Moving up eight spots from last year, the ENR Midwest Top Design Firms list ranked T&M #88. Our Midwest regional headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio with professionals working on projects in numerous states throughout the region, lending their expertise in environmental, water, PM/CM, electrical and automation, MEP, and health and safety.
Read MoreThe window to submit for your maximum settlement will soon close. It’s important to understand that such settlements can vary widely depending on the circumstances of each case. Putative members of the Settlement Classes can calculate estimated allocation amounts for each of their Impacted Water Sources (groundwater well or surface water system with PFAS contamination) using the 3M and DuPont Entities Public Water Provider Settlement Estimated Allocation Range Tables linked in this post. These tables...
Read MoreOn April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) finalized a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), establishing legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six (6) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Five PFAS (perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA], perfluorooctyl sulfonate [PFOS], perfluorohexanesulfonic acid [PFHxS], perfluorononanoic acid [PFNA], and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid [HFPO-DA, or “GenX”]) have individual MCLs. Additionally, the USEPA finalized an enforceable Hazard Index (HI) MCL of 1.0 when mixtures containing...
Read MorePFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a category of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products. PFAS are known as “forever chemicals” because they are nearly indestructible; their persistence in the environment and prevalence across the country make them a unique water-quality concern. The United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to establish legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels that will require the installation of additional...
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water’s Lockbourne Road Quarry Embankment Improvement Project has been selected as a recipient of The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)’s Ohio Engineering Excellence Award! The goal of this project was to reestablish a bank of Big Walnut Creek that eroded into a quarry. The project consisted of hauling more than 25,000 tons of fill material to rebuild the...
Read MoreIn Commerce Magazine’s January issue, T&M president & CEO, Gary Dahms, discusses the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) impact on New Jersey, the historical investment in infrastructure, and the strategic allocation of funds. The bipartisan IIJA, enacted in November 2021, authorized approximately $1.2 trillion in much-needed infrastructure investment throughout the nation, encompassing both project funding and overall infrastructure improvement. This includes more than $12 billion for New Jersey over the course of six years....
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC-NJ) has awarded three T&M projects an Engineering Excellence Award. The ACEC-NJ Engineering Excellence Awards recognize and honor consulting engineering firms whose efforts demonstrate both superior skill and the highest degree of creativity. The recipient firms exhibit true excellence in the profession and the projects honored have a significant impact on the public. Albany, French, and Easton Roadway and Signal Improvements Project |...
Read MoreOn November 30, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) that establishes Lead Pipe Replacement Requirements (within 10 years for most water systems), Regular Inventory Updates (to be made publicly available), Improved Tap Sampling Protocol, and Lowering the Lead Action Level (from 15µg/L to 10 µg/L). The EPA estimates that the LCRI rule will cost between $2.1 and $3.6B per year and will provide benefits 4-10X the...
Read MoreFor more than a decade, T&M has used innovative design methods to reestablish shorelines and protect communities from future erosion, storms and major weather challenges. Mystic and Parkertown Beach, Iowa Court & South Green, and Berkeley Island County Park are three of T&M’s significant living shoreline projects that have collectively been awarded a dozen project awards in the past five years. Berkeley Island County Park in Berkeley, NJ, was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012...
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