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Over 100 miles of rivers and canals make up the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS), which connects Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and includes the Chicago River, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cal-Sag Channel, and the Calumet Rivers. This complex water system has a long history of industrialization,...
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OBG experts and thought leaders shared some of the latest thinking and technologies in the environmental industry—from in situ stabilization (ISS) for coal ash remediation and sediment management to invasive species and real-time electronic data collection—at the recent Environment Virginia Symposium. The annual symposium, which took...
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Many U.S. waters have been listed as impaired waters by their respective states, as a result of the Clean Water Act and the Water Quality Planning and Management regulation. Many other water resources have been listed as threatened waters, or are in the process of being evaluated...
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Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, significant erosion occurred at barrier islands off the central Gulf of Mexico coast, including the Breton National Wildlife Refuge barrier island chain. These barrier islands, located in the Breton Sound 30 miles off the southeast coast of Louisiana, serve as a natural breakwater protecting mainland environments. Because...
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OBG and NRT, an OBG Company (NRT), recently participated in the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Dredging Summit & Expo 2017 on June 26-29, 2017 in Vancouver, BC. The annual conference promotes the exchange of knowledge in fields related to dredging, navigation, marine engineering, and construction....
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OBG recently participated in the 10th Symposium on Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites, hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Philadelphia Post. The event brings together professionals from government and the private sector to discuss the evolving engineering and...
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NRT, an OBG Company, environmental experts recently presented during the 2017 Great Lakes Areas of Concern Conference on March 29-30, 2017 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each year, managers, scientists, and other partners working to mitigate Areas of Concern (AOC) identified in the Great Lakes Water Quality...
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OBG, together with NRT, an OBG company, delivered six presentations and 10 posters during Battelle’s Ninth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments. The conference, held in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 9-12, 2017, brings environmental professionals together to share experiences and expertise with remediating, restoring, and managing the en...
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OBG water experts recently presented during the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Dam Safety 2016 conference on September 11–15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At this leading conference on dam and levee safety engineering and technology transfer, the OBG team delivered presentations during sessions on Rehabilitation Case Histories for Hi...
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OBG environmental remediation experts recently presented during the 2016 Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo (JETC), which took place on May 24-26 in Phoenix, Arizona. The annual conference held by the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) provides educational sessions focused on finding solutions to today’s architecture, engineering, and construction challenges in th...
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