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First-time bridge reconstruction: Is your crew ready?

The Municipal Posted on July 30, 2014 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
gouges and tears in steel pipes under the Overhold Canal bridge in Cape Coral, Fla. The city’s public works maintenance department decided to attempt a replacement project in-house

How do you determine when your crew is ready to do its own bridge replacement? Well, a nudge from the state helps. Cape Coral, Fla., is overrun with bridges. Two-lane, four-lane, six-lane, short span, multiple pier, concrete slab, corrugated metal … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works, Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged area, bridge’s, camp, canal, lane, pipes, state

‘The Magic of Trenchless’

The Municipal Posted on June 23, 2014 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Experts and experienced professionals shared installation case studies, process demonstrations and technology news at the 2014 No-Dig Show in Kissimmee, Fla., in April. (Photo by Ashley Adamaitis)

In the battle to extend the viable lifespan of aged water and sewer lines, trenchless technology is gaining ground. At the largest trenchless technology conference in the region, the North American Society for Trenchless Technology’s 2014 No-Dig Show, exhibitors debuted … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference / Expo, Public Works | Tagged 2014, April, demonstrations, dig, fla, kissimmee, technology, trenchless

Nathan Wachtendonk

The Municipal Posted on March 7, 2014 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
Fleet Manager Nathan Wachtendonk, Green Bay, Wis., heads up a crew recognized by the APWA last year for excellence in snow and ice control practices. (Photo provided)

The American Public Works Association gives its members benefits and opportunities to network and share experiences. It also recognizes outstanding departments with awards, such as the one bestowed upon a very snowy city. Nathan Wachtendonk, fleet manager of the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile, Public Works | Tagged allowing, city, different, Equipment, fleet, maintenance, wachtendonk

Hydroelectric wonder: the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant

The Municipal Posted on February 3, 2014 by Drema DrudgeAugust 2, 2023
The Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant in Lewiston, N.Y., is an integral part of upstate New York’s economic foundation. (Photo provided)

When it opened in 1961, the Niagara project was the largest hydropower facility in the western world. Now Niagara is the biggest electricity producer in New York State, generating enough power to light 24 million 100-watt bulbs at once. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged development, economic, new, niagara, plant, power, western, york

Hydroelectric wonder: the John H. Kerr Dam

The Municipal Posted on January 20, 2014 by Drema DrudgeAugust 2, 2023
The hydropower created by the Kerr dam supplies not only part of Virginia but also the Carolinas, and speaks to the success of this renewable and clean method of power production. (Photo provided by USACE)

Since construction began on it in March 1947, the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir has given Boydton, Va., and neighboring states recreational activities such as fishing, boating and swimming. More importantly, it has provided hydroelectric power and flood control. … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged carolina, control, dam, hydroelectric, kerr, north, power, virginia

Risk-based prioritization: an approach for small- and medium-sized utilities

The Municipal Posted on January 10, 2014 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
…even if one of these options is not pursued, operators will at least know which are their most critical pipelines

W ater utilities across the United States face a major funding gap related to buried pipeline infrastructure. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the difference between what’s needed for infrastructure renewal — the majority of it associated with buried … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged assessment, assets, condition, failure, management, pipeline, risk, utilities

Takeover remedies S.C. city’s water utility woes

The Municipal Posted on December 31, 2013 by Drema DrudgeAugust 2, 2023
A survey released by WeiserMazars in 2012 indicated that 71 percent of respondents believed there would be significant consolidation of smaller utilities through acquisition by investor-owned utilities over the next five years.

For years the residents of Timmonsville, S.C., have complained. Their tap water was dirty and their sewer backed up constantly. Things got so bad that in June 2013 the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint in district court against … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works, Wastewater Management | Tagged consolidation, florence, said, service, sewer, timmonsville, utilities, water

A systems approach to water quality permit compliance

The Municipal Posted on December 27, 2013 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
Part of the requirement to renew an MS4 permit is the continual improvement of watershed systems. Fairbax County, Va., has done that, most recently by rehabilitating Wolftrap Creek. (Photo provided)

Fairfax County, Va., a community holding a Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit, moved in 2011 to execute a unique compliance methodology. Responding to the comprehensive nature of the permit, the county decided to form a multidisciplinary team … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works, Wastewater Management | Tagged approach, bennett, businesses, compliance, county, permit, requirements, stormwater

Indiana city remedies private water utility woes

The Municipal Posted on December 10, 2013 by Drema DrudgeAugust 2, 2023
A survey released by WeiserMazars in 2012 indicated that 71 percent of respondents believed there would be significant consolidation of smaller utilities through acquisition by investor-owned utilities over the next five years.

Water is inexpensive in the U.S.,” said Jerome Devillers, head of water infrastructure and project financing at WeiserMazars LLP, an accounting, tax and advisory services firm in New York. “(But) of course, you’re paying for the service … not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works, Wastewater Management | Tagged aqua, city, consolidation, customers, million, utilities, water

Placemaking: getting to the heart of community

The Municipal Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Marquette Commons

Seven years ago the state of Michigan embraced placemaking — not as a buzzword, but to develop a dialogue. “Our board (Michigan Municipal League) challenged us to be more proactive with what was going on economically,” said Arnold Weinfield, director … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged communities, community, marquette, marquette commons, Michigan, placemaking, public, vajda

Most expensive public works projects in U.S. history

The Municipal Posted on August 7, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
top 10 most expensive public works projects US

Big Dig (1992–2006), Boston, Mass. $14.6 billion San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Replacement (2002–13) San Francisco/Oakland, Calif. $6.3 billion Mon-Fayette Expressway (1993–2013) southwest Pennsylvania/northern West Virginia $5 billion Ohio River Bridges Project (2005–20) Louisville, Ky./southern Indiana $4.1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged public works projects

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