ACEC/MA Announces Tata & Howard, Inc. 2018 Winner of Silver Engineering Excellence Award

BOSTON, MA — The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) names Tata & Howard, Inc. as a winner of a 2018 Silver Engineering Excellence Awards for engineering services on the Long Pond Water Treatment Plant in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

The 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at the recent ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala with emcees Beth J. Larkin, PE, MBTA Assistant General Manager for and Housamm (“Sam”) H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, MassPort Director of Capital Programs & Environmental Affairs.

Tata & Howard, Inc., with offices in Marlborough and Lakeville, Massachusetts, was retained by the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, to provide lead engineering services for the design and construction administration of the new 8.4-million-gallon per day Long Pond Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Falmouth. The new WTP, which replaces an 1890s-era facility that operated under a filtration waiver, provides the Town with the ability to meet current regulatory requirements, remove pathogens, taste, odor, organic matter and algae/algal toxins, produce stable water quality and provide flexibility to meet uncertain future regulatory and water quality challenges.

“The awards honor this year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments in Massachusetts,” said ACEC/MA President Michael J. Scipione, PE, President and CEO of Weston & Sampson Engineering, Inc. “They are excellent examples of how engineers create projects that improve our lives and communities. Professional engineers are dedicated to providing quality infrastructure, providing safe and reliable water and energy, and making our buildings safe and energy efficient. We congratulate our winners on their exceptional achievements.”