Water/Wastewater
Aging industrial site becomes a sustainable green space
City-owned Burbank (Calif.) Water and Power has completed the first phase of its plan to transform its main campus from an industrial relic into a regenerative utility campus, called EcoCampus....
Procurement Ponderable
GoPro magazine asks readers what they would do in a sticky situation when a wastewater contract comes up for bid....
Ohio construction supplier boosts prices
Contech Construction Products has announced a price increase for all of its metal products, effective Feb. 1, 2011. The price increase will be 10 percent across the firm's line of products made of metal....
2011 Keating Report on government budgets and spending
A gradually strengthening economy in 2011 signals improved government budgets. The 2011 Keating Report includes analysis of federal, state, and local government spending, as well as an in-depth look at public works and government construction spending....
Natgun, DYK merge to form DN Tanks
Natgun Corp. and DYK, Inc. merged on Jan. 4 to form a new company, DN Tanks, Inc....
Absorbent product aids Gulf spill cleanup
Gulf Breeze, Fla., relied on MOP (Maximum Oil Pickup) 201 bulk loose sorbent to absorb oil from the 2010 Gulf oil spill. MOP 201 is an aggressive oleophilic and hydrophobic (oil-attracting and water-repelling) sorbent....
Georgia county joins water treatment partnership
Fulton County, Ga., has selected Veolia Water North America for a five-year, $58 million public-private partnership agreement to manage and operate the county's four wastewater treatment facilities and 30 pump stations....
Agricultural engineer wins 2010 Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award
Jeffrey Arnold, an agricultural engineer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, has received the 2010 Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers....
Thompson Pump emergency response team fought Gulf oil spill
Thompson Pump Co. mobilized its Emergency Response Team to provide pumping equipment, supplies, manpower and a wealth of tactical knowledge to areas devastated by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill....
Movers and shakers
Executive changes, promotions and appointments at American Public Works Association, Aquionics, PBS&J, and Spalding DeDecker Assoc....
PBS&J volunteers install water system in Guatemala
Engineering firm PBS&J's Jacksonville, Fla., office recently traveled to El Adelanto, Guatemala, for a week to participate in a voluntary effort to install a public water system....
Gulf spill cleanup relies on vacuum excavators
Vacuum excavators from McLaughlin Boring Systems are one of many tools helping with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup. They have been deployed on barges in the Gulf and are being used to remove oil from the miles of skimmers located along the Gulf Coast....
'Best Show in Public Works' Goes to Beantown
Public works professionals from around the world will gather in Boston later this month for the American Public Works Association's International Public Works Congress and Exposition (co-located with the Solid Waste Association of North America's WASTECON 2010 Conference and Exhibition)....
Movers and shakers
Executive changes, promotions and appointments at Parsons-Brinckerhoff, PBSJ Corp., HNTB, and Howard R. Green Co....
Manufacturer delivers beach cleaners to Gulf spill
Cherrington Enterprises' beach cleaning equipment is getting a workout on the Gulf Coast. The company got its initial order from BP for beach cleaning gear shortly after the Deepwater Horizon accident....
More organizations urge rainwater collection
As water conservation has become a greater concern across the country, state and local governments have begun harvesting rainwater for use in their facilities and for irrigation. Many are encouraging residents to do the same....
Thompson Pump holds Pumpology School
Thompson Pump holds Pumpology School to train pump users and buyers....
Product with long history is fighting Gulf spill
Oil-absorbent booms made from a 3,000-year-old Egyptian hibiscus plant called kenaf are containing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill throughout the Gulf of Mexico....
ARRA funds help communities reduce energy consumption
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funds have been used to upgrade facilities and public spaces, reduce energy consumption and create opportunities for "green" jobs and businesses....
Need for equipment grows after Deepwater Horizon spill
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill is nearing Pensacola Beach in Florida's Panhandle, and government officials are clamoring for beach cleaning equipment....
Work boat firm ramps up production
SeaArk Marine has announced immediate plans to expand its production capacity to respond to needs from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill....
Rainwater becoming a precious commodity
City governments in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Tucson, Ariz., as well as the state government in Maryland are planning to capture, harvest and re-direct rainfall to avert future water shortages, according to news reports....
Black & Veatch expands S.F. office
Black & Veatch has opened a new office in San Francisco, Calif. The office houses engineering and management consulting experts in six fields: heavy civil engineering, management consulting, renewable energy, smart grid, wastewater and water reuse. The company made a donation to Water For People....
Urban Land Institute report: Water infrastructure needs repair
"Infrastructure 2010: An Investment Imperative" summarizes the water infrastructure issues — accessibility and availability, treatment and delivery — communities are facing, and highlights specific water issues in 14 U.S. cities....
Movers and shakers
David LaFrance joined the American Water Works Association as executive director. Jeffrey Epstein, president of TerreStar, named CEO. Vincent Loiacono, chief accounting officer for TerreStar, named CFO. Michael Sheehan joined Thales Communications as CEO. Robert Paulsen, chairman and CEO for engineering firm PBSJ Corp., named to the American Council of Engineering Companies' executive committee....
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