Shimmick Construction Co. has been awarded a nearly $87 million contract to build Antioch’s brackish water desalination plant. The City Council unanimously approved the company’s bid during a special meeting Friday after rejecting a protest bid from C. Overaa & Co., which also wanted the job. The $86,689,000 contract with Shimmick will include a 5% […]
President-elect Joe Biden last week picked veteran environmental attorney Brenda Mallory to help guide federal environmental permitting as the incoming administration gears up to build massive infrastructure projects across the United States.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen, it’s more important than ever that all Californians have reliable access to clean, safe water. At the most basic level, our health depends on it: water is essential for the handwashing and cleaning that helps eliminate the virus. Water also is indispensable for our food supply, jobs and […]
A set of guidelines for managing the Colorado River helped several states through a dry spell, but it’s not enough to keep key reservoirs in the American West from plummeting amid persistent drought and climate change, according to a U.S. report released Friday. Millions of people in seven states and Mexico rely on the river […]
While negotiators largely sidelined energy issues during months of stalled talks on COVID-19 relief, a number of significant energy and environmental provisions will hitch a ride on the year-end agreement set to pass today. House and Senate leaders yesterday announced they had reached a deal on a $1.4 trillion fiscal 2021 spending omnibus, pandemic relief […]
Our country is currently in the midst of the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind – not in 10 or 20 years – but today. Much has been written about the Silver Tsunami, roughly defined as the wave of water and wastewater operator retirements across the country. And yet, while every industry […]
Antioch Approves $87 Million Bid for Brackish Water Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /East Bay Timesby Judith PrieveShimmick Construction Co. has been awarded a nearly $87 million contract to build Antioch’s brackish water desalination plant. The City Council unanimously approved the company’s bid during a special meeting Friday after rejecting a protest bid from C. Overaa & Co., which also wanted the job. The $86,689,000 contract with Shimmick will include a 5% […]
Biden CEQ Pick Signals NEPA Changes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Kelsey BruggerPresident-elect Joe Biden last week picked veteran environmental attorney Brenda Mallory to help guide federal environmental permitting as the incoming administration gears up to build massive infrastructure projects across the United States.
Opinion: California Water Agencies are Feeling the Pandemic’s Financial Pinch. But the Water Will Keep Flowing
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Maven's Notebookby Danielle Blacet-HydenAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen, it’s more important than ever that all Californians have reliable access to clean, safe water. At the most basic level, our health depends on it: water is essential for the handwashing and cleaning that helps eliminate the virus. Water also is indispensable for our food supply, jobs and […]
US: More Must Be Done to Protect Colorado River From Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP News by Felicia FonsecaA set of guidelines for managing the Colorado River helped several states through a dry spell, but it’s not enough to keep key reservoirs in the American West from plummeting amid persistent drought and climate change, according to a U.S. report released Friday. Millions of people in seven states and Mexico rely on the river […]
Year-End Deal Includes Major Energy, Environment Wins
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Geof Koss, Jeremy Dillon and Emma DumainWhile negotiators largely sidelined energy issues during months of stalled talks on COVID-19 relief, a number of significant energy and environmental provisions will hitch a ride on the year-end agreement set to pass today. House and Senate leaders yesterday announced they had reached a deal on a $1.4 trillion fiscal 2021 spending omnibus, pandemic relief […]
Opinion: The Greatest Water Transfer in History
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Finance & Managementby Michael WaradyOur country is currently in the midst of the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind – not in 10 or 20 years – but today. Much has been written about the Silver Tsunami, roughly defined as the wave of water and wastewater operator retirements across the country. And yet, while every industry […]