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Alliance Water Project Proceeds;
Selects Consultant
Surrey, N.D., Receives 2018 Dire
States Equipment Grant
CASE Construction Equipment awarded the 2018 Dire States
Equipment Grant to Surrey, N.D., for citywide drainage control and
flood mitigation projects.
Years of sudden urban planning and insufficient funding have
caused flooding and infrastructure damage in the city. Several
drainage-ways have filled with sediment, restricting natural run-off
of stormwater and yearly snowmelt. Poor drainage has impacted
roadways, with maintenance costing large portions of the city's
yearly budget. It has also caused several areas in town to collect
and pool standing water, creating a public health concern.
The Dire States Grant provides Surrey with $25,000 in free
equipment rental, through local CASE dealer Titan Machinery.
"This will vastly improve our community's drainage issues ...
by removing vegetation and soil, grading the land surface, and
constructing drainage networks to assure natural drainage," said
Keith Hegney, public works director. "Misdirected storm water
runoff can and will continue to cause major damage to our city's
infrastructure if we don't take care of it. Now we can."
Now in its third year, the Dire States program solicits submissions nationwide from local communities about needs for heavy
equipment to improve a critical piece of local infrastructure. A
committee of CASE representatives chooses the winner.
"Dire States is all about making an impact on communities that
have struggled under the weight of their crumbling infrastructure,"
said Michel Marchand, vice president-North America, Case Construction Equipment. "Drainage control and flood mitigation are
essential when it comes to positioning a city for future growth."
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Case Construction Equipment, (262) 636-6011,
casece.com; direstates.com

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Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) was selected by Alliance
Regional Water Authority (Alliance Water), as a pipeline engineering
consultant for a major water project serving several Texas communities
in the I-35 corridor.
Since 2007, Alliance Water, formerly the Hays Caldwell Public Utility
Agency, has worked in partnership with several cities (Buda, Kyle and
San Marcos) and the Canyon Regional Water Authority, which supplies
water to portions of Central and South Texas, on a long-term water
project to meet future growth in the areas.
This project, Phase 1B Program, will pump water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer in Caldwell County, and includes design and
construction of a new 7.5 MGD treatment plant, well field, raw water
lines, 95 miles of 24- to 42-inchdiameter treated water pipelines, an operations and maintenance
facility, and connection points to all the stakeholders.
"With the I-35 corridor growing so rapidly, this is a critical project
for Alliance Water and Central Texas," said Travis Michel, P.E., LAN's
infrastructure manager. "The project will provide additional capacity to
Alliance Water's members and address their water needs for the next 50
years."
As a prime consultant, LAN will provide preliminary engineering,
design and permitting, and bid and construction phase services for 18
miles of treated water pipeline.
"LAN has been an integral part of the planning and success of
Alliance Water's program since inception," said Graham Moore, P.E.,
Alliance Water's Executive Director. "We look forward to working with
LAN and continuing to rely on their professional expertise as we move
into final design."
The $213.4 million project, funded by the Texas Water Development
Board through the State Water Implementation Fund of Texas (SWIFT), is
scheduled for completion by 2023.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc., (713) 266-6900, lan-inc.com
Alliance Regional Water Authority, (512) 294-3214, alliancewater.org

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