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Originally built in 1958, the Priest Rapids Dam is a composite structure with a center-channel spillway and powerhouse and a left and right embankment.

Situated on the Pend Oreille River north of the Metaline Falls in Washington state is Boundary Dam, a 340-ft-tall concrete arch hydroelectric dam first built in 1967 that can generate 1,117 MW of power.

The Musaimeer pump station and outfall is a vital infrastructure addition in Qatar to meet demands of its increasing population and to deal with growing problems of rising brackish groundwater as well as flash flooding.

Despite six major flood events, COVID-19 restrictions, substandard soil conditions and a remote site location, the largest weir to be built in Queensland, Australia, since World War II now is operating and achieving what it was designed to do—provide water security for the region where it is located while protecting aquatic wildlife.

To rehabilitate and augment the Wylie Water Treatment Plant’s (WTP) existing filter walls—which had begun deteriorating—the project team on this $10-million endeavor developed a plan that allowed the facility to continue providing essential water services while the necessary upgrades were carried out.

This $92-million effort included the installation of multiple pipeline segments on a large water supply project for the Alliance Regional Water Authority in Central Texas.

With a treatment capacity of 150 million gallons per day, the Draper Water Treatment Plant is the largest such facility in the state of Oklahoma and has a more drought-resistant supply than the city’s other water treatment plant.

This two-story, 130,000-sq-ft building co-locates 180 administrative and maintenance professionals.

Denver Water’s $520-million Northwater Treatment Plant (NTP) is capable of treating 75 million gallons of water per day.

Maintaining safety was a priority at a $97-million project by WIN Waste Innovations that virtually eliminates the emission of sulfur dioxide —an acid rain precursor—at two landfills in Ohio.