Cause of Benzene Water Supply Contamination Challenged
California Camp Fire Focus of Trade Association Investigation Irving, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said today that its investigation of benzene contamination in the water supply of fire damaged areas such as Paradise, California has determined that the cause is not from pipe made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), but was from the burned-out environment. This debris was sucked into the pipes, contaminating the water system regardless of the pipe material. The major Nor...
DART Recognized for Commitment to Conservation
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been named as an honoree of the 2nd annual Texan by Nature 20 (TxN 20), an official ranking of companies with Texas operations that have made a demonstrative commitment to conservation. The TxN 20 recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from Texas-based businesses and operations. Since forming as a public transit agency in 1983, DART has a long history of sustainable planning and project development, as well as operations and...
Stantec to lead multibillion-dollar initiative to supply local sustainable water to San Diego’s 1.4 million residents
Pure Water program to maximize use and reuse of city water and reduce ocean discharges Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; San Diego, CA - TSX, NYSE:STN: The Pure Water San Diego program recently reached a critical milestone, paving the way for Phase 1 of the US$3-billion program to supply local, sustainable water to San Diego’s more than 1.4 million residents. The project secured a first-of-its-kind National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to add purified water to the Mir...
USDOT Announces $291 Million in ‘State of Good Repair’ Grants to Improve the Reliability and Safety of America’s Rail Network
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced an investment of more than $291 million in grants for 11 intercity passenger rail projects in nine states through the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). “This $291 million in federal grants will upgrade rail infrastructure and enhance railroad safety and reliability in communities across America,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. The Partnership Prog...
Fall Conference Panel Addresses Federal/Local Infrastructure Relationship
Washington, DC - Elected officials and a panel of firm leaders discussed the recommendations in the recently published A Playbook for a New Infrastructure Partnership, which looks at improving how the federal government works with local governments to build the nation’s infrastructure. The Playbook was jointly produced by the ACEC Research Institute and Accelerator for America’s New Partnership for Infrastructure. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who chairs the Accelerator for America, kicked...
Aries Industries Strengthens International Market Reach With New Alberta Dealer
Superior North America serves Aries customers in western Canada Waukesha, Wis. – Aries Industries, the industry leader in state-of-the-art equipment for inspection and maintenance of underground infrastructure, has strengthened its international market reach by adding Alberta-based Superior North America to its network of dealers. Superior North America, headquartered in Calgary, services the prairie provinces and British Columbia. The company bring over 17 years’ experience in the re...
Trade Group Releases Paradise, California Fire Benzene Contamination Findings
Plastics Pipe Institute’s Report Now Available Irving, Texas - The recently completed analysis of benzene contamination found at the site of the 2018 Camp Fire catastrophe near and around Paradise, California has been published by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI). The 13-page report, PPI Document TR-51 “Investigation of Benzene in Drinking Water Following the “Camp Fire” in Paradise, CA”, is available free at the PPI website -- https://plasticpipe.org/pdf/ppi-tr-51-2020.pdf...
Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards recognize the best preservation projects in the United States WASHINGTON (October 28, 2020) —The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards, the nation’s most coveted and prestigious awards bestowed on historic preservation efforts that demonstrate excellence in preservation practice and partnersh...
UP42 Partners with Intermap to Bring High-Resolution Elevation Data to UP42’s Geospatial Marketplace
NEXTMap Digital Surface Model (DSM) BERLIN, Germany – UP42 is pleased to announce that the NEXTMap Elevation Data Suite from Intermap Technologies is now offered on the UP42 developer platform for Earth observation data and analytics. The NEXTMap 3D elevation products are available as Digital Surface Models (DSM) and Digital Terrain Models (DTM) at one-, five-, and 10-meter resolution. The addition of NEXTMap datasets to the UP42 marketplace enables users to build even more powerful...
HEEP BIM Educational Webinar Series - IFC
The Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP) is an organization that promotes advances in transportation engineering through the exchange of knowledge and information technology. HEEP started a BIM Special Interest Group in 2019 and that group has been reformed to a series of educational webinars. Today, 10/28/20, HEEP is proud to present the second in its BIM Educational Webinars. Richard Petrie, CEO of buildingSMART, will give a presentation on Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). IFC is a da...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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