Design & Engineering Company Wins Awards for Storm Water Project Innovation

Arcadis, the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, has received the Grand and Honor awards, from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) for innovative design projects.

The Grand Award in ACEC's Waste & Storm Water Category and in AAEE's Industrial Waste Practice category went to Malcolm Pirnie, the Water Division of Arcadis, for co-digestion and combined heat and power improvements at the Gloversville-Johnstown Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility. The Pirnie/Arcadis project team designed the nation's first zero net energy wastewater treatment plant, capable of producing 100% of its own power using renewable digester gas.

Bioengineering Arcadis LLC, a small business venture established as a U.S. Small Business Association mentor-protégé entity, was recognized with Honor Awards from the ACEC and AAEE for its work on the New Orleans Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex Pump Station, the world's largest storm water pump station and a critical element in a federally mandated Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System for New Orleans. The joint venture participated in the design team management for major project components, including flood walls, levees and a navigable gate, and provided the engineering design of the unique and massive $350 million pump station.

In addition, Arcadis won a second AAEE Honor Award in the category of operations/management for the Columbus Professional Program Management project. The Arcadis team served as professional program manager to the city of Columbus, and successfully met the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's deadline and the city's goal of protecting its rivers from sewer overflows, and established Columbus as a leading community in which to live, work and raise a family.