http://www.mactec.com/news/press-room/default.aspx Channel For MACTEC Press Releases 4/12/1977 10 An innovative public/private partnership launched by Northern Utilities, with MACTEC leading the environmental engineering project, is helping to revitalize the city of Lewiston, Maine. Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, is the state's second largest city (population 40,000) and is located about 35 miles north of Portland. The city was settled in 1770 and officially incorporated in 1795. http://www.cenews.com/article.asp?id=2350 Applying sound financial planning methodologies is not only crucial for your personal portfolio, but is also essential in facility asset management. When properly implemented, facility asset management can extend facility and building life cycles, lower annual funding requirements and decrease facility ownership costs. http://www.fmlink.com/Marketplace/WhitePapers/Articles/MACTEC-070907.html The city of Carrollton, Ga., located about 35 miles west of Atlanta, was established in 1826 on land that was ceded to Georgia by Creek Indians. The historic city, population 21,010, is the Carroll County seat and home to the University of West Georgia and the Southwire Company, among numerous other local employers and community institutions. Though easily within commuting distance to Atlanta via Interstate 20, Carrolltons substantial economic and educational base allows its residents to find work, education, and recreation locally. http://www.cenews.com/article.asp?id=1546 This article is the final installment of a three-part series addressing the current state of stormwater management in the Atlanta area. Part 1 focused on stormwater management issues; part 2 focused on redevelopment and professional certification; and part 3 looks at the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its implications for stormwater management. http://www.stormh2o.com/july-august-2007/program-management-evolution.aspx This article is the second of a three-part series addressing the current state of stormwater management in the Atlanta area. Part 1 focused on stormwater management issues; Part 2 deals with redevelopment and professional certification; and Part 3 will focus on the Endangered Species Act and its implications for stormwater management. http://www.stormh2o.com/may-2007/program-management-evolution.aspx The new millennium has effected change in many arenas, not the least of which is stormwater management. Minimum compliance is no longer the standard, and stormwater is no longer an afterthought for community planning. http://www.stormh2o.com/march-april-2007/regulatory-issues-management.aspx http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Portable-Gamma-Dose-Exposure-Rate-Instruments.aspx The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) recently demolished three Detroit River cement silos to pave the way for a host of new riverfront projects, including the expansion of Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor, operated by the State of Michigan and the first urban state park in Michigan's history. Another project is the city's RiverWalk, a five-mile long promenade that ultimately will span from Ambassador Bridge to the west beyond MacArthur Bridge, into Gabriel Richard Park. http://www.publicworks.com/article.mvc/SILO-Demolition-Project-Paving-Way-For-Revita-0001 The story has been told in Brownfield News countless times. How can you take an artifact of industrial history that seemingly has no value—but plenty of liability and risk—and turn it into property worth millions of dollars? We’ve seen thousands of these problems and encountered numerous solutions. In this article, we’ll look at one particular firm’s integrated approach to remediation and redevelopment that clearly produces infinite potential for such brownfield properties. Click here to request a copy of this article in its entirety. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Brownfield-Redevelopment.aspx Imagine this: You oversee 33 million sf of facilities averaging over 43 years old, located in more than 8,000 buildings on 65,000 acres scattered over more than 1,800 individual sites. It takes $500 million to properly maintain and operate these facilities, which have a total replacement value greater than $7 billion, yet your facilities budget is only $125 million, one-quarter of what you need. That's what the U.S. Coast Guard is up against, as it tries to fulfill a complex set of missions: maintaining national security; regulating the fishing industry; assisting people in distress; protecting $2.8 million in property; interdicting illegal migrants at sea; conducting search and rescue missions; seizing millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs; educating people about boating safety; responding to oil and hazardous chemical spills; and conducting maritime security boardings. It guards 95,000 miles of coast line and patrols a 3.4-million-square-mile exclusive maritime economic zone; operates 230 cutters, 1,400 small boats, and 240 aircraft; employs more than 43,000 FTEs; and manages an annual budget greater than $7 billion. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/US-Coast-Guard-Deploys-Asset-Planning-Management-System.aspx Chief financial officers (CFOs) are coming to grips with the fact that they have the ultimate responsibility for financial information provided to investors, creditors, and auditors. Measuring costs and reporting liabilities resulting from defined benefit pension plans have been sources of accounting controversy for many years. In 1966, the Accounting Principles Board concluded that improvements in pension accounting were necessary even if it was considered not practical at the time. http://appa.org/FacilitiesManager/article.cfm?ItemNumber=2581&parentid=2544 Like the mythical Egyptian phoenix bird, the venerable Saks Fifth Avenue store on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans is literally rising from the ashes. Heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina — more by fire rather than flooding — the store, which opened in 1983, has long been the focal point for both downtown and regional shopping. http://www.shoppingcenterbusiness.com/articles/APR06/story5.shtml Increasingly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states' environmental regulatory agencies are holding a stake in facility decommissioning and cleanup requirements at sites seeking to close or terminate their U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license. For example, in October 2002 NRC and EPA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding conditions under which EPA can act under its Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) authority at NRC-licensed sites that are in the process of, or have completed, decommissioning in support of license termination. This MOU identifies specific conditions under which EPA can require additional evaluation and potential cleanup of radioactive residues that would otherwise be satisfactorily addressed under NRC regulation and authority. In addition, EPA or state environmental agencies often require that a facility demonstrate that postdecommissioning conditions associated with chemicals regulated under federal or state agencies, and radionuclides regulated under the NRC, do not pose unacceptable risks to public health. Copyright by WM Symposia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with Permission. Posted with permission of RADWASTE SOLUTIONS magazine, published by the American Nuclear Society. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Finding-Harmony.aspx An integrated solid waste management system implemented on the island of Saipan has proven so successful that other neighboring South Pacific islands may follow suit. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Success-Of-Saipans-Solid-Waste-Management-System.aspx As late as the 1970s, air pollution was viewed almost exclusively as an urban phenomenon associated with energy production and factories, manifested as smog in Los Angeles, New York, London, and other large cities.1 For this reason, inventories of air pollutant emissions were originally developed at metropolitan-area scales. These inventories were used to evaluate the effectiveness of control strategies and as inputs for air quality models to evaluate locations for ambient air quality monitors.2 The focus of initial emissions inventory efforts was primarily on sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), lead (Pb), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Over the next several decades, emissions inventories evolved to include hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), greenhouse gases, and other pollutants important to human health, ecological effects, and regional haze. Spatial coverage increased to encompass states, regions, countries, continents, and the entire globe. At the same time, the increased sophistication of air quality models increased the demand for finer spatial, temporal, and species resolution of emissions. As our understanding of pollutant effects increases, modeling sophistication grows, and more information is made available to the public in a more timely manner, the demands on inventory developers will increase. Emissions Inventories: Then, Now, and Tomorrow " by Arthur Werner and David Mobley was published in the January 2005 issue of EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and is posted here by permission of A&WMA. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Emissions-Inventories-then-now-tomorrow.aspx For the past five years, Gwinnett County has been one of the fastest growing counties not only in Georgia, but also nationwide. The county’s population of 676,000 is projected to almost double to 1.2 million by 2025. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/sanitory-wastewater-improvements-will-benefit-gwinnet-county.aspx For the past five years, Gwinnett County has been one of the fastest growing counties in Georgia and the nation, which has resulted in an influx of new students. With a budget of $1.3 billion for the fiscal year 2005, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is the largest school system in Georgia. The system’s 63 elementary, 20 middle, 16 high schools, and seven other educational facilities enroll an additional 6,000 students a year. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Gwinnet-county-public-school-resolving-growth-challenges.aspx Commuting on any of Atlanta’s major freeways and arterials during the morning and afternoon weekday rush hour has become increasingly challenging over the past few years. According to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), a regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for 10 counties in the Atlanta area, the region has grown by more than 250,000 people in the last four years. Eight counties (Bartow, Coweta, Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding and Walton) are ranked by the U.S. Census Bureau as among the Top 100 fastest growing counties nationwide. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/quenching-atlantas-thirst.aspx Hundreds of thousands of people flock each year to the Florida Keys for world-class fishing, diving, and the breathtaking scenery. The Keys stretch 110 miles from Key Largo to Key West and are home to about 80,000 people. Because residents desire homes adjacent to the water with dock space for boats, finger canals have become an essential characteristic of Keys life. Today there are 481 canals, totaling 111 miles, in Monroe County. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/Florida-Keys-Canal-Project-Tackles-Water-Quality-Degradation-with-GIS.aspx Abstract Nitrate contaminated groundwater is a growing problem in the U.S and has received increased attention from regulators. Several approaches have been applied to remediate groundwater, but most have high engineering and operational costs associated with them. This paper presents an in situ biodenitrification technique applied to remediate groundwater nitrate contamination in the 32 acre Pond Area of a closed mineral processing Facility. Methanol is being injected directly into the aquifer as a food source for native bacteria to enhance natural biodenitrification. Methanol was chosen for this remediation project due to its low cost and ease of handling. This technique has reduced the nitrate concentrations an average of 57 percent at the Facility since treatment began in September 2001. Based on the success of this technique, there are plans to expand the system to speed the complete remediation of the Facility. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/in-situ-Biodenitrification-case-study.aspx The degraded condition of military installation facilities is common knowledge. Reports by both government and outside entities consistently say the condition of facilities is poor and funding to improve them is inadequate. Furthermore, determining what is meant by “adequate” is complicated by concepts such as readiness, restoration, upgrading, sustainment, maintainability and recapitalization. Up to now, studies have focused primarily on quantifying needs, and little has been done to overcome deficiencies, such as the repair backlog. This backlog has been reported by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to have increased from $8.9 to $14.6 billion during fiscal years 1992-1998. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/improving-military-facilities.aspx An innovative roof asset-management program has saved Florida’s Brevard Public Schools (BCPS) millions of dollars in maintenance and replacement costs over the past six years and has generated over $1 million in energy rebates. The program was instituted in 1995 when a $350-million county bond referendum was defeated that would have provided muchneededfunds for educational facility upgrades. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/roof-asset-management-saves-school-district-millions-in-taxpayer-dollars.aspx Current Regulations for unrestricted release are based on annual dose equivaltent. Unless one desires to use very conservative "screening levels," dose modeling must be accomplished to derive an areal or volumetric limit or concentration value for release purposes. Such derived limits are referred to as "Derived Concentration Guideline Levels" (DCGL). This paper describes the process employed to derive DCGLs for building surfaces contaminated with uranium and its decay progerny based on annual dose equivalent and the innovative means employed during the derivation. Health Phys. 84(Supplement 1):S37-S40;2003) http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/development-of-Dose-Based-release-limits-for-unrestricted-release-of-a-radio-chemistry-laboratory.aspx The next generation of decision support systems. Sounds like a bunch of lofty buzzwords but the term encompasses critical elements that can dramatically impact your organization’s bottom line. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/making-the-next-generation-of-decision-support-systems-work-for-you.aspx A public/private sector partnership is transforming a former military depot in Memphis, TN into a distribution and light manufacturing business park. Formerly known as the Defense Depot Memphis, Tennessee (DDMT), the Depot was opened in 1942 and is located on 642-acres site in a residential and commercial area of Memphis. The Depot managed and furnished military general supplies to the Armed Forces and several federal civilian agencies. The site, which once warehoused a wide variety of materials for government use including hazardous materials, is expected to generate both jobs and tax revenues for the City. At the present time, 73.5 percent of the leasable space is leased, and includes 29 tenants and jobs for 1,084 people. The team includes the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC), along with MACTEC and other consultants. The team was instrumental in developing the technical and regulatory framework that has resulted in favorable environmental dispositions. http://www.mactec.com/News/publications/articles/team-effort-promotes-on-schedule-commercial-reuse-of-memphis-defense-depot.aspx