Apr 8, 2022 | Insight, Water Supply & Transmission
Melissa Mack PE, PMP Principal New Industrial Pump Station Ensures Reliable Water Service to Refineries By Melissa Mack, PE, PMP and Brandon Wade, MPA, PE (GCWA) The Gulf Coast Water Authority (GCWA) provides raw water to the Texas City Industrial Complex via the...
Oct 6, 2021 | Hydraulic & Transient Modeling, Insight, Water Supply & Transmission
Melissa Mack PE Principal Amy Byland PE Lynn Chamberlain PE Hydraulic Engineer Charles Shumate PE Water Supply & Authorities Engineer Houston Public Works’ Journey Toward a Digital Twin By Melissa Mack, PE, Amy Byland, PE, Lynn Chamberlain, PE, Charles Shumate,...
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 | Insight, MEP Engineering, Municipal, Water Supply & Transmission
Melissa Mack PE Principal Houston Public Works Makes Improvements to Critical Groundwater Facility By Melissa Mack, PE and Tina Yao, PE (City of Houston) Over the past decades, Houston Public Works has been making improvements at 80 of the city’s existing groundwater...
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...
Feb 26, 2021 | Insight, Municipal, Water Supply & Transmission
Melissa Mack PE Principal Collaborative Approach Enables Improvements at Texas Groundwater Facilities By Melissa Mack, PE In June 2014, Houston Public Works began implementing improvements to 11 drinking water facilities, including the four in the Willowchase system,...
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...
