Aug 19, 2021 | Insight, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Christine Kirby PE, ENV SP Senior Project Manager Taming a Mammoth: Innovative Interconnect Improves Houston Water Operations By Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP and Ram Chakradhar, PE (Houston Public Works) With an astounding 21.6% population growth over the last decade,...
Jun 9, 2021 | Insight, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Christine Kirby PE, ENV SP Senior Project Manager Houston Public Works’ Northeast Transmission Line Takes Shape By Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP and Kevin Tran, PE (Houston Public Works) The Northeast Transmission Line (NETL), Houston’s largest water transmission...
May 18, 2021 | General/Industry-Wide, Insight, Municipal, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Jeremy Nakashima PE Regional Manager Jim Holzapfel PE Senior Project Manager 8 Tips States Can Borrow From Northern Neighbors for Future Storms By Jeremy Nakashima, PE and Jim Holzapfel, PE After Winter Storm Uri devastated Texas, water and wastewater utilities are...
Mar 3, 2021 | Disaster Response & Mitigation, Insight, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Tak Makino CFM CRS / Flood Mitigation Manager Avoiding Future Losses By Tak Makino, CFM Studies show that every dollar provided by federal hazard mitigation grants prevents six dollars in future losses. Mitigation is a cost-effective tool to address hazard...
Jan 26, 2021 | Insight, Pipelines, Wastewater
Reyna Johnson PE John Van Hoosier EIT The River and the Highway: How an Interceptor Failure Produced Solutions By Reyna Johnson, PE and John Van Hoosier, EIT During spring 2020, a 104-inch-diameter fiberglass-reinforced polymer gravity interceptor, tucked tightly...
Jan 25, 2021 | Insight, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Michael Liga PhD, PE Senior Project Manager Tunneling Challenges on Houston’s Northeast Transmission Line By Michael Liga, PhD, PE Dr. Liga discusses tunneling design, construction and challenges overcame on a 1.2-mile segment of the City of Houston’s 108-inch...
Nov 2, 2020 | Insight, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Christine Kirby PE, ENV SP Senior Project Manager Inside Engineering series: Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) By Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP and team Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is a practical solution for railroad, highway and river crossings. The HDD...
Nov 2, 2020 | Insight, Municipal, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Hunter Hanson PE Hydraulic Engineer Just Wing It – Aerial Surveying for Pipeline Projects By Hunter Hanson, PE A major benefit of aerial surveys is a much quicker turnaround than could be expected from a traditional field crew. For linear projects, a good rule of...
Sep 28, 2020 | Hydraulic & Transient Modeling, Insight, Pipelines, Water Supply & Transmission
Charles Shumate PE Water Supply & Authorities Inside Engineering series: Transients & Air Valves By Charles Shumate, PE and team LAN started a new video series called Inside Engineering — where LAN’s subject matter experts help provide a technical...
