Turnkey Excavation and Dewatering Design-Build
…others. Excavation and dewatering to 30-feet below grade was completed on time, within budget, and incident free despite being conducted in a complex geologic environment on a compact urban site….
Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater
Widespread disposal of landfill leachate to municipal sewer infrastructure in the United States calls for an improved understanding of the relative organic-chemical contributions to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) waste…
Nutrient TMDL Planning and Regulatory Compliance
…in U.S. EPA-Chesapeake Bay Program work groups, reviews technical materials, and conducts independent data analysis and modeling. The work ensures sound science and that proper scientific and modeling results are…
Industrial Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plans
Brown and Caldwell delivered Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans for multiple locations for an industrial client to raise awareness with staff regarding spill management, while streamlining regulatory compliance….
Environmental Restoration Program Optimization
…Optimization (ERP-O) approach for evaluating existing remediation alternatives to improve their effectiveness, reduce a site’s clean-up costs and improve efficiency – all without increasing risks. At another Superfund site in…
Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
…North America. The project site is being transformed into a community asset with public access to a Puget Sound waterfront park and championship golf course — host to the USGA…
ALTERNATIVE OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES TO CONTROL POLLUTANTS IN PEAK WET WEATHER FLOWS
…with the dual coagulants, ferric chloride and a polyaluminum chloride compound, followed by the addition of an anionic polymer resulted in primary effluent TSS and BOD concentrations that exceeded the…
Algae Harvesting for Protein Production from Wastewater
…many of those needing it the most. To meet the critical shortage of world food supplies, intensive research is underway in several countries to develop technology for the massive and…
A Debate: Circular Clarifiers or Rectangular Clarifers – “Rectangular Clarifiers Should Be Considered” and Rebuttal to “Rectangular Clarifiers Should Be Considered” and “The Case for Circular Clarifiers” and Rebuttal to “The Case for Circular Clarifiers”
…rectangular clarifiers. In my firm’s practice, we find both circular and rectangular clarifiers have their place. We’ve designed about the same number of each. Since it is understood that Dr….
Aesthetics in the Design of Water Facilities
…part of the residential community. There have been examples in the past of constructing pump stations and buildings that look like residential homes, but this type of camouflage, while not…
Alternative and Innovative Wastewater Management Technologies and Filtration in Wastewater Treatment
…on wastewater management technologies which are classified as “alternative” or “innovative.” Although complete final guidelines for implementing this portion of the act have not been developed, EPA has published proposed…
Asset Management: A Fad or the Future?
…failed to yield expected benefits or gain broad organizational support and sustained commitment. Further, the concepts of accountability and measurement, which are central to AM, can be intimidating to some,…