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January 23, 2014
Gabe Stonebraker
In 2012, I became heavily involved with an organization at George Mason University called Engineers for International Development (EfID). The organization's goal is to use its students' abilities to improve small communities' quality of life in developing countries. By supplying knowledge on the…
December 5, 2013
Bradley Workman, Stuart Geiger and John Henz
In mid-September 2013, a powerful storm system overwhelmed Colorado's available flood prevention measures. This five-day natural disaster forced more than 11,000 evacuations and damaged more than 19,000 homes. More than 1,750 citizens were rescued from areas cut off by swollen waterways and…
November 7, 2013
Craig Johnson
Since late October 2012, a number of Dewberry employees have been working all-out for months. From my vantage point helping coordinate their efforts, I've seen many people working six and seven days a week, many outside their normal work environment. We've been responsive to the ever changing needs…
October 10, 2013
John Moynier
Real-Time Simulation (RTS) programs are designed to seamlessly integrate meteorological data; and reservoir operation simulation, hydrologic, and hydraulic models into a calibrated, comprehensive, and standardized program. The program is designed to assist system operators with maximizing operation…
August 1, 2013
Glenn D. Pearson
As August is Water Quality Month, I want to follow up on a previous issue I discussed some time ago. For over 15 years, the development of our nation's roads and bridges has relied on a federal funding program administered through the Federal Highway Administration. Known as the Transportation…
June 20, 2013
Daniel Wilkinson, Jeff Chapin and Robert Bolton
With high quality water supply sources becoming more scarce and water demand increasing, we see the water market continuing to trend towards effluent reuse. For example, if you consider the water supply needs of the power industry, we think this trend towards effluent reuse will continue in the…
January 17, 2013
The Noman M. Cole, Jr., Pollution Control Plant (NCPCP) in Lorton, Virginia, has been in service since 1970. Fairfax County has directed many expansion and improvement projects over the years, and, as a result, the award-winning 67-MGD facility continues to serve as a state-of-the-art model for…
January 10, 2013
Katie Jones and Daniel Wilkinson
Pharmaceutical companies produce high strength wastewater, presenting some unique needs and challenges. For one company in North Carolina, the amount of wastewater generated was going to significantly increase when they doubled the size of their production facility. We were hired to do a technology…
December 6, 2012
This past fall, I participated in the Young Professionals Poster Session at the 2011 WaterJAM meeting—a partnership between the Virginia Water Environment Association and the Virginia Section of the American Water Works Association—in Virginia Beach. The poster session is an opportunity for young…
November 29, 2012
Jerri Daniels
While working on flood risk management projects, not only do we work with our client, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but we also work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), community officials, and levee authorities to combine data and information that will be used to…
November 29, 2012
Troy Shelton
Recently, the Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported some interesting results from a study of the Rappahannock River. According to the Corps, Dr. Nathaniel Hitt, a research fish biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, found in a multi-year study that there had been a…
August 16, 2012
James Floystrop
Recently, my team and I were tasked with performing a master plan and hydraulic model for a water utility whose service area covered 25 square miles and supported a population of 70,000. Our analysis of a 15-year planning horizon resulted in more than $50-million in recommended system improvements.
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