Newsletter
New Opportunities to Protect the Source of Your Drinking Water
Across the country, drinking water systems are facing enormous costs handling excess nutrient levels in their water supplies. Spending millions to drill deeper wells or upgrade treatment systems is becoming increasingly common and to help communities face the...
Can Planning Grants Help You?
Are you interested in developing or updating a preliminary engineering report for your community’s water or wastewater system? Do you have an important bridge that’s in poor condition or are you interested in preparing a growth policy, capital improvements plan or...
Keeping the Tee Box Green While Disposing of Wastewater
The City of Fort Benton recently completed an award winning and very innovative project, one that not only upgraded the community’s wastewater treatment system, but added the unique twist of keeping the grass green at the City golf course. The City’s original...
Making a Difference Through Professional Organizations
The benefit of professional organizations to society are well documented in history and have resulted in a world that is much more secure, safe and healthy. For example, the work of professional organizations has resulted in design guidelines that make our roads...
Preparing for Project Completion
You can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. After extensive planning, design, bidding, and construction, your project is nearly complete. Now what? As you prepare to take over the operation and maintenance of your project, there are several things you...
What is UV Disinfection?
How Does UV Work: Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection inactivates microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa and other pathogens in wastewater by exposing them to light of a specific wave length. More specifically, a wavelength between 250 and 270 nm is...
Design-Build Project Success
Like many communities in Idaho, Twin Falls County is experiencing major growth. And with growth comes more solid waste and people that want to drop-off their garbage! Facing growing safety and capacity challenges at the Twin Falls Transfer Station, the County’s solid...
The Road to Repair – Montana House Bill 473
The 65th session of the Montana Legislature passed House Bill 473 which increased State fuel tax for the first time in 20 years. House Bill 473, known as the Bridge and Road Safety and Accountability Act (BaRSAA), provides for a graduated increase in motor fuel tax...
Communities Working Together
A unique and technologically challenging wastewater pipeline was constructed under the Yellowstone River in the fall of 2017, connecting the community of West Glendive to the City of Glendive. This innovative solution to wastewater management proved to be the most...
Is On-Call Engineering Right for You?
Why contract for on-call engineering services? The answer for many governments is to ease the burden on local officials and public works departments. When properly managed, on-call engineering services assist local governments with funding, developing, and...