Public Works articles from March 2001

Public Works archives from March 2001

USFilter.(strategic alliance with Service Systems International)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * USFilter (Palm Desert, California) and Service Systems International (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) have announced plans to form a strategic alliance to market Service Systems' ultraviolet disinfection technology for water and wastewater...

PAT America Inc.(acquired CompuCrane)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * PAT America Inc. (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), a provider of information and monitoring systems for mobile construction equipment, has acquired CompuCrane, a leader in crane lift planning software. Compu-Crane will continue to focus on...

William R. Cook.(Severn Trent Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * William R. Cook has been named CEO of Severn Trent Services, Inc. (Colmar, Pennsylvania).

John Deere Construction Equipment Company.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * John Deere Construction Equipment Company (Moline, Illinois), in cooperation with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, is starting a specialized operator training program at the service s 1,200-acre facility in Newark, Texas. The program...

Woolpert LLP.(Patrick Moone returns)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Woolpert LLP (Dayton, Ohio) announces the return of Patrick Moone, P.E., as a senior engineer and group manager for the firm's Site/Civil Design service line in the Dayton, Ohio office.

Austin McClain.(to Apex Environmental Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Austin McClain has joined Apex Environmental, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) as a project manager in its Atlanta, Georgia office.

The Water Environment Federation.(web site)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Water Environment Federation has launched a new Web site at www.wef.org, with customization features that enable users to create an online water quality resource that complements their interests.

Freightliner LLC.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Freightliner LLC (Portland, Oregon) has launched a suite of customer Web sites designed for on-line support for truck operators. The three Web sites are: mytruck.com, mytruckshop.com, and Dream Machine, located at d-machine.com. All offer...

Wayne Feuerborn, AICP, and Michael Ports, P.E.(join HNTB Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Wayne Feuerborn, AICP, and Michael Ports, P.E., have joined HNTB Corporation (Kansas City, Missouri) as associate vice presidents.

The Equipment Manufacturers Institute.
March 1, 2001... * The Equipment Manufacturers Institute (Chicago, Illinois) has elected Robert (Bob) L. Vermeer, CEO and chairman of the board for Vermeer Manufacturing Company (Pella, Iowa), as its 2000-2001 chairman.

Jeffrey P. Damon.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * Jeffrey P. Damon has joined Psomas (Los Angeles, California) as a vice president.

Richard L. Anderton, P.E.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * Richard L. Anderton, P.E., has joined Richard P. Arber Associates.

Contech Construction Products Inc.(acquired Continental Bridge)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Contech Construction Products Inc. (Middletown, Ohio) has acquired Continental Bridge Company (Alexandria, Minnesota).

New Loader/Backhoes.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The M Series of Loader/Backhoes features five durable models: the 580M, 580M Turbo, 580 Super M, 580 Super M Wide Track, and the 590 Super M--ranging in horsepower from 73 to 99 with loader capacities from 6,182 to 7,327 lb. Over-center boom...

Brush Chipper.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Model 13 Tornado brush chipper easily accepts the toughest wood debris. It comes standard with electric brakes, Torflex axles, and a heavy-duty tubular style frame. The radiator is mounted at a 90[degrees] angle, which helps prevent debris...

New Truck Engine Offering.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Mercedes-Benz MBE4000 engine is now available on this firm's L-Line 9500, A-Line 9500, and Silver Star heavy-duty trucks. The MBE4000 is an in-line, 6 cylinder, 12.8-liter diesel engine with horsepower ranging from 350 to 450. A high-output...

Hand-Held Warning Light.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Model BT-10 hand-held baton warning light with flash enhancer can be seen from over 1/2 mile away thanks to its 10 bright red LED bulbs that flash 120 times per minute. The 21-/34-in. long light weighs one lb with two D cell batteries, and...

Medium-Duty Trailers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... These medium-duty tilt bed trailers come in three models: TE18T, TE20T, and TE30T with payload capacities of 18,000, 20,000, and 30,000 lb. The trailers are 29 ft 8 in. long, 8 ft wide, with a tilt bed length of 24 ft and tongue length of 5 ft....

Large Track Trencher.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The T-1255 Commander(r) rock trencher is designed for trenching through solid rock to install large diameter pipe. It has several boom options, dual headshaft motor design, and new cab location. A 600-hp Caterpillar engine powers the trencher,...

Hydraulically-Driven Topdresser.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The MultiSpread 300 top dresser will spread a variety of materials such as topdressing for athletic fields, golf greens, infield mix for baseball, chips on pathways, and salt-sand or grit on sidewalks and driveways. Capacity is 22 cu ft, and a...

Oil/Water Separator.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The DSB separator system removes free-floating oil, grease, and settleable oily-coated solids from a vehicle maintenance facility's fuel area, wash area, and service bay drains. It consists of the deep sump basin with integral grit and pump...

Self-Priming Pumps.(self-priming pumps for wastewater applications )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The new 40RP (single seal) and 40RDP (dual seal) 4-in, self-priming pumps for wastewater applications feature a removable rotating assembly for easy inspection. Both pumps are capable of reprime lifts to 25 ft in under five minutes.

LEGAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC WORKS.
March 1, 2001... Jurisdiction over groundwater issues. In Ashland Drilling, Inc., Darryl Baker, Richard Fujas, Elizabeth Fujas, and Oregon Ground Water Association vs. Jackson County, Commissioners of the Oregon Water Resources Commission, acting in their...

John Deere Construction Equipment Company.(deal with Liebherr-Werk Telfs GMBH)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * John Deere Construction Equipment Company (Moline, Illinois) is teaming with Liebherr-Werk Telfs GMBH to sell two large models of crawler dozers and two models of crawler loaders. The agreement gives Deere the right to sell the Deere branded...

FSC.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * FSC (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) has appointed Milana Miljenovic as media director.

Equipment Development Company, Inc.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * Equipment Development Company, Inc. (Frederick, Maryland) has launched a Web site at: www.edcoinc.com.

CH2M HILL.(hires Linda Wancho)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * CH2M HILL (Greenwood Village, Colorado) announces that Linda Wancho has joined its Parsippany, New Jersey office as senior project engineer in the company's Water Business Group.

Michael G. Jobe.(selected president of Rotary Lift, Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Michael G. Jobe is the new president of Rotary Lift, Inc. (Madison, Indiana).

Randy L. Larson, P.E.(selected director for PBS and J)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Randy L. Larson, P.E., has been appointed as national service director of construction services at PBS&J (Tampa, Florida).

Greg Deegan.(promoted at North American Green)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Greg Deegan has been promoted to vice president of sales for North American Green (Evansville, Indiana).

Joe C. Stowe, Jr.(president of Water Environment Federation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Joe C. Stowe, Jr., vice president and area manager of the Charlotte, North Carolina office of CH2M HILL (Greenwood Village, Colorado), has been elected president of the Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Virginia). Robert T. McMillon,...

TRENCHLESS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT: Pipe Bursting at Point Reyes.(Point Reyes National Park)
March 1, 2001... The Point Reyes National Seashore is considered a crown jewel of the National Park System. Located just north of San Francisco, the park covers more than 71,000 acres and receives over two million visitors annually. It is home to over 20...

HISTORIC COMMUNITY USES SLIPLINING TO HALT: Sewer Infiltration.(maintenance and repair)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Sequoyah Hills, one of Knoxville, Tennessee's historic and distinguished communities, has an older infrastructure requiring periodic attention. However, the unusual placement of some utilities, restricted access caused by bordering waterways,...

FROM PAIN TO PLEASURE--Changing a Biosolids Disposal Process.(Kansas wastewater treatment plant)
March 1, 2001... The city of Winfield, Kansas recently completed a three-year, $7.5-million upgrade to its wastewater treatment facility, an upgrade required to meet the more stringent National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements imposed...

PW UPDATE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.(Government information services)
March 1, 2001... E-Government. Whenever I hear the term "e-commerce" I think of business organizations selling goods over the Internet. And, the Dot.Com world (everything from Amazon.com to Zebco.com) immediately comes to mind. When governmental...

Turf Reinforcement Mats.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The [Vmax.sup.3] Composite Reinforcement Series[TM] is comprised of three different composite turf reinforcement mats. The new [Vmax.sup.3] series contains two new products, SC250[TM] and P550[TM]. The third product is the proven C350[R]. The...

Sheet Piling Panels.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Extruded from heavy-duty, exterior grade engineered thermoplastic, Perma-LOC[R] interlocking environmental barrier wall panels are said to provide exceptional durability and impact strength, and are impervious to corrosion, chemical attack, and...

Revetment Systems.(offers concrete block revetment systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... This firm offers a variety of solutions for your hard armor erosion control needs. The cellular concrete block revetment systems are custom-designed for your specific project. They come in open and closed cell, a variety of sizes and weights,...

Concrete Mattress System.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Cable Concrete protects underlying subgrades while allowing beneficial vegetative growth. This mattress system consists of concrete blocks, integral stainless steel cables that are poured into the blocks, and pre-attached geotextile fabric. The...

Segmental Retaining Walls.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... These segmental retaining walls are installed without mortar and do not require footings, eliminating the need for deep excavations. Solid concrete units are engineered to successfully perform in various applications, including shorelines. They...

Concrete Revetment System.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Petraflex cabled erosion control revetment system "provides a superior armored surface for long-term erosion control." A mattress is placed on geotextile fabric, which provides permeability through the revetment system. The high-strength...

Versatile All-Surface Loader.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The RC 30 [TM] all-surface rubber-tracked loader fits in the back of a pickup. Features include 31.5-hp Caterpillar engine, comfortable cab, and pilot-operated controls. The 2,850-lb machine measures less than 4 ft wide and under 6 ft high....

Truck Broom Attachment.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The TPB-900S 90-in. Pro-Broom Truck Mount broom for mid- to full-size pickups can be fitted to most brand name snowplows. The TPB-900S is built with a 90-in, mainframe constructed of heavy-duty, 10-gauge steel. The broom's hitch replaces the...

High Litter/Recyclables Container.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Hid-A-Bag litter and/or recyclables container is designed for municipal, recreational, and highway locations. Its galvanneal construction with stainless hinges and rivets makes for durable, rust-resistant service. Sizes range from 32 to 130...

Performance Total Stations.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The outstanding accuracy with which the TC2003/TCA2003 total stations measure angles and distances makes them the preferred instruments for precision surveying, says the company. Features include automatic target recognition and onboard...

Rugged Loader Backhoe.
March 1, 2001... The LB9O loader backhoe features an impressive 41-gpm hydraulic pump capacity. Its straight-arm loader has four-bar linkages and dual bucket cylinders for superior bucket rotation and breakout force, says the company. The high-torque 5-liter...

Modular Cast Coupling.
March 1, 2001... The Style 253 modular cast coupling is an entirely new coupling system for a faster, easier way to join waterworks piping--cast/ductile iron, A-C, or PVC--regardless of pipe class. Sizes from 2 to 16 in. OD. Each coupling follower is...

All-Terrain Vehicle.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Unimog all-terrain vehicle is described as being adaptable and maneuverable in the toughest conditions imaginable--in high water, over the roughest terrain. It is offered with GVW ratings up to 27,500 lb with short and long wheelbases. It...

Tool Carrier.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The 120-hp WA180PT-3MC Avance Plus tool carrier's parallel lift boom allows the operator to carry loads susceptible to dumping or spilling by keeping the forks level throughout the boom's arc. The quick coupler lets the operator attach and...

New type of cement could extend construction season.
March 1, 2001... Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) doctoral student Charles J. Korhonen has led a team developing a new type of cement that cures in below-freezing temperatures. Korhonen is a research civil engineer with the U.S. Army Engineers...

Technology to help provide more "champion" trees.
March 1, 2001... As reported in the winter 2000/2001 issue of the National Tree Trust News (National Tree Trust, Washington, D.C.), the future of America's majestic trees has found new security as the National Tree Trust has joined the effort to collect and...

Old Man Winter having banner year.
March 1, 2001... The winter of 2000-2001 has brought record low temperatures and snowfall throughout much of Illinois. The Illinois DOT reports that more than $32 million was spent for removing snow and ice from Illinois state highways from November 16 through...

The EPA has issued a standard for drinking water that cuts arsenic levels to 10 parts per billion (ppb). down from the current 50 ppb.
March 1, 2001... EPA said the rule, issued in the final days of the Clinton Administration, would provide additional protection to at least 13 million Americans. It said all 54,000 community water systems, serving 254 million people will be subject to the...

The outgoing Clinton administration also proposed another pipeline safety rule.
March 1, 2001... The Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) offered a rule to extend safety and environmental standards to hazardous liquid pipelines with systems of less than 500 miles. The standards, like those...

The new Transportation Secretary, Norman Mineta, discussed aviation transportation needs in a talk before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
March 1, 2001... He said, "During the time that I served as a council member and mayor of the city of San Jose, California, and then as a member of Congress and in the private sector, I have seen time and time again the power of transportation policy to serve...

A National Academy of Sciences study supports the Clinton administration's ergonomics regulations.
March 1, 2001... NAS reported in January that scientific evidence shows that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the lower back and upper extremities can be attributed to particular jobs and working conditions -- including heavy lifting, repetitive and forceful...

Cities report on computer hardware, software, and peripheral needs.
March 1, 2001... Over 8,200 cities in the U.S. and Canada were recently surveyed as part of the Public Works 2000 City Engineering Survey. Cities were queried on purchase plans for computer hardware, software, and peripherals. Forty-nine percent or 4,018 cities...

Consultant secures EPA TSA grant for New Hampshire community.
March 1, 2001... Greenfield, New Hampshire recently received approval for two more grants to fund its municipal improvements project. An EPA grant for Targeted Site Assessment (TSA) will provide services to access a downtown site once the location for a steel...

City replacing and upgrading water and gas meters.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Charlottesville, Virginia is replacing and upgrading its water meters as well as converting to drive-by radio reading under a $4.1-million product and installation contract awarded last year to ABB Water Meters (Ocala, Florida). ABB is teamed...

Texas DOT to widen State Highway 10.
March 1, 2001... The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has retained RJN Group (Wheaton, Illinois) to perform engineering services to widen State Highway 10 (SH 10) from Bell Spur Road to Westpark Way in North Tarrant County, Texas. This 1.9-mile...

Water authority to construct wetlands with public access.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Clayton County Water Authority's (Morrow, Georgia) Water Resources Initiative 2000 got underway last year with the start of a project for constructed wetlands that is the first of a proposed $239 million worth of system improvements...

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MERGES DATA INTO A Central Management System.
March 1, 2001... Since the mid-1980s, the city of Everett, Washington Public Works Department (CEPWD) has been using computers to help keep track of its business. Our department needed all the help it could get because it was responsible for the operation and...

HOW TO IMPLEMENT A Pavement Management System.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... In today's world of rising costs, information demands, and the push for activity-based accounting, a pavement management system (PMS) provides a well-received solution. A system including the following features would be an asset: *...

A NEW SOLUTION TO AN OLD SURVEYING PROBLEM: Roadway Imaging.
March 1, 2001... We've all seen them. Some of us might even have been right there with them. Surveyors are out in force as people add on to their homes, establish new businesses, and expand existing infrastructure to accommodate the increase in traffic. Hunched...

LESSONS LEARNED: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Franchising Issues.
March 1, 2001... John Martin, an owner of a local convenience store, lifts the lid on a metal container behind his suburban business location and sighs in frustration. Inside he finds a mass of spoiled food, paper and plastic packaging, and other typical...