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Black & Veatch Corporation

Utilities with wet weather problems turn to Black & Veatch for many reasons. The company's extensive experience in CSO system planning, program management, design and rehabilitation, as well as stormwater management and wastewater treatment, is one good reason to trust Black & Veatch to provide solutions. Another is the fact that wet weather controls pose unique and complex challenges -- and Black & Veatch is known as a company that can rise to even the toughest challenges. Not only are Black & Veatch national practice leaders in CSO and stormwater management experienced in helping clients meet federal and state regulations, but they also have a thorough understanding of government policy and regulations from having helped develop them.

Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, program management, construction and consulting company specializing in infrastructure development in water, energy, information and government markets. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients' needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions include conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services. The employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide.

B&V Water, the water business of Black & Veatch Corporation, provides innovative, cost-effective, technology-based solutions to utilities, governments and industries worldwide. Local project teams work in conjunction with a global team of water and wastewater treatment process experts to address site-specific challenges through a broad range of consulting, study, planning, design, design-build and construction management services.


Contact: Barry Seymour

(215) 928-2238


CDM

CDM is a consulting, engineering, construction and operations firm delivering exceptional service to public and private clients worldwide. CDM has a long history of working on storm water and combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects. From study through design and construction, CDM's focus for all CSO programs is to identify practical and cost-effective solutions, with an emphasis on best management practices that result in the greatest water quality improvements. These solutions consider innovative end-of-pipe technologies, structural alternatives, abatement, regulatory compliance, and water quality goals.

Contact: Robert L. Matthews, Senior Vice President

(239) 432-9494


CDS Technologies, Inc.

CDS Technologies designs, manufactures and installs Continuous Deflective Separation water pollution control devices. These devices are a superior and cost effective technology for separating gross solids from liquids. Used in storm water systems and sanitary and combined sewer overflows, they prevent pollution from reaching receiving waters. In industrial processes, they can be used to separate valuable solids and to recover and reuse process liquids.

The company can assist users in formulating urban storm water management plans for wet and dry weather flows, as well as provide primary screening at sewer overflow relief points.

CDS Technologies' product details, including devices for removing pollutants from storm water runoff and improving the quality of ocean and river waters, can be found on our web site. Please select the US or Australian flag to access the site most relevant to you, or go to Copa Ltd, our UK subsidiary.

The CDS technology is multi-award winning, having received the recognition of the 1999 Engineering Excellence Award for "Management of Sewer Overflows", the Australian Technology Award for "Excellence in Technology"; the Banksia Environmental Award for "Innovation" and a New South Wales Case Earth Award, presented for projects that alleviate existing environmental problems.

Last year, CDS added a further two awards to this impressive list - the AusIndustry-sponsored Innovation award for continued focus on innovation and growth through innovation, and the Emerging Industries award for outstanding innovations in water treatment.


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Greeley and Hansen

Greeley and Hansen has specialized in water and wastewater engineering since our establishment in 1914. With professional staff located in offices throughout the United States and South America, the firm understands that all CSO cities, regardless of size, face the same dilemma: balancing the environmental benefits of CSO control with the costs. Greeley and Hansen has developed a CSO planning and implementation approach that has resolved this dilemma for communities across the nation.

Greeley and Hansen's Wet Weather Team is comprised of professionals from around the country with expertise in all aspects of collection system management, including CSO, SSO, storm water issues, data management and analysis, infrastructure assessment, and repair and rehabilitation. The focus of the team's efforts is to completely understand the hydraulics and physical condition of each collection system, maximize the flexible elements of policies, and ensure dollars spent produce actual benefits.

Contact: Clyde Wilber, Partner

(301) 817-3700


HDR Engineering, Inc.

HDR specializes in guiding complex projects and solving whatever challenges may arise for its clients in the public and private sector. More than 4,500 employee-owners in over 120 locations pool their strengths in architecture, engineering, environmental science, consulting, planning and construction management to provide solutions beyond the scope of traditional architecture/engineering/consulting firms. Focusing on the use of automation and innovative design elements, we produce results that meet our client’s needs.

Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, HDR was founded in 1917. The company pioneered water and sewer systems for new cities and towns throughout the Midwest, helping them emerge from frontier status. Our firm has been providing complete professional engineering services in the wastewater field since that day. Ranked in the Top 10 of Engineering News-Record's 2005 Top 500 Design Firms in both the Water and Sewer/Waste markets, HDR has established its position as a leader in the field by combining technical innovation with practical solutions.

HDR has national expertise in CSO related issues with clients that include many small, medium and large municipalities. We are a nationally recognized firm experienced in all aspects of planning, designing, permitting and operating utility systems. Our services include studies, site investigations, regulatory negotiations and compliance strategy, rainfall/runoff analysis, system modeling, conceptual and final designs, flow monitoring and projection, construction contract administration and field observation, operation and maintenance manuals, CSO treatment, CSO outfalls/outlets, condition assessment, rehabilitation, start-up services, training and troubleshooting. These services are performed by our engineers, scientists and technicians who are experts in the wastewater field. Our professionals offer a balanced approach combining the knowledge of hands-on research with the experience of applying new technologies to systems across the country.

Contact: Michael J. McBride

(617) 357-7758


HNTB Corporation

HNTB's roots date to 1914, and today we're a multidisciplined firm known and respected for our work in transportation, bridges, aviation, architecture, urban design and planning, environmental engineering, construction services and design-build.

We're committed to fining better ways of doing things within the bounds of quality work, customer satisfaction and communication. we're innovators. Our philosophy is simple:

  • Deliver incredible work.
  • Never miss a schedule.
  • Always make budget.
  • Exceed expectations.

Previously operating as a partnership, HNTB reorganized under a corporate structure in 1993. Besides HNTB's Architectural/Engineering/Planning/Constructing organization, the HNTB Companies include subsidiaries specializing in design-build (HNTB Design/Build, Inc.) Globally, HNTB International Corporation pursues strategic partnerships around the world.

Contact: John Kupke, Vice President

(317) 636-4682


Metcalf & Eddy

Metcalf & Eddy has worked in the forefront of CSO control for over twenty-five years and has been a member of the CSO Partnership's Technical Advisory Council since 1992. From 1970, when M&E led the team that developed the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) for EPA, to 1996 when it completed the high-profile CSO Master Plan for the metropolitan Boston area, the company has been a constant innovator in both the development and application of CSO technology. Today, the company is an acknowledged leader in the effort to help communities achieve cost-effective compliance while meeting water quality goals.

The combination of M&E's innovative solutions to CSO problems and its extensive experience in assisting EPA in developing and interpreting CSO policy/guidance makes it a leader in the field of CSO control. Please contact M&E's representatives to the CSO Partnership if you have questions about CSO issues: Daniel Donahue at (404) 682-3802 or Dave Bingham at (216) 292-8191.


Strand Associates, Inc.

Strand Associates, Inc., provides specialized service in the fields of civil and environmental engineering. Since 1946, we have been helping our clients meet their engineering needs in the areas of wastewater, stormwater, water supply, municipal, facilities, transportation, dams, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Having 10 offices serving clients throughout the Midwest and Southeast has allowed us to address Water Quality and Quantity issues in numerous states and EPA regions successfully. We have specifically helped communities address wet weather flows, including combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows, putting their facilities on a sound footing in an effective and affordable fashion. Our services include metering/monitoring, infiltration/inflow reduction, system computer modeling, comprehensive evaluations, treatment plant innovations, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit negotiations, and design and construction services. Through this work we have developed a reputation for quality people and engineering that extends throughout the Midwest and Southeast.

Our understanding of MS4 permit requirements has also provided cost-effective answers to our clients in addressing this unfunded mandate. Our overall understanding of the Clean Water Act provides us the opportunity to guide our clients through the ever-changing regulatory maze that exits from 308 letter responses to TMDL development and evaluation to Consent decree negotiations. Please visit our web site at www.strand.com to learn more about how we can assist you.

Contact: Andrew Craven, Project Manager

(608) 251-4843


Tetra Tech, Inc.


Walter E. Deuchler Associates, Inc.

 
   
 
 

 

 

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