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ENR Mountain States 2017 Best Projects

Water/Environment Award of Merit: Nitrogen Upgrades Project

October 18, 2017

The state of Colorado has new regulations for allowable levels of nitrogen in wastewater, so the city of Boulder sought an innovative solution.

ENR MidAtlantic's 2017 Best Projects

Water/Environment Best Project: South Potomac Supply Improvement Project

October 17, 2017

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To combat failing prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) in its system, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission has placed a high priority on replacing sections of existing PCCP with ductile iron or steel pipe.

ENR MidAtlantic's 2017 Best Projects

Water/Environment Award of Merit: New Greensboro Wastewater Treatment Plant

October 17, 2017

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The new wastewater treatment plant is designed for an average daily flow of 332,000 gallons and provides nutrient removal to meet effluent requirements of 3.0 mg/l total nitrogen and 0.3 mg/l total phosphorus.

Newtown Creek wastewater treatment plant dock

ENR New York’s 2017 Best Projects

Water/Environment Best Project: NC-CM03, Newtown Creek WWTP upgrade

September 18, 2017

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The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn is the largest of 14 wastewater treatment plants owned and operated by the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection.

ENR New York’s 2017 Best Projects

Water/Environment Award of Merit: Former Town of Salina Landfill Remediation Project

September 18, 2017

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The former unlined landfill that operated in the town of Salina, N.Y., from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s and accepted all types of waste had been dormant for nearly 20 years.

Infrastructure

ASCE Rates U.S. Infrastructure at D+, Same as in 2013

Report estimates investment shortfall at nearly $2.1 trillion over 10 years

Tom Ichniowski

March 9, 2017

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Rail sector rates the best, with a grade of B; transit ranks at the bottom, with a D-minus.

Water/Environment Best Project: Mantoloking Sea Wall

Alisa Zevin

October 4, 2016

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In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed large parts of the New Jersey shore town of Mantoloking, and an emergency plan was needed to restore it.

Environmental Projects

Army Corps Awards $48M Contract for Central Treatment Plant Upgrades in Idaho’s Silver Valley

May 30, 2016

AMEC Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure Inc. was awarded a design-build contract that will upgrade and expand the currently operating Central Treatment Plant and its support facilities.

Best Project Water/Environment: City of Chandler Water Reclamation Facility Phase 3

December 8, 2015

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The $105.5-million wastewater treatment expansion project for the city of Chandler increased capacity at the facility to 22 million gallons per day from 15 million.