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MWH Starts Austin Water Treatment Project By David Holzel CEG CORRESPONDENT
Little Bighorn Visitor Center Work Starts...8
Alaskan Pilots Tout Schweiss Doors...14
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Austin Water, in Texas’ capital city, has begun work on a $1.2 billion project to update and expand its Walnut Creek wastewater treatment facility. Approved by the Austin City Council in May 2024, construction on the facility began in October 2025 to increase the facility’s capacity from 75 million gal. per day to 100 million. Austin, with a rapidly growing population — from 297,000 residents in 1974 when Walnut Creek went into service to 980,000 in 2023 — and facing ncreasingly extreme weather, needs more from its wastewater treatment plants than it did 50 years ago. In addition to a larger capacity, Walnut Creek will have, among its updates, modern equipment, advanced odor control technologies and improved flood resistance. MWH is the prime contractor. A U.S. contractor in water, wastewater and industrial water construction projects, MWH was selected after a competitive process, said Austin Water Managing Engineer Lauren King. The project will be delivered by the construction manager at risk method, or CMAR, King said. “CMAR has advantages in that it allows the design team and the contractor to work together to achieve a more constructable and efficient final product,” she said. PTC Rehab Meter Vault sheet piling construction staging is under way.
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Due Diligence Spells Big Rewards
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Site Evaluation Is Your Ticket to Cost Savings, Efficient Operations
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Even if you’re doing everything right, it may be time to schedule a jobsite consultation. An expert evaluation of your construction site, from fleet staging to safety practices, can offer a new perspective on operations, a better way to perform rudimentary tasks, plans to save costs in fuel, labor and equipment maintenance. The process Adobe Stock photo can be as cursory or as detailed as you Once your site evaluation is completed, the consultant will need. present you with results and the recommendations they’ve see DILIGENCE page 26
made for your specific job site.