Faced with the need for a more efficient, sustainable treatment plant that could adequately serve its growing population and meet new discharge regulations, Johnson County Wastewater (JCW), located in the southwest portion of the Kansas City metro area, turned to Black & Veatch to help expand its Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment facility, resulting in upgrades that saved the county approximately $16 million a year.

The fresh water in the lagoon sparkles in the sunlight. It’s stocked for fishing and rimmed by trails, gathering spaces, and native wetland plants. Inconspicuously, it’s also ready to receive and store excess stormwater. Planned and designed by Black & Veatch, the stormwater lagoon at Fontenelle Park in northeast Omaha is natural infrastructure and an invaluable piece of the city’s strategy to protect Missouri River water quality and enhance the lagoon’s use.

KentuckyWired is the commonwealth of Kentucky’s public infrastructure project to provide high-speed, high-capacity internet service to every county in the state. Broadband, widely considered an essential utility service, will improve quality of life for Kentucky residents through economic growth and improved services, like education and health care.

In a sector accelerating toward decarbonization for the long haul, Electric Island, located near Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) headquarters in Portland, Oregon, showcases how to power electric vans, trucks and buses today, and will also serve as grounds for innovation and testing.

Meet Cardinal Point Wind, a sprawling wind farm that’s testament to the zero-carbon development vision of Canada-based Capital Power, the project’s owner. And it’s symbolic of the collaboration and trust between that wholesale power generator and Black & Veatch, a global renewable energy solutions leader that stepped up to the challenge of erecting the farm.

Near the shore of Lake Erie, in Oregon, Ohio, an 869-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant, known as the Oregon Clean Energy Center, is now providing critical baseload power to the PJM regional transmission organization and delivering value to virtually all stakeholders.