Bowing to state concerns over the increased potential for sinkhole activity near Tampa Bay Water's C.W. "Bill" Young Regional Reservoir in Lithia, Fla., the water utility has scuttled its $41-million, 3-billion-gallon planned expansion of the facility.
Gaylord Entertainment Inc., whose Nashville hotel and entertainment properties sustained more than $250 million in flood damage two years ago, and others are charging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Weather Service with negligence and failure to act during the event.
Jefferson County, Ala., mired in a $4.1- billion bankruptcy, has gotten one of its nine sewer treatment systems removed from federal court supervision and plans to have the remaining four plants out over the next three years.
A federal judge has issued a ruling in a lawsuit that sought to halt the Army Corps of Engineers' rebid of a disputed flood control project contract in New Orleans, according to involved parties who have seen the still unreleased decision.
Work could begin as early as next summer on a newly approved, $2-billion plan to build a system that would divert floods on the Red River around Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., if Congress authorizes funds for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal.
On April 23, contractors began a three-month-long, round-the-clock push to start diverting water from one of the main aqueducts serving New York City into the $1.3-billion Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility.
For the James W. Fowler Co. of Dallas, Ore., using a vertical shaft machine made by Germany’s Herrenknecht for a 145-ft-deep, 30-ft-dia launching portal as part of a $32-million sewer upgrade project in Seattle—the first time the technology has been used in the U.S.—was a matter of necessity.
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust in early April approved $653 million in capital funding toward improving the city's water and wastewater systems over the next five years. The plan, which will be financed through rate increases, includes $488 million in spending for water-delivery and water-treatment projects, with the remaining funding allocated for wastewater collection and treatment upgrades.
Tampa Bay Water Opts for Kiewit's $162M Fix for Cracking Reservoir In Reversal, Tampa Bay Water Rejects $30-Million Settlement With HDR Tampa Bay Water Pushing Fix, Lawsuit for Cracked Reservoir Jury
Seeking to achieve the dual goals of ensuring a reliable water supply for the state while protecting the San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem, California agencies have worked at cross-purposes at times, according to a new report from the National Research Council.
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