Projects
Building a Roadmap to Financial Resilience
Publish date:Harford County faced a fiscal crisis. The annual revenues in their operating fund were not adequate to cover even their annual operating costs. Reserve funds built during good economic times were depleting rapidly. Without a funding infusion, the water/sewer fund faced a $7.5 million deficit in fiscal year 2017 that could grow to a $74 million deficit by fiscal year 2021.
The First LNG Terminal on North America's Pacific Coast is Delivering Natural Gas to Customers in Mexico and the United States
Publish date:Unlike the reality of the real estate industry, location isn’t everything in the natural gas sector. In the case of building a Baja California liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, location offered one of the project’s biggest challenges.
Black & Veatch Helped CPS Energy Provide More Reliable Power Delivery to San Antonio, Texas, with a 10 gigabit Ethernet Sub-Network
Publish date:Black & Veatch assisted CPS Energy with improving its network reliability and security to support the utility’s energy management system and future smart grid applications.
Greenfield Gas Processing Facility in Colorado Supports Continued Development of Niobrara Shale
Publish date:Black & Veatch, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Overland Contracting Inc. (OCI), was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the O’Connor Gas Processing Plant (formerly known as LaSalle), owned by DCP Midstream Partners.
Sharyland Utilities' New Infrastructure Will Carry Electricity 300 Miles from Wind Farms to Urban Markets in Texas
Publish date:Black & Veatch is helping Sharyland Utilities develop about 300 miles of 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines. The project includes four collection stations and five transmission line segments. The new lines will carry electricity generated by abundant wind energy from the Texas Panhandle and South Plains to Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and other major markets.
Black & Veatch Worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Provide LEED-Rated Facilities at Fort Riley
Publish date:Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. Army’s 1st infantry Division, known as “The Big Red One,” has been stationed in Germany, away from its traditional home at Fort Riley, Kansas. Starting in 2006, the storied division has been redeploying in stages back to Fort Riley. Black & Veatch is helping to ensure that troops are returning to vastly improved facilities.
Black & Veatch Returns the Coleman-Evans Superfund Site to the City of Jacksonville, Florida, for Future Beneficial Reuse
Publish date:Following four decades of contamination, the site of a former wood preserving plant near Jacksonvill
LEED-Certified Facilities at Fort Bliss Further U.S. Army's March Toward Improved Environmental Quality
Publish date:Black & Veatch earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the company’s work at the Fort Bliss Company Operation Facilities (COF) in Texas. The COF represents 12 buildings at the military fort.
The Tarakhil Power Plant is Improving the Lives of the Afghan People by Providing Reliable Electricity and Skills Transfer
Publish date:The Afghanistan Infrastructure and Rehabilitation Program (AIRP), for which Black & Veatch serves as the Energy Projects Leader in a prime contractor joint venture, is a $1.4 billion effort to improve vital infrastructure in Afghanistan from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Black & Veatch Combines Technical Expertise, Innovative Communication to Provide Safe Infrastructure for Missouri River
Publish date:In May 2011, almost a year’s worth of rain fell over the upper Missouri River basin. The heavy rainfall and a higher-than-normal snowpack in the Rocky Mountains caused severe flooding in the upper Missouri River system.
Part of The Community: Increase in Renewable Energy Protects Way of Life
Publish date:The Twin Falls dam on the Menominee River, bordering Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, was built in 1912. The hydroelectric dam has been repaired and upgraded many times over its life. Inadequate spillway capacity and an aging powerhouse created safety issues, even though the Twin Falls impoundment structures were licensed to operate until 2040.
Black & Veatch Helped Clean Superfund Site, Eliminating a Threat to Public Health and Restoring 90 Acres of Land for Sustainable Reuse
Publish date:It’s not easy to put a price tag on bringing peace of mind to a community. But it is possible to measure the impact of eliminating a threat to public health and safety. And there is lasting impact from restoring land for generations of reuse. Black & Veatch has achieved all that in its work at the site of a Florida wood treating company.
Fish Passage Systems Enhance Environmental Sustainability, Help Preserve Reliable Hydroelectric Power
Publish date:Clean hydroelectric energy is a key part of many renewable energy portfolios in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Anadromous fish runs in the very rivers that produce hydroelectric energy are a defining characteristic of the unique environment of the region
Black & Veatch Helps City Comply with Federal Consent Decree to Address Wet-Weather Overflows, Preserve Area Waterways
Publish date:Any company likes to form long-term relationships with its clients, but Black & Veatch has taken the term and redefined it. Black & Veatch has continuously led and managed the massive Toledo Waterways Initiative (TWI) program for Toledo, Ohio.
Addition of Hydroelectric Facility to Pressurized Water Supply Pipelines Creates Renewable Energy Source, Boosts Energy Efficiency
Publish date:Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) is a major raw water supplier to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in Texas. As with many other municipal water systems, TRWD’s infrastructure provided a potential source for significant hydropower.