Articles Tagged with ''water/environment''

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: PFAS in Groundwater

Tetra Tech seeks to treat the pervasive chemicals

June 30, 2021

Tetra Tech designed a system to treat PFAS chemicals detected in the Orange County, Calif., Groundwater Basin, which provides up to 77% of the supply for local water agencies.

Water Infrastructure

Biden Picks Water Policy Specialist to Lead Bureau of Reclamation

Tom Ichniowski

June 21, 2021

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Former Hill aide Camille Touton also worked at Dept. of Interior in the Obama administration.

Water Infrastructure

House Committee Clears $50B Clean Water Bill

Tom Ichniowski

June 9, 2021

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee bill has $40 billion over five years for Clean Water SRF.

Digging Deeper | Flood Control

Wild Rice River Structure Will Help Tame Floods in the Red River Corridor

Crews are building a complex diversion system on the Wild Rice River in North Dakota to mitigate the area’s notorious spring floods

Jim Parsons

June 8, 2021

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A complex water diversion system in North Dakota aims to control notorious spring floods in the Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn., area.

Biden Administration

Biden Fiscal 2022 Budget Boosts Many Construction Programs

Tom Ichniowski

May 28, 2021

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Major exception is Corps of Engineers' civil works, which would face a cut.

Western Drought

Calif. Governor Seeks $5.1B for Water Infrastructure as State Drought Expands

Erica Berardi

May 12, 2021

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Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought in 41 counties and proposed water investment over four years.

Coronavirus and Construction

As Rescue Act Aid Starts to Move, Roads, Water, Sewers May Benefit

Tom Ichniowski

May 11, 2021

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Water, sewer, broadband and—industry officials say—road projects are eligible.

Michigan seeks to shutter Enbridge pipeline

Energy

Line 5 Deadline Looms as Enbridge, Mich. Governor Dig in Over Shutdown Threat

Whitmer says Enbridge has violated its permit, Canadian energy giant says issue should be decided by federal court

Annemarie Mannion

May 7, 2021

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Citing spill risks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) set a May 13 deadline to shut down the portion of the oil and natural gas line that runs through the straits of Mackinac between the state and Ontario, but Canada opposes closure.

Design

Water Warriors: Stantec Named ENR Midwest's 2021 Design Firm of the Year

Regional powerhouse had a strong 2020 in all 11 Midwest states, despite the pandemic

Jeff Yoders

April 14, 2021

Architecture, engineering and consulting giant Stantec used its broad transportation, water and building design prowess to grow even bigger in a year where the COVID-19 pandemic shrunk lesser firms.

Technology

Bentley's OpenTower iQ Automates the Creation of Digital Twins for Telecom Tower Design

CEO Greg Bentley says importance of digital twins for telecom, water and energy infrastructure will grow

Jeff Yoders

Pam Radtke Russell

April 9, 2021

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The pandemic has forced many asset owners to demand better models and maintenance of their infrastructure assets, giving engineering firms an opportunity to be data curators and analysts for everything from water systems to energy grids, executive says.

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