
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories, and states across the country to invest in 150 bus fleets and facilities. Funded by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, more than 1,100 of those vehicles will use zero-emissions techno...
Skanska rebuilds Offshore Wind Staging Port in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA for USD 223M, about SEK 2.3 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with the Virginia Port Authority to rebuild 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Skanska will include the contract worth USD 223M, about SEK 2.3 billion, in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2022. The project will redevelop approximately 72 acres of the 287-acre Portsmouth Marine Terminal for use as an offshore wind staging port which will improve 1,500 feet of an existing 3,540-foot wharf. The redevelopment of the...
Bureau of Reclamation & Freelancer.com launch a new $300,000 global innovation challenge
The Counting Every Drop Challenge seeks innovative designs for improved precipitation measurement devices SYDNEY, Australia - 16 August 2022 – Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN, OTCQX: FLNCF), the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and jobs posted, today announced a new innovation challenge with the Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Hosted by Reclamation, USDA NRCS and in partnership with GEO...
Aurecon to expand footprint in Asia with strategic growth appointment
Hong Kong – International design, engineering and advisory company Aurecon has appointed Dr Olivier Petit as its new Managing Director, Growth and Strategy, Asia effective 12 August 2022. Olivier will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Stephane Asselin, Chief Executive, Asia. This senior appointment aligns with Aurecon’s overall growth strategy and complements its continued expansion across Asia. As countries navigate their economic recovery from COVID-19, many governments, especial...
JENNIFER CURRAN ELECTED TO ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President, Planning & Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) was recently elected to the group’s board of directors. At MISO, Curran oversees the company’s transmission and resource planning efforts, market operations and system operations, as well as the company’s work to comply with state and federal electricity standards. Since joini...
FHWA, FTA Award $49M In Technology Grants
The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration issued a combined $49.2 million in technology grants through two separate yet related programs to improve “mobility and multimodal connections” for those using the U.S. highway and transit systems. [Above photo by the Alabama Governor’s Office] The two agencies said those grants apply to technologies ranging from systems that detect and prevent wrong-way crashes to advanced technology that improves trucking operations an...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
