Category: Featured
Safe Exploration Practices in the Era of Social Distancing
July 6, 2020
For many years, Terracon has been on a quest to operate the safest subsurface exploration program possible. To that end, we have made it fundamental that safety and pre-task planning be at the core of …
Read MoreBE PREPARED FOR AN ACCELERATED BROWNFIELDS APPLICATION TIMELINE
June 22, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields program provides millions of dollars annually in assessment and cleanup grants to help communities revitalize idle or underutilized properties. For fiscal year 2021, it’s anticipated that the EPA …
Read MoreAdapting in the Midst of a Pandemic
June 16, 2020
Terracon Meets Unprecedented Challenges During Statewide PFAS Sampling in Colorado Imagine the logistics around sampling more than 800 groundwater and surface water locations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across the state of Colorado as …
Read MoreA New Road Opens New Opportunities For Growth
January 7, 2020
The Veterans Memorial Highway in South Central Ohio (also known as Route 823/Portsmouth Bypass) is 16 miles of new highway, which reduces commuting time while also opening up opportunities for economic growth and commerce. As …
Read MorePipeline GeoHazard Management Identification, Assessment, and Mitigation of Risks
October 28, 2019
Planning, design, operating, and managing the integrity of pipelines is a complicated process. When you throw the wide variety of challenges arising from traversing differing terrain and geologic conditions into the mix, it’s time to …
Read MoreBridging the Past, Present, and Future
October 28, 2019
The I-74 Mississippi River Bridge is the key link connecting the Quad Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa to Rock Island and Moline, Ill. Consisting of two separate bridges (the westbound completed in 1935 and …
Read MoreEfficient Review Helps Organization Manage Facilities Assets
September 27, 2019
Dedicated to providing food, transportation, early childhood education, and other services throughout rural Minnesota, The United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) was formed in early 2018 as the result of a merger of several non-profit …
Read MoreBrownfield Grant Funding: Initiating Revitalization in Your Community
September 24, 2019
It is a familiar scene—an abandoned gas station, a dilapidated manufacturing facility, an empty or run-down warehouse. The site is possibly known in your community as an “eyesore,” and could even be considered a hazard. …
Read MoreBringing a Community Together
July 26, 2019
Tulsa Gathering Place Provides a Place for Everyone It was a big dream—to transform nearly 100 acres at the margins of Tulsa’s Arkansas River floodplain into a dynamic, interactive, and inviting environment with a pond, …
Read MoreAddressing Corrosion Extends Concrete Service Life
July 1, 2019
Concrete is generally thought to be a resilient material. Yet, those responsible for maintaining today’s concrete structures are finding their buildings and bridges may not last as long as they’d like, partly due to the …
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