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Stormwater Association Formed 05/18/2009
The Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association was formed to support the regulatory and engineering communities as well as individual cities and states, in implementing the Clean Water Act. The association, based in St. Paul, MN, consists of organizations involved in the manufacture of stormwater quality solutions.
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CSO Basin Will Eliminate Overflows By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 04/20/2009
A pump station and a 9-million-gallon combined sewer overflow (CSO) basin are being constructed in Southwest Detroit, MI, in order to eliminate sewer overflows during heavy rain events in the area. L. D'Agostini & Sons, Inc./Lakeshore Engineering Services, Inc. Joint Venture is the general contractor.
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Erosion Control in Avon, CT By Joanne Ray - 04/13/2009
It all started with a major traffic accident that took the lives of four people. On July 29, 2005, a dump truck with a history of brake violations barreled into traffic at the busy intersection of U.S. Routes 44 and 10 in Avon, CT. The truck crushed cars, setting off a chain of fiery collisions that killed four people and injured 14.
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Blue Tee Corp. Awarded Water Well Drilling System Contract Staff - 04/06/2009
Blue Tee Corp, Enid, OK, was awarded a $6,073,366 firm fixed price construction contract for Water Well Drilling System for the Egyptian government. Work will be performed at Enid, OK, and in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2009.?U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Programs Center, Winchester, VA, is the contracting activity.
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Portland's Big Pipe Staff - 04/06/2009
The East Side Combined Sewer Outflow project in Portland is designed to significantly reduce the city's sewage and storm water overflows into the Willamette River. When completed in December 2011, it will collect and intercept overflows from 12 existing combined sewer outfalls that discharge to the river.
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Vacuum-Assisted Thompson Pump 04/01/2009
The 6V from Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc., Port Orange, FL, can handle both sewage bypass pumping and general construction -dewatering. With a 3-inch solids handling capacity, the 6V is capable of flows up to 1,500 gpm and heads up to 102 feet. The unit contains a cooling system that allows the pump to run completely dry without damage.
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Drilling into the Mountain to Release Excess Water By Scott Ellenbecker - 03/27/2009
Ed Boyer, owner of Boyer Construction Management Group, Inc. (BCMG), has worked in the ground engineering business for 30 years ...
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Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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