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Water infrastructure overhaul a bargain in Ludlow
Matthew Johnson
As communities across the country struggle with the ability and funding to update their water infrastructure, there are times when innovative ideas, partnering with the right firm and thinking outside...
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Funding solutions equal more infrastructure opportunities for communities
Naren Patel
Municipal leaders face difficult decisions every day. With limited budgets, they must choose which infrastructure improvements are most critical. That’s especially true in smaller communities. The Vil...
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GIS has big role in watershed planning
Fehr Graham
Developing a Watershed Plan for a community can have a ripple effect. Improving and protecting our most important natural resource is important, and Watershed Plans do both. At Fehr Graham, we believe...
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Construction inspectors help build communities, relationships while managing expectations
Cody Buelt
States, counties, cities and towns of all sizes spend billions of dollars each year to improve infrastructure. As the budgets get tighter and the to-do lists get longer, it becomes more important to e...
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Benefits of mapping flood risk
Fehr Graham
In a previous post, I explained how communities are funding stormwater utility programs through user fees, like water and sewer utilities. Regardless of your funding method, reviewing flooding problem...
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Nutrients in our water - too much of a good thing and how to get rid of them
Fehr Graham
Too many nutrients in our water streams can mean large environmental, social and economic costs. Wastewater treatment plant effluent is a common point source that discharges these nutrients, specifica...
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From eyesore to asset: Brownfield redevelopment reinvigorates communities
Dillon Plamann
  Brownfield redevelopment transforms blighted, deteriorated and contaminated properties into community assets. The hope is to remove eyesores and entice development – everything from new parks, ...
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