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Completed Wet Weather Treatment Facility Helps Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows

PC Construction

Last week, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) commissioned the first major component of the DC Clean Rivers Program ahead of the deadline outlined by the consent decree. Working with a.

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Pump Station Will Cut Town’s Sewage Overflow

ENR Construction

the owner’s designer, Kleinfelder, suggested pipe jacking to launch three new wastewater conveyance pipelines at the pump station that would run under a railroad and flood wall before crossing the river and passing through a levee to the Springfield Water & Sewer Commission treatment facility in Agawam, Mass.

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Report exposes serious gaps in Michigan water and sewer infrastructure investment

Contractor Magazine

Communities throughout Michigan face challenge of updating aging water and sewer systems. A new report commissioned by the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association found that Michigan and its communities are not keeping up with the multimillion-dollar investments needed to ensure clean drinking water. read more.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

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Even infrastructure projects like roads and sewers. Once the building has passed muster, the building will be commissioned and then handed over to the client and occupancy will begin. Tall skyscrapers, tourist attractions, factories, homes. The fourth and fifth stages will happen once the construction is completed.

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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). A related reporting requirement for Public Service Commission is delayed three years until July 1, 2022. Septic Systems.

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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The City of Alexandria will provide gas, water, sewer and electrical upgrades, along with road improvements at the 30-acre Port of Alexandria site. We are thrilled that Cool Planet Energy Systems has chosen the Port of Alexandria as the location for its first commercial bio-refinery,” said Norman Welch, Alexandria Port Commission member. “We

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees. Each year, a team of eight college interns is commissioned by Ivory Innovations to conduct research, including traveling and interviews, with prospective candidates. Ivory Homes Redesigns the Future.