Americas
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0Estí Hydroelectric Project
Meeting Panama’s Growing New for Power MWH was the Owner’s Engineer for the 120 MW Estí Hydroelectric Project, part of a program to meet Panama’s growing need for electricity. Completed in 2003 and located 400 kilometers west of Panama City, the project uses outflows from the existing Chiriquí and Fortuna hydroelectric projects, intervening inflows of the […]
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0EU Support Facility for Global Climate Change Alliance + (GCCA+)
The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) was established in 2007 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change, in particular least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS), to increase their capabilities to adapt to the effects of climate change, in support of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and […]
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Gil Project Area Expansion and Groundwater Interception System Evaluation
MWH succeeded in the acquisition of the FGMI Pre-feasibility (PFS) and Groundwater Interception System Evaluation contracts. The PFS work was initiated during the summer and fall of 2013 and provided surface and groundwater hydrological assessments for a large-scale gold mine near Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Green River Filtration Facility
The City of Tacoma, Washington selected MWH Global to design a new water treatment facility that combines direct filtration and conventional treatment at the same location, to better manage the challenges in dealing with a mountain river source and vastly differing water qualities between summer and winter.
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Journey to Churchill Project
The Journey to Churchill exhibit is the latest addition to the Assiniboine Park Zoo renovation in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Along with the newly opened International Polar Bear Conservation Center, it will be the preeminent polar bear and seal facility in the world. It will set the standard for polar bear exhibits and rehabilitation facilities.
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0L.L. Anderson Dam Spillway Modification
The 231-foot-high L.L. Anderson Dam (also known as the French Meadows Dam) is owned by the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA). The multi-purpose water supply and hydroelectric dam, originally constructed in 1966, diverts water from the Middle Fork American River watershed to the Rubicon River watershed to support power generation at a series of hydroelectric powerhouses, […]
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0Lake Chelan Hydro Modernization Project
The Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project was originally built in 1928 with two 30 MW vertical-shaft Francis turbine generating units. Equipment age and condition of the generating equipment, and lower than expected operating efficiencies, led Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County (District) to retain MWH as part of an integrated team to undertake a […]
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Lenihan Dam Outlet Modifications
A New Intake/Outlet to Regulate Flow MWH, in association with another consultant, provided design and engineering support during construction for a new inclined intake/outlet under the right abutment of the existing Lenihan Dam southwest of San Jose, California. This state-mandated project will provide an improved system to regulate flow through the dam to Los Gatos […]
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0Lima, Ohio Post-filter GAC Adsorption
MWH upgraded and optimized the design of an existing 30-mgd water treatment plant by applying advanced treatment technologies to deliver high-quality drinking water and achieve regulatory compliance while meeting a city’s need for energy efficient, cost-effective operations.
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Los Caracoles Hydroelectric Facility / Instalación Hidroeléctrica Los Caracoles
Meeting Argentina’s Growing Energy Needs MWH managed the detailed design of the civil works for the Los Caracoles Hydroelectric Facility, which will produce 705 GWh/year to meet the energy needs in the Province of San Juan in western Argentina.