CH2M HILL Welcomes Wade & Associates! Wade & Associates, Inc., an engineering consulting firm specializing in wastewater conveyance, has joined the CH2M HILL family of companies. The acquisition for this Lawrence, Kansas based firm was completed March 12. "Joining CH2M HILL will allow Wade & Associates to expand our suite of services to better meet the diverse needs of our clients, while still maintaining the quality level of service and commitment to clients that Wade has become known for," said Mark Wade, president of Wade & Associates. "All of us at Wade & Associates look forward to continuing to serve our clients and tap into the vast array of resources and career opportunities offered by CH2M HILL."

“We are proud to welcome Wade & Associates into the CH2M HILL family,” said Tom Searle, president of CH2M HILL’s Water Business Group. “A well respected firm, Wade & Associates will bring a depth of experience in wastewater conveyance that will expand the services that CH2M HILL can offer our clients. Wade & Associates will benefit from access to CH2M HILL’s global presence and resources and increased career growth opportunities. Together we look forward to helping clients nationwide meet their increasing conveyance system needs and mitigate combined sewer and sanitary sewer overflows.”

Since its inception in 1989, Wade & Associates has completed more than 400 sanitary sewer projects across the nation including major engagements for clients in Phoenix, Ariz.; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Mo.; Johnson County, Kan.; Tulsa, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Austin, Texas. A highly regarded wastewater firm, Wade & Associates specializes in master planning, hydraulic modeling, sanitary sewer evaluation studies, regulatory compliance, flow monitoring, design, and operations and maintenance. The firm is headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas with other offices in Missouri, Texas, and Arizona.

With increased regulation and aging infrastructure, a recent EPA survey showed the need for more than $100 billion in conveyance system improvements and combined sewer overflow abatement over the next 20 years. Through this acquisition, CH2M HILL and Wade & Associates will provide a complete package of services, resources, and technical expertise to meet all aspects of these wet weather and wastewater needs.  This acquisition will help Wade & Associates break into the large Northeast combined sewer overflow (CSO) market and will strengthen CH2M HILL’s overall wastewater conveyance resume and capabilities. Please join the Water Business Group in welcoming the talented Wade & Associates employees to CH2M HILL.
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Katrina Wastewater Assessment Submitted to Congress

Wade & Associates, Inc. was part of a team led by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) & Black & Veatch, to assess the extent of damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to the gulf region's wastewater infrastructure. The goals of the study were to supply Federal, State and local officials with a mechanism to help Congress and other legislators determine rehabilitation costs for the hurricane damaged infrastructure and to identify utility debt management requirements.

WEF submitted the final report, "Assessment of Reconstruction Costs and Debt Management for Wastewater Utilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina," to Congress this month.  The published report can be downloaded from WEF.org.

The report includes assessment data from actual on-site visits and condition investigations in addition to utility-specific information gained from contributing utility members.  Wade is honored to be part of this collaborative effort to help restore safe and effective wastewater collection system operations to the communities of the Gulf Coast region.

Lateral Rehabilitation Methods Report

G. Alan Johnson, Wade Project Manager for Design and Construction Management Services, provided his insight on methods for the location and inspection of service laterals for the recently published report, "Cost-Effective Rehabilitation of Private Sewer Laterals."  The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) report culminates a two year research effort by Dr. Raymond L. Sterling, and Jadranka Simicevic of the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC). The report provides guidance and methodologies available to municipalities and public work agencies for investigating and managing rehabilitation of collection system laterals.

The April issue of Trenchless Technology (see Current Issue PDF link ) highlights information from the WERF study by Jadranka Simicevic, TTC Research Engineer.  The complete report is available for download from WERF.org. 

Mark G. Wade, P.E. and Dan R. Hegwald, P.E., (Wade & Associates, Inc.) were part of the external review team for the article.

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