Project delivery approach for the 72-mile-long line delivering Missouri River water to southeastern South Dakota is being used for the first time in the state.
Around 2009, Denver Water’s capital plan was packed with upcoming work. Major projects—including the Gross Reservoir Expansion, Northwater Treatment Plant and lead pipe replacements—threatened to overwhelm the utility’s engineering department.
Mark Bransom, CEO since 2016 of Klamath River Renewal Corp., credits his more than 30-year career in water resources management and engineering for his ability to oversee the successful completion of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history.
Besides Corps funding, the legislation has sections dealing with non-Corps agencies, such as the Federal Highway Administration and the General Services Administration.
Contining resolution funds are needed to repair and expand South Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant near the US-Mexico border, but other issues may delay cleaning up the region's waters.