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Innovative CSO Design Achieves Town's Environmental Goals

The August 8th ribbon cutting ceremony for the new combined sewer overflow (CSO) facility marked the beginning of an environmentally sound era for the town of Bucksport, Maine. At the Open House ceremony, Town Manager Roger Raymond acknowledged the milestone event by stating that "this is...

State of the Art Treatment Facility Will Improve Water Quality

A groundbreaking for Acton's new water treatment facility took place Monday, April 28 at the site of the future Kennedy and Marshall Wells Water Treatment facility. Representatives from the Acton Water District, Waterline Industries, general contractor for the facility, and Wright-Pierce,...

GLSD CSO Abatement Project Featured at Annual NEWEA Specialty Conference

David L. Cockburn, P.E., Wright-Pierce Project Engineer of the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD) project, and Richard D. Weare, GLSD Capital Projects Manager, were co-presenters at the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) CSO Specialty Conference held May 6 and 7 in Nashua,...

Dam Safety Specialist Joins Wright Pierce Civil Group

Wright-Pierce is pleased to announce the addition of dam safety expert Patricia B. McIlvaine to the firm's Civil Engineering Practice Group. Ms. McIlvaine has more than 30 years of environmental, health and safety related experience including regulatory compliance and dam failure emergency...

Bartt Booz Presents at Annual Maine Wastewater Control Association Conference

Lead Project Engineer Bartt C. Booz, P.E. presented "Savings through Optimizing Aeration Systems" at the annual Maine Wastewater Control Association (MWWCA) Spring conference held April 4 in Bangor, Maine. The presentation looked at three areas of optimization in aeration systems: equipment,...

Christine Rinehart Invited to be Stormwater Management Panelist

Christine T. Rinehart, LEED AP, a member of the Wright-Pierce Civil Engineering Practice Group, served as a panelist for one of the stormwater management sessions at the annual Maine Water Conference held in March at the Augusta Civic Center. The conference session, "What works? Selecting...