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Senate Reinstates Water and Sewer Exemption in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Pro Builder

Senate Reinstates Water and Sewer Exemption in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The National Association of Home Builders sought to restore an exemption for water and sewer contributions in aid of construction in the Senate bipartisan infrastructure bill. cbroderick. Tue, 08/03/2021 - 09:52. In June, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

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Worker Drowns in Underground Vault

ENR Construction

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2020 that there were 41 deaths in sewers, manholes, or storm drains between 2011 and 2018, all related to the inhalation of a harmful substance.

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Ohio River Interceptor Repair Saves Dowtown Louisville's Sewer System

ENR Construction

After a 2018 structural evaluation of a large combined sewer interceptor concluded that sections of the infrastructure under Louisville’s historic Main Street had significant concrete loss, the city brought in Brown and Caldwell and Ulliman Schutte Construction to deliver an emergency solution.

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Pump Station Will Cut Town’s Sewage Overflow

ENR Construction

When Daniel O’Connell’s Sons won the construction contract in 2018 for the $122-million York Street Pump Station and Connecticut River Crossing project in Springfield, Mass.,

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Water/Environment Award Of Merit: South Cobb Emergency Services Contract

ENR Construction

A 2018 failure at South Cobb’s Wastewater Reclamation Facility influent lift station caused a backup of its combined sewer overflow system that spilled sewage into the Chattahoochee River.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Water and Sewer Services. Between October 1, 2018, and January 31, 2019, there were 342 reports of incidents of sewer overflows or treatment bypasses (an average of 21 per week). In September 2018, FDA requested public comments on how the administration should address the issue of plant-based liquids and milk labeling.

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Renovating El Cortez: the neon jewel of Fremont Street

The Korte Company

Due to the multi-phase renovation currently underway, The Korte Company has been staying there since 2018. Once we transitioned to full ownership of the work, we realized that the vertical waste and vents channeling wastewater out of the tower and into city sewers were badly clogged and needed to be replaced. Every corridor.