This is the thirteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Inland Waterways’ Category
Great American Infrastructure: Redridge Steel Dam
Monday, January 16th, 2012Lewiston, NY: Niagara Gorge – Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station
Monday, January 16th, 2012Filmed near the location of the Devils Hole Massacre, September 14, 1763. The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York near Niagara Falls, New York, United States. The plant diverts water from Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the […]
View this complete post...Huron, OH: ConAgra Building Demolition
Monday, January 9th, 2012A demolition of the ConAgra building in Huron Ohio. – VinillaVlogs on YouTube
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: The Sundial Bridge, Redding, CA
Thursday, January 5th, 2012This is the twelfth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Jordan River Water Quality Study
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012This water quality study for the Jordan River establishes the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Total Organic Matter (OM) of 3,983 kg/day that will achieve the model endpoint for Dissolved Oxygen (DO). This target concentration is defined in a water quality model (QUAL2Kw) which is being used as a decision support tool for restoring beneficial use to the lower Jordan River. Additional testing was conducted to quantify uncertainty of input parameters and rates used in the calibrated model. Based on these results and additional information reviewed during the TMDL process, a 1.0 mg/L implicit Margin of Safety (MOS) was added to the Jordan River instantaneous DO standard of 4.5 mg/L. Input concentrations of Total OM that resulted in meeting the model endpoint of 5.5 mg/L DO were used to define permissible loads to the lower Jordan River. This model endpoint and the resulting permissible loads account for levels of uncertainty that exist in the TMDL process at this time and are designed to maintain DO levels in the lower Jordan River above the instantaneous DO standard.
View this complete post...Madeira Beach, FL: Drawbridge at John’s Pass
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011John’s Pass is a quaint Fishing Village with shops, restaurants, and bars in Maderia Beach on Gulf Blvd. I love the T-shirts in the surf stores, the Hawaiian shirts, and the seafood at Friendly Fisherman. – mechagenkigaijin on YouTube
View this complete post...Pittsburgh, PA: Bridges, Tunnels & More
Monday, November 21st, 2011A collection of clips from around Downtown Pittsburgh. – FreewayJim on YouTube
View this complete post...Infrastructure in the Afternoon
Monday, October 31st, 2011November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 November 1, 15, 29, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 PM The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The […]
View this complete post...PA to NJ: Tacony-Palmyra Draw Bridge
Friday, October 14th, 2011Captured video of the USN McFarland dredger ship as it travels past the Tacony-Palmyra bridge. Video taken from the Palmyra Nature Center. – charged on YouTube
View this complete post...A Strong EPA Protects Our Health and Promotes Economic Growth
Monday, October 10th, 2011US COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
Since implementation of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, followed by the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund, and other important environmental laws, America’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen by 207 percent, and it remains the largest in the world. Complying with the nation’s public health and environmental protection laws has bolstered a $300 billion a year clean technology sector that employs an estimated 1.7 million people.
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