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Focuses on the construction of a pipeline system and a pumping station in Irving, Texas. Benefits of the construction to the Dallas-Fort Worth region; Details of the Lake Chapman Water Supply Project in the city of Irving.

Reports on the project designed to minimize fish losses near the Hamilton City pumping plant in California and maximize the ability of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to divert full water allowance. Aim for the project design; Integrated hydraulic design of the fish screen system; Construction of the fish screen extension.

Reports on the actions taken by the Commission on Water Resource Management of Hawaii to remove its own efforts to keep the Maui Department of Water Supply from over-pumping the Waihe&isquo; aquifer. Reason behind why the Maui Meadows Homeowners Association petitioned the Water Commission to designate the aquifer systems as groundwater management areas; Conditions set by the commission that if once committed will result in automatic designation.

This section offers news briefs concerning construction projects in the U.S. Bidding for the Central Arizona Hayden Thodes Aqueduct project will end on April 23, 2008. Parking upgrades are sought by Midvale Middle School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bidding for the Tondre Lift Station in Valencia County, New Mexico will close on April 22, 2008.

A list of construction contracts and civil project leads in the U.S. is presented. They include the improvements to existing pumping station in Baltimore, Maryland; the bridge and culvert bridge replacement in Stokes County, North Carolina; and electrical work structural rehabilitation/repair/replacement of traffic control device structures in Allegany County, Maryland.

The article presents a list of various construction projects in several U.S. states. Some of these projects include construction projects include construction of Seneca Water Treatment Plant in Seneca, Illinois, construction of Lemay Water Treatment Plant in Saint Louis, Missouri, and also construction of Rockford pumping station in Winnebago County, Illinois.

The article focuses on the findings of a survey conducted by "Control Engineering" and Reed Corporate Research regarding loop optimization software or services (LOS) in the U.S. Gas pipeline pumping stations and water and wastewater facilities are cited by Alireza Haji-Valizadeh, vice president of technology development for ControlSoft Inc., as two examples of utility services that use LOS.

The article presents news briefs related to construction projects in the United States. Anne Arundel Co. has won the construction project for constructing a road in Maryland. Bidding for Gregory Wood Products Pump Station in North Carolina will be closed on May 25, 2006. Bidding for NCDOT NC-96 in North Carolina is going to be closed on May 16, 2006.

A list of construction projects in the U.S. is presented. The construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant owned by Searcy Public Utilities will be handled by Garver Engineers Inc. A construction of the drainage and residential units improvements will be done in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. A construction of pump station in Webster Parish, Louisiana is also on bid.

Focuses on the effect of air-handling units on the chilled water load increase of AP16 in Illinois. Total capacity of the pumping system; Need for the complex distribution piping system to be upgraded to handle increase water flows; Installation of the reverse return piping in various coils.

Reports on the construction projects at Saint Mary Parish communities of Franklin and Charenton in Louisiana. Details of the construction of a pump station at Bayou Yokely in Franklin; Details of the sewerage construction project in Charenton which will connect the community to a treatment facility.

Details the construction of the Howard Lane Pump Station at Austin, Texas. Significance of the construction; Features of the pump station; Project contractors.

Details the construction of the Lake Fork Pump Station in Dallas, Texas. Cost of the project; Aim of the project; Significance of the decision of the Dallas Water Utilities to purchase water rights at Lake Fork; Challenges faced by project contractors.

Features engineering projects in the United States. Integrated security and facilities-management technology to monitor military bases in Hawaii; Detroit, Michigan's Imlay Station pumping facility; Energy conservation through building-automation system in the Township School District outside Chicago, Illinois.

The article discusses the concept of a low pump Net Positive Suction Head Required (NPSHR) in pump operation in the U.S. It examines the installation of the large split-case pumps which lead to the correlation between higher suction specific speed values and lower pump reliability for a high speed pump. It cites the improtance to eliminate pump damage to maximize mean time between failures of pump operation.

This section offers news briefs on the water quality field in the U.S. A subsurface storm water management system by CULTEC, a provider of plastic chamber technology, will be incorporated into the artificial turf field at Trinity-Pawling School in New York. A contract from the Sacramento, California Regional County Sanitation District (SRCSD) has been awarded to engineering firm CH2M Hill to provide design and services during construction for the pumping station at its plant.

The article reports on opening of lift stations by Douglas County Sewer District for housing developments including views of District Manager Bernita Landers regarding relevance of Kentucky View Lift Station Improvement Project for increased sewering capacity.

Focuses on the construction of a pump station in New Orleans, Louisiana as of November 2002. Relevance of the pump station to a interstate widening and soundwall project in New Orleans; Drainage problem at the Southern Railroad underpass; Difficulties in the project.

Reports the installation of sewer lines by the Nittany Valley Sewer Authority in Pennsylvania. Number of pumping stations and grinding pumps to be installed; Equipments used by D&M construction; Capability of the Komatsu excavator.

Reports on efforts by regional emergency officials in New Orleans, Louisiana to prepare for a volatile hurricane season in 2004 as predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Expected number of storms and hurricanes; Construction of a pumping station at Mounes Avenue; Improvement of media alerts; Construction of a system of electronic message boards to warn motorists of flooded and impassable roadways; Emergency storm plans of Entergy Corp.

Discusses the possible reform of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Way that officials of the corps had invented reasons for using funding to enlarge barge locks on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers; Plan for a hydraulic pumping plant to help prevent flooding near the Yazoo River; Attention of Congress on the Water Resources Development Act.

Discusses Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's (WSSC) reevaluation of its pumping station design standards in an attempt to maximize efficiency. Description of the design guide DG-04; Features of the WSSC facility; Alterations to the DG-04 guidelines; Effect of removing mechanical screening systems in DG-04 on construction costs; Recommendations for using wet and dry well submersible pumps.

Reports that MMC Inc. has landed the Lamb Pumping Station bid as Contract 130-E of the Southern Nevada Water Authority's East Valley Lateral. Cost of the deal; Terms of the contract; Company background.

Features the pumping stations at Terrebone Parish in Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana. Maintenance of the river's normal water level as the pumps' function; Duration of the pumps' operations; Factors contributing to a rise in the river's water level; Total capacity of the pumps; Specifications of the pumps' Isuzu diesel engines; Engine accessories.

The article discusses the court case Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. U.S., wherein a surety that performed a defaulted contractor's place was found to be entitled to offset losses on one contract with payment on another. Hartford raised arguments on the settlement fee from the Savannah Harbor project in Georgia and the rehabilitation of pumping stations along the Little Calumet River in Indiana. The court considered Transamerica Ins. Co. v. U.S. as precedent to the two-contract recovery theory.

The article offers information on the effort of engineers in making ground-source-heat pump design (GSHP) system in the U.S. It cites the HVAC system designed by two engineers Kirk Mescher and Lonnie Ball which provides benefits to the community of Illinois and Texas. It claims that they were able to reduce installation, energy and maintenance cost with the GSHP system design and noted that all GSHP schools on its respective districts achieved an energy star rating of 83.

The article reports on a rule regarding manholes, lift stations and road excavations that could be finalized when the next president is elected. This rule is adverse to workers in the general industry, where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a standard which is safe. Four types of confined spaces were set out by the proposals which is based on potential dangers which will be then prescribed by safety steps. The proposed rule stated that many contractors who are performing work in sewer systems are unfamiliar with the hazards.

The article reports that notices of violation and a compliance order related to a fire an unrelated oil spill in 2007 have been issued to the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., which operates the trans-Alaska pipeline System (TAPS). The citations concern a fire at a pumping station linked to a release of crude oil vapors on January 6, 2007. According to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the company may also be required to pay fines of up to $817,000.

Discusses details of the National Pump Systems Educational and Market Transformation Initiative of the U.S. Dept. of Energy. Aim of the initiative to transform the pump market into one based on life-cycle costs; Promotion of energy savings during pump operation; Importance of the initiative for the energy industry.

Reports on the recognition of Dyess Air Force Base in winning the 2003 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management in Abilene, Texas. Acknowledgement for the base to win the award; Installation of an extensive effluent water system consisting of pipelines; Inclusion of storage ponds and pumping stations for irrigation.

Reports on the establishment of the first public pumping station for biodiesel in San Francisco, California in May 2001.

Features Golf Course Irrigation Services, an Olive Branch, Mississippi-based company that manufactures, sells and maintains water-pumping systems. Inception of the firm as a pump service station service organization in 1987; Expansion of the company regionally with satellite offices and nationally, with new products; Factors considered in shifting from service to manufacturing business.

An interview with President Don Daley of the Arkansas Onsite Wastewater Association (ARKOWA), to encourage the free exchange of ideas for official and employees of pumping industries, is presented. When asked about the area of working, he refers to homeowners who don't have money to fix their systems by looking for sources of grants and low-interest loans to get that set up. He mentions his work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's work on non profit sewer companies.

Announces that the Dale Avenue Pumping Station in San Mateo, Calif., is scheduled to begin operating a deep-soil-mixing (DSM) shoring system in constructing a 40 foot deep, 60 mgd wastewater pumping station. The technology has been used in Japan almost a decade, and in the US only several times.

Reports that the National Wildlife Federation and one of its affiliates, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation are opposed to the proposal to build a $119 million pumping plant to drain water from the Mississippi Delta during spring flooding. Estimated pumping ability of the Yazoo Backwater Pumping Plant; Reasons for building pump.