Built in the mid-1800s, the Gowanus Canal was a hub of Brooklyn’s maritime and commercial shipping activity. It teemed with factories, warehouses, tanneries, coal stores, and manufactured gas refineries. After years of use, unregulated sewage, and industrial discharges, the canal became one of the most heavily contaminated water bodies in...

Innovative technology enabled the Forest Park Water Treatment Plant to double its capacity from 20 mgd to 40 mgd, while maintaining service during construction and remaining in the facility’s existing footprint for the process treatment components of the design. The Gannett Fleming design features the first installation of telescoping vacuum...

For more than 150 years, residents and visitors in Califor­nia’s Bay Area have used pas­senger rail to travel between San Francisco and San Jose. In a region that has become the epicenter of modern technolo­gy and innovation, the Caltrain system now handles 60,000 daily riders along a 77-mile route with...

The Newtown Creek Wastewater Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) was completed in 1967 with a capacity of 310 mgd. It is the largest of NYCDEP’s 14 WPCPs and serves a population of approximately 1.06 million. It has a drainage area of 15,656 acres including the south and eastern midtown sections of...

Dust collection systems capture, convey, and collect airborne particulate matter on a continuous basis, aiding in air purification to prevent potential fire hazards and maintain a safe, clean atmosphere for pharmaceutical plant employees. An adequate dust collection system is critical to a company’s overall operational health and is required by...

If two words could describe the Interstate 81 (I-81) Interchange and Navy Way Road Extension project, they would be community-altering. The effort to reconstruct the Avoca and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport interchange in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and construct a new mile-long access road, was undertaken to improve safety and promote economic growth....