Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) and GHD announced March 12 that the two firms will merge ? an agreement that is expected to be finalized by July 2014.Employee shareholders in CRA will become shareholders of GHD. The transaction is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval and is expected to close in July.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would see its budget for State Revolving Funds decrease and spending on categorical grants to states and tribes increase under President Obama’s 2015 budget plan.
The Boards of Directors of the WateReuse Association and the WateReuse Research Foundation are pleased to announce that Melissa L. Meeker has been named executive director effective March 25, 2014.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection?s (DEP) Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Facility, the largest ultraviolet water treatment facility in the world, has been selected by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as a 2013 ?Best of the Best Projects.?
The $1.6 billion Miami-Dade county sewer repair project has produced a steady flow of controversy as Florida public officials changed the rules for competitors for the prime contract, and the two finalists clashed over the accuracy of their stated qualifications.
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) and Pasco County Utilities? collaborative Water Awareness Poster Contest and Community Outreach Program were named ?Best in Class? for the 2013 Water Conservation Awards for Excellence.
Nearly 800 key players and decision-makers from the architectural, engineering, construction and acquisition communities are expected at the San Jose Convention Center to take part in the conference educational programs and networking events ? all of which are geared towards teaching them how to save time, save money and increase the quality of the nation?s construction projects.
The Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) members have unanimously elected Andrew Albrecht to serve as president for 2014. Albrecht is a senior vice president with Parsons Corp. (Parsons), with more than 25 years of hands-on construction management experience, including design-build and construction management-at-risk delivery.
Construction spending was up nearly 6 percent in the last year, but passing vital infrastructure and transportation legislation may be a key to further growth, according to a recent analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
In January, California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a drought emergency throughout the state and directed officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for severe drought conditions. But according to a report late last month from Fitch Ratings, California water utilities should be able to manage the state?s drought emergency in the near term.
