Blog Archive(s)
March Madness at PRWA
Posted by Entech Engineering on Thursday, March 1, 2018
Along with all the basketball madness happening in March, our four speakers at the 2018 Pennsylvania Rural Water Association’s Annual Conference (PRWA) conference have a tournament of their own...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Stormwater | Engineering
Pennsylvania Municipal Bid Base Amounts 2018
Posted by Bryon Killian on Friday, January 19, 2018
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The threshold for 2018 have increased after staying stagnant from...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Stormwater | Budgeting & Funding | Regulations
SRBC Registration of Grandfathered Water Uses
Posted by Mary Peters on Monday, November 27, 2017
More than 1,300 facilities received a notice this month from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), outlining their new program to register unapproved water withdrawals and consumptive water...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Regulations
OSHA 1910 Updates: Don’t Trip Up!
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Earlier this year, while writing specifications for a storage tank rehabilitation, I pulled up OSHA Section 29 CFR Part 1910.23 online and stared in disbelief. This standard used to provide design...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Regulations
Pump Station Design 101
Posted by Chris Hannum on Thursday, November 9, 2017
We have a long tradition of being “operator-centric” here at Entech. That means that our projects incorporate the needs and desires of our end-users: the men and women operating water and...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater | Engineering
Celebrating 10 Years of Supporting Students in Nicaragua
Posted by Dani Motze on Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Entech continues the long tradition of giving back that its founders beganA smiling little girl named Mayqueli proudly holds up a pair of dress shoes and her new school back pack. She is one of 50...
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Categories: Entech, Engineering, & Beyond
What Does Energy Production Look Like in 2050?
Posted by Jeff Euclide on Friday, October 6, 2017
When I was taking a fuel science course at Penn State in the 80’s, it was right after the first energy crisis, with long lines at the gas pump and schools shutting down because of insufficient...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Natural Gas
The World of Water Flows into Philadelphia
Posted by Steve Riley on Wednesday, May 17, 2017
top water minds in our backyardThis June, tens of thousands of water and wastewater system owners, operators, engineers, and professionals from all over the globe will converge in Philadelphia. The...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water
Water Tank Drone Inspections: Best Practices
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Drones - You’re seeing them everywhere and you probably know someone who has one. Maybe it’s you! I’m sure you are thinking of all the ways a drone can make your jobs easier, safer,...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Municipal Engineering
New Annual Fees for DRBC Docket Holders
Posted by Lori Burkert on Thursday, May 4, 2017
It’s been 8 years since the Delaware River Basic Commission (DRBC) last changed their fee structure, so to keep up with inflation and stabilize and sustain funding, significant changes went...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Stormwater | Environmental | Regulations