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Hazen and Sawyer Opens Columbus, Ohio Office

2012-05-01T18:01:23+00:00

(COLUMBUS, OH) – Water and wastewater engineering firm Hazen and Sawyer is proud to announce the opening of a new office in Columbus, Ohio. Leading Hazen and Sawyer’s Columbus office is Bret Casey, P.E., BCEE. Mr. Casey has 23 years of experience in municipal water and wastewater projects.

Research to Provide Industry Guidance for the Stage 2 D/DBPR

2012-04-27T15:34:58+00:00

(NEW YORK, NY) – The Water Research Foundation has selected Hazen and Sawyer to provide industry guidance for compliance with the Stage 2 Disinfectant / Disinfection Byproduct Rule. Hazen and Sawyer will rely upon our vast experience assisting our clients with Stage 2 D/DBPR compliance to assemble the important information and develop a compliance toolkit, comprised of a guidance manual, accompanying interactive web-based tool, and a series of workshops aimed at helping utilities to assess their compliance situation and evaluate potential compliance options.

Eels Returning in Greater Numbers to Staten Island Bluebelt

2012-04-13T15:53:10+00:00

(NEW YORK, NY) – Eel populations, which had been declining in East Coast rivers in recent years, are making a comeback. The influx is a testament to the cleaner conditions in the creek, said Dana Gumb, an official with the city’s environmental agency.

ACEC New York Presents 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards

2012-03-26T14:27:14+00:00

(NEW YORK, NY) – The Paerdegat Basin CSO facility received ACEC New York’s Diamond Award for 2012. The judging was based on complexity, future value to the engineering profession, original or innovative application of new or existing technologies, and meeting or exceeding client needs.

2012 Biosolids and Residuals Conference - Hazen and Sawyer Presentations

2012-03-23T18:48:15+00:00

(RALEIGH, NC) – The Water Environment Federation’s Residuals and Biosolids Committee, in cooperation with the North Carolina Water Environment Association, is sponsoring a specialty conference on residuals and biosolids management. Hazen and Sawyer is sending several experts to the conference to present on a variety of topics.

NYC Reaches Key Construction Milestone in Upgrade of Newtown Creek WWTP

2012-02-21T17:48:17+00:00

(NEW YORK, NY) – Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today announced that the south battery of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is now operational, completing a crucial step toward enhancing the plant’s wet weather treatment capacity. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, serves approximately one million residents within a 15,000 acre drainage area and a capacity to treat 310 million gallons of sewage per day on a dry day.

China, US Join Hands to Tackle Climate Challenges

2012-02-16T13:49:26+00:00

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – China and US business entities took initiatives to jointly tackle environmental challenges by signing three memorandums of understanding (MOU). The MOU between the Yonker EPI and Hazen and Sawyer is for cooperation in utility management, water resources management, and water technologies.

NYC Completes Nitrogen Reduction Facility at 26th Ward WWTP

2012-02-07T19:47:11+00:00

(NEW YORK, NY) – A carbon addition facility at the 26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant that will reduce the amount of nitrogen discharged into Jamaica Bay by more than 3,000 pounds per day, or nearly 10% of total nitrogen discharges to the bay.

Raleigh Dedicates Sustainable Solid Waste Services Facility

2012-01-25T19:26:04+00:00

(RALEIGH, NC) – The solid waste services facility that the City of Raleigh dedicated Jan. 25 is as attractive as it is sustainable and economical. Mayor Nancy McFarlane said that the Wilders Grove Solid Waste Services Facility was built to Platinum LEED standards. Hazen and Sawyer designed the facility.

New England WEA Conference Hazen and Sawyer Presentations

2012-01-20T16:52:20+00:00

(NEW YORK, NY) – Since 1928, the New England Water Environment Association has held annual meetings to provide for professional exchange of information and state-of-the-art concepts in wastewater treatment and other water environment issues. Hazen and Sawyer is honored to be delivering presentations on many different topics of concern to the water environment community at this year’s conference.