Jim Riordan’s article in NEREJ titled, “Using stormwater Infiltration to Improve Water Quality in Rhode Island,” describes the Stormwater Best Management Practices that the town of North Providence is implementing to alleviate the flooding and water quality issues in the area.
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Modeling & Green Infrastructure Design Helps Reduce Nuisance Flooding in Major Commercial Area
Andrew Walker, PH, CFM and James Pearson, PE co-authored an article in Stormwater Solutions entitled “Modeling & Green Infrastructure Design Helps Reduce Nuisance Flooding in Major Commercial Area.” Climate change-driven increases in future precipitation are predicted to make flooding worse, leading to a redesign of the John Fitch Highway that will make the community more climate resilient.
Weston & Sampson Welcomes Russell Sternlicht, PE
Weston & Sampson is pleased to welcome Russell Sternlicht, PE to the firm as our QA/QC Manager. After serving as a civil engineer working on stormwater management, commercial redevelopment, subsurface transportation, and other projects, he has since served as a Quality Assurance Manager in the engineering field. His experience includes streamlining the document review process […]
Grants Available to Upgrade Failing Culverts
Grants Available in Massachusetts to Upgrade Failing Culverts: Massachusetts DER Grant funding is to encourage municipalities to replace culverts with better designed crossings that meet improved structural and environmental design standards and climate resiliency criteria.
Buoyancy Controlled Surge Protection Device
Weston & Sampson recently received a provisional patent on a cutting-edge stormwater management device known as “the Buoyancy Controlled Surge Protection Device.”
Seeking public input on the “Redesigning John Fitch Highway – A Climate Resilient Corridor”
Fitchburg DPW seeks community input to inform initial designs of the John Fitch Highway Redesign project, of which Weston & Sampson is leading the public engagement & stormwater engineering & design.
Ricciardi Co-Authors PFAS Article in New England Real Estate Journal
Frank Ricciardi, PE, LSP co-authored an article with Peter Durning, Esq. of Mackie, Shea & Durning in the NE Real Estate Journal entitled “MassDEP Imposes Strict Standards for PFAS in Industrial Surface Water Discharges.”
Weston & Sampson Receives Two Engineering Excellence Awards
Weston & Sampson received two Engineering Excellence Awards during the 2019 ACEC-SC Engineering Excellence Gala – “BCWS PS001 Rehabilitation” for Berkeley County Water and Sanitation and “Church Creek Stormwater Basin Study” for the City of Charleston, SC.
Weston & Sampson is pleased to welcome Steven Roy, LEED AP
Weston & Sampson is pleased to announce Steven Roy, LEED AP as Senior Technical Leader responsible for climate adaptation and stormwater green infrastructure pursuits.
WEFTEC Public Service Project in New Orleans
Weston & Sampson participated in the WEFTEC Public Service Project in New Orleans, LA.