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What is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment?

As a municipality or developer, you are committed to redeveloping unusable, contaminated properties in your community and transforming them into asset...

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Chris Posey hired as EHS Project Manager

Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the hiring of Chris Posey as an Environmental Health and Safety Project M...

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Why retrofit your wastewater treatment system?

In the 1970s and 1980s, federal grants paid a majority of the costs to build or expand wastewater treatment plants. Many Publicly Owned Treatment Work...

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Hannah Insko hired as EHS Specialist

Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Hannah Insko as an Environmental Health and Sa...

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Contaminated land remediation: Choosing a solution

Industrial activities such as manufacturing, mining, oil and fuel dumping, fertilizer application and improper waste disposal may contaminate the natu...

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Fehr Graham co-founder Allen Fehr remembered as fun, adventurous

Allen Fehr loved his family, his community and the business he co-founded. The Freeport, Illinois, native died Sunday. He was 87. He leaves behind a l...

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Deuchler joins Fehr Graham

Deuchler Engineering, an engineering and environmental firm based in Aurora, joined the Fehr Graham family. Deuchler owners and Professional Engi...

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How to reduce municipal wastewater treatment plant energy consumption

Energy represents a significant expense across all stages of the wastewater treatment process — from raw sewage collection to effluent discharge. Wast...

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A quick guide to Iowa wastewater facilities design standards

Iowa wastewater facilities design standards were adopted in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Today, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) supp...

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When is an Environmental Site Assessment required?

Many communities suffer blight because of abandoned properties that do not generate value and pose a potential risk to public safety. Developers often...

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What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) represents the foundation of any responsible brownfield redevelopment project and provides legal pr...

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What is the best method for wastewater treatment?

Contaminant type and quantity, coupled with local effluent regulations, constitute key factors that influence a municipality's approach to wastewater ...

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Engineer Nick La Rosa hired

Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Nick La Rosa as an Engineer. La Rosa focuses o...

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A safer start: Grant helps Forreston improve school routes

 More than $12 million available; funding proposals accepted until Sept. 30 As teachers and students head back to their classrooms, I'm happy to ...

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Did someone say boil order?

If you live in a community and use or drink city water, most likely you've heard of boil orders, advisories, notices or something similar. Even though...

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4 key benefits of brownfield redevelopment

An abandoned and underused brownfield is often an eyesore to the surrounding community. Additionally, brownfield sites present potential health and sa...

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Talent Acquisition Coordinator Ebony Coleman hired

Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Ebony Coleman as a Talent Acquisition Coordina...

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Ottawa YMCA project awarded nearly $2M in Rebuild Illinois grant money

Eleven projects, including a new YMCA facility in Ottawa, will get $16.5 million in Rebuild Illinois Regional Economic Development program grants, acc...

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Engineer Garrett Haller hired

Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Garrett Haller as an Engineer. Haller helps wi...

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Brownfield grants: Finding redevelopment funding

More than 450,000 brownfields across the U.S. are contaminated with lead, petroleum, asbestos, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants....

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