Fehr Graham Project Manager Karoline Qasem, PhD, PE, wrote "Mixing Zones: Balancing Compliance, Environmental Protection and Cost Efficiency" for Water Online's Water Innovations magazine. Mixing zones serve as a strategic approach to balance in wastewater management. By diluting pollutants to safe levels in designated areas before they reach broad...
Featured in the American Public Works Association (APWA) Reporter Magazine, Fehr Graham Project Manager Karoline Qasem, PE, PhD, shares the battle against the Gulf "dead zone." For decades, its sandy beaches attracted tourists. But in the 1970s, a crisis emerged. Fishermen found empty nets, algae took over the water, and marine life perished. Throu...
Freeport's state-of-the-art water treatment plant and new Well No. 11, a project costing $13 million and eight years in the making, are now operational. The plant, designed by Fehr Graham, uses corrosion-resistant materials and is expected to have a 100-year lifespan. The decision to upgrade the water treatment facilities was prompted by the 2015 d...
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the City of Rockford, Illinois, secured an additional $4 million in funding to replace lead service lines. This is the fifth round of principal forgiveness funding Fehr Graham has helped secure for the City. The firm has helped secure $16 million used to replace more...
Fehr Graham has helped the City of Rockford with lead service line replacements for years and is proud to be part of this important project. Our team is committed to providing safe and reliable drinking water for Midwest communities. We have communities replace more than 2,000 lead service lines and have helped secure over $30 million for municipal...
Communities working to identify lead service lines and develop an inventory have a second opportunity to secure funding. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced additional funding to help meet requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRN) is available. The Lead Service ...
Fehr Graham helped Du Quoin, Illinois, secure $40,000 to help the City create a lead service line inventory. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the grants to the 48 communities that will help meet requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRNA). The grants range fro...
The Village of Warren, Illinois, is working to prioritize infrastructure projects with Fehr Graham. The Village will hold an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the ambulance station. Read more in The Flash article below.
Fehr Graham helped the City of Sycamore take advantage of a federal program that will pay to replace lead water pipes. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced more than $4 million in funding for the project. Fehr Graham has helped clients secure more than $25 million in lead service line replacement funding and...
BYRON, Illinois (March 18, 2022) – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16) allocated $2 million in federal funds to the City of Byron to improve its aging water distribution system. Byron's project is among six in the 16th Congressional District to receive Community Project Funding meant to improve infrastructure, agriculture, jobs, the economy and educ...
PINGREE GROVE, Illinois (March 18, 2022) – A federal funding package announced by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) included a $3.5 million investment for the Village of Pingree Grove to improve its public water supply. The Village will use the money to improve its potable water system by building a third well and second Water Treatment Plant to...
Fehr Graham Principal Nate Kass shares tips and tricks on stormwater management in @Storm Water Solutions magazine. In a handful of examples, Kass explains how looking beyond a standard quick fix and going with an unconventional approach makes things more economical and reduces the footprint of stormwater management to save on valuable resources. "...
Cameron Johns stands in front of the Village Grove Water Treatment Plant. One of the advantages of an engineering career is getting the chance to improve communities. It’s even better when you get the opportunity to improve your hometown. For Fehr Graham Engineer Cameron Johns, a Villa Grove, Illinois, native, working on projects in his home...
The City of Rockford is taking advantage of a federal program that will pay to replace aging lead water pipes. The City secured a $2 million Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) State Revolving Loan that does not need to be paid back. Because the City meets certain median household income requirements, the loan is forg...
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds learned a lot about West Union's downtown streetscape project during a recent visit to the city of about 2,350 people. With funding from 15 grants, the city used a sustainable approach - a model for communities across the nation - to reconstruct six blocks of the downtown business district. Stormwater management...
Well 45, at the intersection of Stanley and Cedar streets, is getting an addition that will house a new radium filtration system. This will help the City of Rockford maintain the highest quality water standards in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency standards. The well pumps and treats water that is distributed throughout Roc...
Construction on Villa Grove, Illinois, $4.6 million water treatment plant started in May 2018. All the underground piping has been relocated. Leander Construction has poured the foundation footings for the south, east and north sides of the building and the base of the backwash tank and are preparing to pour the walls for the backwash tank. In addi...
Aging water systems and the challenges that come with them are a reality for many communities in the United States. The Village of Ludlow in north-central Champaign County is no exception. One of the Village’s water supply wells is nearly 70 years old, the elevated tower is nearing 65, and most of the treatment plant is more than three decades old....
Local officials have been pushing for some time for a design and construction upgrade to the nearly 50-year-old Interstate 57/74 interchange, the scene of numerous accidents and truck rollovers in recent years. Now this project is a reality. Before construction can start on the new interchange, utilities must be relocated. The Urbana &a...
In the last two years, the village of Shannon has been confronted with water system problems. It was discovered through routine state compliance sampling the village's water contained elevated amounts of Radium 226/Radium 228 and Gross Alpha beyond Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) limits. Fehr Graham, which ...
