ARTBA - Mon March 08, 2021
Federal Court Decision Clears the Way for Faster Transportation Improvements, ARTBA & NSSGA Say
A major March 2 court decision has given every state in the country a clear understanding of how far federal jurisdiction extends over the nation's water bodies, eliminating potentially costly delays in transportation system upgrades, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 03, 2021
Waukesha Water's $286M Pipeline Meets Federal Requirements
Construction crews in Wisconsin are working on a $286 million project that's designed to provide safe, sustainable and reliable water for years to come. The city of Waukesha is under a court order to be in full compliance with federal drinking water standards for radium by September 2023....
Sundt Construction - Tue February 23, 2021
Innovative Concrete Work Drives SLC Water Project
Valued at more than half a billion dollars, Salt Lake City's new Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) is a massive public infrastructure project that will have wide-ranging benefits for the community. During the five-year rebuild, Sundt and joint-venture partner PCL Construction will use nearly 113,000 cu....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 18, 2021
R.H. Price Installs Water Main Down Busy Charlotte Street
Anyone who has regularly driven around Charlotte, N.C., in the last couple of decades can attest to its seemingly never-ending growth. New skyscrapers are erected each year in the uptown, along with multi-story residential apartments and condominiums in the trendy neighborhoods nearby....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue February 09, 2021
Clearwater Construction Gives Expert Treatment on Wastewater Project
When the city of Lewiston, Idaho, decided to rehabilitate its wastewater treatment plant for energy and cost efficiency, Spokane, Wash.-based Clearwater Construction and Management LLC undertook what would be its, and the city's, largest such project to date....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu January 21, 2021
Specialty Teams Collaborate to Complete Savannah River Flume
It's not every day that onlookers at a construction site include alligators and venomous snakes, but at the recently completed Savannah River Flume, part of the larger Raw Water Canal Improvements approved by Beaufort — Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA) — that was the guaranteed daily scene....
Zip06.com - Wed January 13, 2021
Living Shoreline Restoration Ongoing at Former Hepburn Property in Connecticut
Only the second living shoreline restoration project in Connecticut, an effort to restore and protect the shoreline at what was the property of legendary actress Katharine Hepburn in Fenwick, began last fall under the guidance of the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC), which is working closely with the Lynde Point Land Trust, which owns the land, and the borough of Fenwick....
New Hampshire Union Leader - Thu January 07, 2021
Merrimack, N.H.'s Third Water Treatment Plant to Be Built
With construction expected to begin in April, Merrimack, N.H.'s third water treatment facility is designed to treat contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Peter Pitsas, a project manager with Underwood Engineering of Concord, has been overseeing the designs of the PFAS treatment plants for Merrimack Village District (MVD) wells since contamination was discovered coming from faucets at the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics facility and later within the surrounding groundwater....
John Flesher - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue December 22, 2020
Flint, Michigan Makes Progress Toward Ending Water Crisis
Flint has taken important steps toward resolving the lead contamination crisis that made the impoverished Michigan city a symbol of the drinking water problems that plague many United States' communities, officials said Dec....
The Avenue News - Fri December 18, 2020
Maryland to Upgrade Protections for Baltimore's Drinking Water
The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) on Dec. 9 approved funding of more than $100 million toward major projects to protect the supply of drinking water for customers in the Baltimore region. In addition, the new monies will be used to improve wastewater infrastructure in Baltimore City and Baltimore County to prevent sewage overflows and backups into homes and businesses....
