is it time to upgrade your pump morrison maierle

Is it Time to Upgrade Your Pump? Do you have a pump station with a pump that’s due for replacement? Several factors go into this decision when it’s time to replace your pump and what you’re going to replace it with. There are some common triggers for pump replacement and some items to watch out for when selecting your new pump. Triggers for Pump Replacement Many factors come into play when analyzing the pumps in your stations. Some common reasons for upgrading pumps we hear most frequently are: Increasing operations and maintenance costs.   The pump performance has diminished.  The pumping requirements on the pressure zoneRead More →

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deferred maintenance rika lashley

Risks and Consequences of Deferred Maintenance By Rika Lashley, PE – Countless communities in the U.S. are faced with deferred maintenance issues for their water and sewer infrastructure—usually due to budget constraints. Piping that was placed in the ground half a century or longer ago is beginning to fail. Or worse, deposits within this old pipe have the potential for contaminating the water along its route and can run into people’s taps. Equipment installed to treat the community’s wastewater and keep the receiving streams or aquifers safe is being held together by resourceful operators, even though it should have been replaced a decade ago. DoesRead More →

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pump station solutions morrison maierle

Solutions to Help Accelerate Pump Station Construction Schedules Have you ever been up against a wall with your water distribution system? Has your pump station reached or even gone beyond maximum capacity? Do you find yourself scrambling to keep up with new developments? If you’re experiencing any of these scenarios, chances are your current pump station might be at the end of its lifecycle, and you need to plan for a new one. With all the problems you’re experiencing, you needed that new pump station yesterday. To help facilitate schedules while meeting various needs with future improvements, sometimes you need to explore alternatives. Fortunately, thereRead More →

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wastewater lagoon design morrison maierle

Staying Safe: Design Solutions for Sewage Lagoons By Rika Lashley, PE – One of the first things that comes to mind when designing a new or rehabilitated lagoon is treatment capacity. As engineers we often focus on functionality first. However, equally important is the ability to safely construct, operate, and maintain the facility. Addressing lagoon safety measures early during design can also help during construction and installation of the lagoon liner and equipment. There are several elements that can be incorporated into the design of a new lagoon (or installed during the upgrade of an existing lagoon) to facilitate safe access where needed and assistanceRead More →

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four corners wwtp

Four Corners Wastewater Treatment Plant The Four Corners County Water and Sewer District needed to construct a larger wastewater reclamation facility to serve the rapidly growing Four Corners area west of Bozeman, Montana. The district hired Morrison-Maierle to plan, design, and construct the new facility. Morrison-Maierle helped manageevery aspect of the project including planning and site selection, evaluation and selection of funding options, preliminary and final engineering, and construction administration and materials testing. To accommodate for future growth without burdening the relatively small customer base, the district opted to go with a unique funding model. To reduce the initial financial burden on existing customers, theRead More →

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preliminary engineering report

What is a PER and Why Prepare One? By Stephanie Seymanski, PE – The Montana State Legislature wrapped up their 2021 session thereby replenishing planning grant funding for preparing Preliminary Engineering Reports (PER). So what does this mean for municipal officials in Montana’s cities and towns and what is a PER? If you’re new to this funding process, here is some basic information on PERs and how they are prepared. What is a PER? A PER evaluates the condition, capacity, and function of a water, sewer, storm, or irrigation facility. Typically, a PER focuses on an existing facility, but may also evaluate a new facility.Read More →

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City of Glasgow Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Retrofit The City of Glasgow recently completed a $7 million upgrade to their water treatment plant (WTP). Originally a 1960s groundwater softening plant, and converted to surface water treatment in 1987, the upgrade rehabilitation and retrofit project installed modern technology to treat the low turbidity source water. All components of the upgrade were constructed within the existing building footprint. Older technology replaced with package units for specific treatment goalsThe existing plant was built as a groundwater softening facility in 1966. The plant was converted to Missouri River water in 1987, which remains the current, high-quality and low-turbidityRead More →

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John Lavey Jason Mercer Morrison-Maierle

Morrison-Maierle is pleased to announce that John Lavey has joined the firm as its new Director of Strategic Marketing. He succeeds Jason Mercer, PE, who held the position for five years and will continue as Morrison-Maierle’s Water/Wastewater Market Group Leader. John steps into the position from the nonprofit consulting organization Community Builders, where he served as the Communications Director and filled a leadership role in the organization’s operations and business management. John also has a background as a professional land use planner. He served as a planner with the Ravalli County Planning Department since 2005 and was named the Planning Director in 2008. He servedRead More →

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Deer Lodge Wastewater Treatment Plant Like many small communities, Deer Lodge was faced with expensive improvements to their wastewater treatment facilities in order to come into compliance with stringent nutrient limits. Typically, this would involve upgrading their existing facility. However, unlike similar projects, numerous unusual challenges had to be overcome first including excessive infiltration into their collection system that was exceeding 2.5 million gallons per day. This was over five times the flow expected for the population. Requirement aside, working in the area itself proved to be the biggest challenge of all. The project engineers had to obtain a formal land exchange and a SpecialRead More →

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City of Missoula Cogeneration System Upgrades The City of Missoula, in its continued quest to meet the goals of their Conservation and Climate Action Plan, hired Morrison-Maierle to determine how they could turn excess methane gas into a form of energy to power the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The study found that installing a cogeneration system would generate electricity and useful thermal energy for the plant from the biogas that is produced as part of the solids stabilization process at the plant. Eager to become more efficient and provide clean energy solutions, Missoula contracted Morrison-Maierle to design and provide construction administration for the installationRead More →

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carl anderson and jill cook from morrison-maierle

Carl Anderson and Jill Cook promoted to new leadership positions Morrison-Maierle and its employee owners are pleased to announce two recent leadership promotions. Carl Anderson, PE, Morrison-Maierle’s longtime Billings Operations Manager has recently be named the company’s Chief Operations Officer. Anderson replaces Bob Morrison, PE, who is stepping down as interim COO and will continue as a project engineer in the Water-Wastewater Market Group. Jill Cook, PE, will take over Anderson’s responsibilities as Morrison-Maierle’s Billings Operations Manager. In his new role, Carl will oversee all Morrison-Maierle’s operations throughout its 12 offices. He will continue to be based in Billings. Carl began his Morrison-Maierle career inRead More →

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Where does water in our homes come from and how is it treated? What happens to water after it goes down the drain? This is the story of water and wastewater in Montana. Senior Engineer at Morrison-Maierle Jeff Ashley runs the Water-Wastewater department in the firm’s Helena office and presented this discussion at TEDxHelena. Jeff has been with Morrison-Maierle since 2004. His engineering career spans 20 years, with a specialization in drinking water treatment and wastewater (sewage) treatment. He is a registered professional engineer in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Minnesota, Wyoming and New Mexico and holds a Bachelor’s of Science and Masters of Science in CivilRead More →

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Jeff Ashley, Steve Ruhd receive top awards from water-wastewater professional organization Two of Morrison-Maierle’s Water-Wastewater employees have recently received top honors for their work from the Montana Section of the American Water Works Association and the Montana Water Environment Association. Jeff Ashley, PE, the firm’s water-wastewater market group office leader in Helena is Montana’s recipient of the American Water Works Association’s George Warren Fuller Award while Steve Ruhd received the MSAWWA-MWEA Lifetime Achievement Award. George Warren Fuller Awards are presented annually in each state to selected members for their distinguished service to the water supply field. Fuller (1868–1934), an international expert in civil engineering, wasRead More →

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