City of Nampa and Brown and Caldwell Recognized with Multiple Awards
Image Courtesy: City of Nampa NAMPA, Idaho — The City of Nampa and Brown and Caldwell today announced receivership of two regional honors for infrastructure improvements undertaken at the City of Nampa’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Awarded project of the year (over three million dollars category) by the American Public Works Association Rocky Mountain Chapter, and 2019’s best water/stormwater project by the American Council of Engineering Companies Idaho Chapter, Nampa’s WWTP P...
Baylor University Joins Research Team Seeking to Transform U.S. Water System
Mikhail Shmurygin (Baylor Computer Science masters student), Molly Klanderman (Baylor Statistics Ph.D. student) and Kathryn Newhart (Colorado School of Mines Civil & Environmental Engineering Ph.D. student) visit Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the “NextGen” workshop to prepare for the grant. (Courtesy of Amanda Hering) WACO, Texas – Baylor University has partnered with four Department of Energy laboratories and more than a dozen universities in a research alliance to address the cou...
AECOM’s New York Water Business Leader Says Climate Change Threatens Area’s Waste and Water Infrastructure
Promotes Public Private Partnerships as Way for Communities to Upgrade Vulnerable Systems New York, NY (May 13, 2019) - With climate change threatening the stability of critical infrastructure in municipalities around the world, Paul Storella -- AECOM’s Chief Strategy Officer and Water Business Leader in Metro New York -- highlighted the need for New York-area localities to modernize their centuries-old water and waste systems. Storella spoke at a Monday workshop entitled “Innovative Wate...
Profile Products Opens New Fiber Plant in Conover, North Carolina
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products recently completed its state-of-the-art wood fiber processing plant in Conover, North Carolina as part of a five-phase expansion project that will include more infrastructure for creating new fiber technologies. The investment provides significant capacity to support growth for the foreseeable future. In addition to the new plant, the project features state-of-the-art greenhouses that have more than tripled the previous space. These greenhouses will be...
Aging Infrastructure Weighs Heavily on Water Utilities, J.D. Power Finds
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that $473 billion in drinking water infrastructure investment will be needed during the next 20 years as aging pipes and treatment and storage facilities require upgrades and replacement. According to the J.D. Power 2019 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study,SM released today, the ability of water utilities to successfully manage that process will increasingly be determined by how well they communicate with...
Brown and Caldwell to Manage $200M Water Resiliency Program in Phoenix
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, has been selected by the City of Phoenix, Arizona, to provide program management services for the City’s Zone 3D and 4A Improvements Program. The City conducted a study on how to supplement water supply should restrictions be placed on Colorado River water delivered through the Central Arizona Project (CAP). The results indicated a need for additional water supply in northern areas served by...
Video: Performance-Based Specifications to Improve Water Infrastructure
Josh Herchl, national infrastructure market manager with Advanced Drainage Solutions Inc., talks about strategies to improve the nation's water infrastructure.
European Support Gives Lesotho Lowlands Improved Access to Water
EUR 82 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for Lowlands Water Development Project in western and southern Lesotho. European Union contributes to project with EUR 41 million in grant funding, supporting sustainable development goals. During a public ceremony in Maseru the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a EUR 82 million (slightly over 1.3 billion Lesotho Maloti) loan for the “Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project - Phase II” (LLWDP II), with the Minis...
King County, Washington, Selects Brown and Caldwell to Develop Clean Water Plan
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.— Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced its selection as prime consultant by King County Wastewater Treatment Division to develop the County’s Clean Water Plan to guide future water quality investments and initiatives. The Clean Water Plan is a four-year effort to chart a path for the County’s investments in regional water quality for the central Puget Sound region. As prime, Brown and Caldwell will lead a team of ec...
New ASCE Publication Offers Insight Through Real-World Experiences with Water Management
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Adventures in Managing Water: Real-World Engineering Experiences, is a collection of essays that present the challenges of providing adequate, reliable, affordable, and clean water supplies to communities around the world. These stories, shared by engineers and other water management professionals, express the trials, successes, lessons learned, and moments of enlightenment each professional faced while building institutions and creating water management policies i...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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