Project Milestones - MWH Global

Energy Minister Visits Bio Power Energy Plant in Birmingham, UK

Feb 2, 2015

Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Minister of State for Energy, visited the MWH Treatment Bio Power Plant in Tyseley, Birmingham to mark one year since the landmark project’s groundbreaking. The plant is the first of its kind... read more

Remote Area Flora and Fauna Surveys by MWH

Jan 29, 2015

MWH added another substantial project to its remote area biological survey portfolio in 2014, with the safe and successful completion of biological surveys for the Lost Sands Cyclone Mineral Sands Project. The Cyclone Project is in the Great Victoria Desert, adjacent... read more

First Drink of Water!

Jan 9, 2015

On December 19, the Austin Water Treatment Plant No. 4 (WTP4) project celebrated the opening of the new facility during the official ribbon cutting ceremony. Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and City Manager Marc Ott commemorated the opening of the plant along with Austin... read more

MWH Exceeds 2,000 Nights of Threatened Bat Monitoring!

Dec 15, 2014

Western Australia’s mining powerhouse, the Pilbara region, contains several species of threatened bat whose prime habitat occurs within ore-bearing, ironstone ridges. One of these species, the Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat, is found nowhere else in Australia and another, the... read more

MWH delivers design, contract and tender evaluation highway project that will improve safety for New Zealand road users

Dec 1, 2014

On June 29th 2014, the New Zealand Government announced funding to accelerate a package of regionally important state highway projects, drawing on the New Zealand Future Investment Fund. MWH has recently successfully delivered the design, contract and tender... read more

New Water Intake Designed by MWH Global Will Protect Fish Species

Jul 31, 2014

Construction is under way on a new $44-million intake facility on the Sacramento River that will provide water to irrigate approximately 15,000 acres of crops and serve the residents of cities of Davis and Woodland, as well as the campus of the University of... read more

The Alewife Stormwater Wetlands Video: Discover the Urban Environmental Marvel

Jul 28, 2014

Through hydraulic computer modeling, MWH helped alleviate stormwater flooding in Cambridge, MA, by creating a stormwater wetland to enhance water quality and provide recreational benefits to the... read more

100 Years of the Panama Canal

May 22, 2014

In 1914 revolutionary engineering feats were accomplished with the creation and completion of the Panama Canal. 100 years later, MWH engineer Greg Hillebrenner, documents the design differences on the new Third Set of Locks, in 100 Years of the Panama Canal. This... read more

Great Swamp Controls Combined Sewer Overflows

Feb 12, 2014

Since 1998, MWH has been involved with a unique project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, involving the separation of stormwater and other matter in the Alewife sub-watershed of the Mystic River watershed as part of a multi-million dollar wetlands restoration. Learn how... read more

City of West Palm Beach Makes Priority Improvements to Aging Water Treatment Plant

Dec 11, 2013

As part of ongoing major capital improvement projects at the City of West Palm Beach’s Water Treatment Plant, MWH was engaged to modernize the facility that was originally built in 1894. The improvements at the plant will improve the reliability, safety and... read more