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Representative
Sept./Oct. Events
(* denotes Gannett Fleming involvement)
(** denotes previous
eNews coverage)
environmental management/planning»
geotechnical»
solid waste»
water
resources
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env.
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Brownfields
2004**
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Sept. 20-22
St. Louis, MO
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"Gateway to Revitalization" focuses on various brownfield
redevelopment issues ranging from archaeological investigations,
bioremediation and community development to environmental
insurance, greenspace and vapor intrusion.
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www.brownfields2004.org/en/index.asp
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American Planning
Association, North Carolina Chapter,
Fall Conference*
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Sept. 22-24
Asheville, NC
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Event featuring workshops, focus groups and a keynote address on
small community design issues.
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www.nc-apa.org |
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geotechnical |
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Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)*
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Sept. 25 - Oct. 3
Dearborn, MI
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Annual
meeting including several Gannett Fleming
presentations:
Construction of a
Municipal Wastewater Collection System in Landslide Prone
Terrain
(see "Papers/Presentations"),
Assessment and Remediation of a Landslide in Clairborne County,
Tennessee
(see "Papers/ Presentations")
and
Geology and Its
Implications Along Alignment of Proposed Phoenix Airport People
Mover.
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www.aegweb.org/indexf.htm |
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Baltimore 2004*
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Oct. 20-23
Baltimore, MD
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Civil
engineering conference and exposition including various
management, security and sustainability tracks including tunnel
design and construction; and highlighting the ASCE Institutes
(scroll down to "Spotlight
Organizations"
for more information).
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www.asce.org
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For more on
tunnel restoration, read our
related article under
"Papers/Presentations" |
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solid waste |
SWANA, Keystone Chapter,
Fall Conference**
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Sept. 8, 9
State College, PA
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Premiere state solid waste event sponsored by SWANA, PADEP,
Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association and Pennsylvania Host
Municipal Inspectors including exhibits and technical sessions
with a Gannett Fleming presentation on
Tips and Tools for EMS Implementation
(see "Papers/Presentations").
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www.keystoneswana.org |
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WasteCon 2004*
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September 21-23, 2004
Phoenix, AZ
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Premiere solid waste trade show and exhibit including wide-ranging
technical sessions including collection, communication,
composting, landfill, marketing, transfer and waste-to-energy
issues.
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www.swana.org
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water resources |
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3 Rivers Wet Weather
Sewer Conference**
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Sept. 29, 30
Pittsburgh, PA
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"Moving Forward
2004" presents local and national wet weather issues on such
topics as information and storm water management, legislative
updates, mapping and monitoring.
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www.3riverswetweather.org
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For more on
wet weather planning, read our related article under
"Regs/Programs" |
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Dam Safety 2004**
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Sept. 26-30
Phoenix, AZ
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Premiere dam
safety engineering event with topics ranging from security,
rehabilitation and construction; to hydraulics, seepage and
geotechnical issues.
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www.damsafety.org |
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WEFTEC 04**
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Oct. 2-6
New Orleans, LA
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The premiere North
America water quality event features wide-ranging exhibits and
technical sessions covering residuals, biosolids and collection
system issues through utility management and water reclamation
and reuse.
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www.weftec.org |
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AWWA Award Winner . . . |
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Award-winner
Rachel Ellis is framed between
AWWA Past-President
Marlay Price (L) and CSAWWA Past-Chair Dominic Tiburzi (R)
The Chesapeake
Section AWWA (CSAWWA) recently presented
Rachel Ellis with its
annual
Horizon Award,
which "honors an up and coming member of CSAWWA who has a bright
future in the organization and the water supply profession."
Rachel was cited for her active committee involvement and
accomplishments including her successful sponsorship endeavors.
Rachel serves as Gannett Fleming Marketing Manager in our
Baltimore, MD, office. She currently presides as CSAWWA
Newsletter Editor.
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www.csawwa.org |
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Spotlight Organization:
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Sustainable ASCE
Institute |
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ASCE Institutes:
-
EWRI
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architectural
engineering
-
construction
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ports, oceans,
coasts and rivers
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GeoInstitute
-
structural
engineering.
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The Environmental and Water Resources
Institute (EWRI), a
5-year-old ASCE entity,
focuses on integrating
technical expertise and public policy into the planning, design,
construction and operation of environmentally sound and
sustainable infrastructure impacting air, land and water
resources.
 EWRI President and
Gannett Fleming
Corporate Quality Officer, Tom Rachford
Ph.D., PE, recently participated in the EWRI World Water
& Environmental Resources Congress in Salt Lake City, UT.
Gannett Fleming was also a sponsor for this event.
For more information, visit the
ASCE web site
and surf under "Institute/Technical Practice." |
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Enhancing Operator Training
New training modules will
assist Pennsylvania water and wastewater operators with meeting their mandatory
contact hours under new Operator Certification guidelines. These modules
will not only eliminate previously sponsored training activities conducted by the
Commonwealth, but affect the way individuals are tested as water or wastewater
system operators.
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Did You Know? |
More than 3 dozen modules, each
approximately 3 hours long, were developed:
- 26 for water system
operators
- 13 for wastewater collection and treatment system
operators).
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PADEP's Bureau of Water Supply
Management and the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors hired
Gannett Fleming to prepare the modules' technical subject matter, which was then
transmitted to the Dering Consulting Group for resource development. The
modules' instructor guide enables an individual with a basic understanding of
the material to present an in-depth training program on selected subjects.
PADEP is currently reviewing
and pilot testing the modules. General public release should occur within
the year.
Significant Operations Upgrade
The Delaware County, PA,
Regional Water Quality Authority (DELCORA) 44 mgd Western Regional Treatment
Plant is converting from surface aeration to automated diffused aeration and
process control automation. Mike
DiSantis has been managing the facility's daily operations since last
Spring, shortly after he discussed
aerobic and anaerobic
digestion treatment processes at the PRWA annual conference.
Visit
DELCORA's web site and
navigate to "WRTP" to take an online facility tour.
Wet
Weather
Action Plan
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Did You Know? |
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A recent
USEPA report finds that sewer overflows from municipal wastewater
systems are still a major health and environmental detriment. The study
identifies the need for better funding, watershed protection
programs, monitoring and reporting.
Surf the
USEPA NPDES web site to learn more. |
Like many older cities,
Chicago, IL, has problems with combined sanitary and storm sewers. Storm events
overwhelm treatment plants, enabling untreated sanitary waste to enter waterways
and threaten ground and surface water supplies.
In response to USEPA
mandates, the Chicagoland Underflow Plan (CUP) for runoff storage was devised.
The CUP includes a network of reservoirs and underground tunnels to address
these wet weather concerns (refer to
Issue 7 for more background). Issue 16 also highlighted a critical
CUP
engineering grouting component.
CMOM
Ramifications
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CMOM Elements
(continued) |
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manage information to
establish and prioritize CMOM activities
>
identify and
illustrate overflow trends
>
perform routine
preventative operation and maintenance activities
>
identify and
prioritize structural deficiencies and associated rehabilitation
measures |
The USEPA
estimates that proposed SSO regulation changes
will cost municipalities approximately $100 million annually.
Two additional
CMOM program components critical to comprehensive collection system owner
regulatory understanding are site-specific planning reports.
Check back
next issue for "Overflow Emergency Response Plan" and "System Evaluation and
Assurance Plan" information.
The
Greenway
Connection
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Greenway Benefits |
- Recreation
- Transportation
- Health
- Economic (tourism/
real estate)
- Education
- Environmental
- Floodplain management
- Quality of life
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Issue 10
further examined
greenways, green buildings and green communities. |
More than just a network of recreational trails, greenways are corridors of land
recognized for their ability to connect people and places. These open
spaces are either natural, such as rivers or streams, or manmade, such as
utility corridors and abandoned railroad beds. Most greenways contain
trails, which enhance existing recreational opportunities, provide routes for
alternative transportation and improve an area's overall quality of life.
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Did You Know? |
| Pennsylvania's "Rails
To Trails" Act, founded over a decade ago, enables the
conversion of abandoned state railroads into public recreation
trails.
The Rails to Trails web site provides an online forum for pubic
access to related maps, data and contact information. |
Enabled through the "Rails
to Trails" effort, The Great Allegheny Passage (stretching from
Pittsburgh, PA, to Washington, D.C.) is one example of a multi-purpose greenway.
Greenway facilities can be paved or unpaved, designed to accommodate various
trail users including bicyclists, walkers, hikers, joggers, skaters, horseback
riders and those confined to wheelchairs.
Read our "papers/presentations"
section to learn more about the geotechnical engineering effort to rehabilitate
a vital part of the Passage.
EMS Implementation Strategies
As previously reported, ISO 14001 is the most recognized environmental
management system (EMS) quality standard.
More than 36,000 organizations have implemented ISO 14001 certification worldwide (more
than 1,600 in the U.S. alone).
EMS
Specialist, Steve Rowley, CHMM, will discuss "Tips and Tools for EMS
Implementation" at the upcoming SWANA Fall Conference. Steve's "Implementation
Tips" are also posted on our corporate web site.
Landslide Presentations
Two papers discussing the
assessment and remediation of a Tennessee landslide and the construction of a
municipal wastewater collection system in landslide-prone terrain will be
presented at AEG's upcoming national meeting.
Contact Geotechnical Specialists
Joe Troxell or
Matt Morris for more information.
Tunnel
Restoration:
A Vital Greenway Link
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Project Fact: |
| While the
tunnel is owned by Somerset County, PA, the restoration project was
sponsored by the
Allegheny Trail Alliance. |
The Big
Savage Mountain Tunnel, a 3,300-foot-long railroad tunnel built in the early
1900s, was rehabilitated to serve as a vital link in the 334-mile-long cycling
and hiking trail between Pittsburgh, PA, and Washington, D.C., known as the
"Great Allegheny Passage."
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Project Challenge: |
Project Solution: |
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As subconsultant to Advanced Construction Techniques, Ltd., our firm
prepared an alternate design including over 6,000 rock bolts in
conjunction with fiber-reinforced shotcrete to stabilize the
existing tunnel liner.
In addition to grouting and
drainage details, new portals were designed for aesthetic appeal,
matching their original, historic appearance. |
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Seepage and freeze
thaw had caused significant distress over portions of
the tunnel, leading to its unsafe condition and need for extensive
repairs to stabilize the failing crown and walls. Concrete
portal replacement was also required. |
Geotechnical Specialists,
Paul
Lewis, PE, and Mitch Weber, PG, will present a paper on this endeavor at
an
upcoming Kentucky Seminar. Scroll up to our
regs/programs section for more on greenway
benefits.
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Allegheny Trail Alliance
»
ASCE:
Institutes and Practice Areas
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DELCORA
» Rails
to Trails
» Water and Wastewater System Operator Certification Act 11
» USEPA
NPDES (SSOs and CSOs)
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