Blog Archives: Municipal Infrastructure
From the Floor of WEFTEC 2021: An Interview with Dale Miller, LO
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Thursday, January 13, 2022
Attendees flood the exhibit hall at WEFTEC 2021What do wastewater operators do on vacation? Entech’s Dale Miller, Operations Specialist, recently returned from another trip to the annual WEFTEC...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure | Entech, Engineering, & Beyond
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater
Pennsylvania Municipal Bid Base Amounts 2022
Posted by Bryon Killian on Monday, January 3, 2022
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The thresholds for 2022 have increased again this year. The...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Budgeting & Funding | Regulations
RLCR: Lead Service Line (LSL): Inventory and Replacement Plan
Posted by Tori Morgan on Friday, December 3, 2021
Once you understand what the Revised Lead and Copper Rule (RLCR) means for your specific water system, the next important step is to create a service line inventory, identifying Lead Service Lines...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Revised Lead & Copper Rule (RLCR)
How to Stay on Track with the Revised Lead and Copper Rule (RLCR)
Posted by Tori Morgan on Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Revised Lead and Copper Rule (RLCR) is at our doorstep, with a scheduled effective date of December 16, 2021. RLCR is a federal EPA regulation that will require water systems to conduct a Lead...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Regulations | Revised Lead & Copper Rule (RLCR)
What is a “Shovel Ready” Project?
Posted by Tori Morgan on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
These days, most everyone is (or should be) looking at funding opportunities for their water and wastewater projects. Funding can be provided as a grant or loan depending on the project and/or...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Budgeting & Funding
PRWA All-Stars: Presenting & Representing
Posted by Entech Engineering on Friday, August 20, 2021
We’re excited that the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association’s Annual Conference (PRWA) is back for 2021, live and in-person. Our all-stars are ready to take the field, with six...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering
7 WWTP Design Ideas That Operators Will Love
Posted by Eric Moore on Monday, July 26, 2021
Our Roundtable Series brings together our engineers and operators with our industry friends for candid discussions about the wastewater industry. Last month we delved into the struggles operators...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater
Pennsylvania Municipal Bid Base Amounts 2021
Posted by Bryon Killian on Monday, January 11, 2021
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The thresholds for 2021 have increased again this year. In...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Budgeting & Funding | Project Management | Regulations
COVID-19 Water and Wastewater Utility Best Practices Checklist
Posted by Rob Horvat on Friday, March 20, 2020
We have been reaching out to our water and wastewater clients, making sure their needs are met, and asking them what measures they are putting in place. The COVID-19 situation is new territory for...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Environmental | Health & Safety | COVID-19
PRWA March Madness 2020
Posted by Entech Engineering on Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The 2020 PRWA Annual Conference has been Cancelled The Pennsylvania Rural Water Association’s (PRWA) Annual Conference (PRWA) has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns and precautionary...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Energy Planning & Management | Engineering