Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 03, 2018
Gift of Fresh Water Coming to North Pole Via Huge Project
In 2009, sulfolane was detected in drinking water wells near the North Pole Refinery, about 15 mi. east of Fairbanks. Under DEC oversight, Flint Hills Resources Alaska (FHRA), owner of the refinery, responded quickly by providing affected residents and businesses with alternative drinking water and initiating an extensive characterization effort....
Michael Hill - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon June 25, 2018
Fixing Massive NYC Plumbing Leak, 55 Stories Underground
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) New York City is in the midst of a plumbing repair job of monumental proportions. Hard-hat workers are toiling deep underground, 55 stories beneath the Hudson River, to eliminate gushing leaks in an aging tunnel that carries half the city's water supply more than 85 mi....
New Jersey American Water - Thu June 21, 2018
New Jersey American Water Investing $2M in Millburn
New Jersey American Water will begin replacing approximately 6,300 ft. of aging water main in its Millburn service area. The company is replacing main that was installed in the 1920s and 1930s with new ductile iron main along Old Short Hills Road, from Parsonage Hill Road to Silver Spring Road....
Tue June 19, 2018
Ahwatukee Waterline Relocation Work for South Mountain Freeway Delayed
Work to relocate a water main located within the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has been delayed, causing Liberty Lane traffic restrictions to remain in effect through this summer. Since March, crews working for Connect 202 Partners, the freeway developer, have been digging trenches along Liberty Lane between Desert Foothills Parkway and 24th Street to install a specially designed 4-ft.-wide pipe that will run more than a mile....
Central Utah Water Conservancy District - Tue June 05, 2018
Federal Funding Boost to Accelerate Completion of Water Resource Project
Utah's largest and most comprehensive water resource development program is one step closer to completion, due to $15 million in construction funding championed by Rep. Chris Stewart and approved by the U.S....
Department of the Interior - Tue June 05, 2018
Interior Awards $17.68M for Steinaker Dam Modification
On April 19, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $17.68 million contract to Weeminuche Construction Authority of Towaoc, Colo., owned by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, for modification work at Steinaker Dam near Vernal, Utah....
Tue June 05, 2018
Pocatello Water Department Lists 2018 Construction Season Projects
The city of Pocatello's Water Department has announced its list of projects for the 2018 construction season. During the year, staff are scheduled to replace approximately 2 mi. of water main lines in areas that include Mahogany Drive, Chokecherry Drive, El Rancho Boulevard, South Johnson Avenue, West Clark Street and West Center Street....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
Sukut Makes the Grade in California
After the recent statewide droughts, preserving water bears a new meaning in California. The Santa Margarita Water District is ushering in a new era of water conservation for South Orange County by purchasing and improving the half-century old Trampas Canyon Dam....
Wed April 25, 2018
Sterling Construction Company Wins $30M Colorado Springs Utility Project
Sterling Construction Company Inc. announced on March 27 that Myers & Sons Construction LLC, a consolidated affiliate, is the apparent low bidder on a $30 million Colorado Springs Utilities water treatment facility project in Colorado Springs, Colo....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 24, 2018
Alliance Water Is Bringing Flow to Texas I-35 Corridor
Alliance Water received approval from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) in August 2017 for a $213.4 million new water supply project along the I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. Funding for the project will come from the State Water Implementation Fund of Texas (SWIFT)....
