America Takes a Step Toward Self Sufficiency
Louisiana LNG Project Promotes Independent Clean Energy
Editor: Debbie Reaney
Between 2020 and 2022, national liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices soared by 400%. Factors that have contributed to the significant increase include international conflicts, maxed-out pipeline capacities, and COVID-19 pandemic-related labor shortages. Nonetheless, the global demand for clean energy continues to rise and has no plans to slow down soon ... Read more
America's Maritime Guardians
Editor: Allison Braswell
The United States Coast Guard is the nation's lead agency for maritime search and rescue operations, defense against transnational crime and terrorism, protection of marine species and habitats, and commander of many other missions that enforce federal laws on the water.
41 active-duty personnel and four enlisted reservists currently lodge at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grand Isle, LA. Th ... Read more
ICE® 22D Beats Excavator
Lakehouse Basement on Grandview Lake
Editor: Allison Braswell
Grandview Lake, the largest private lake community in Indiana, attracts permanent and seasonal residents with its 400-acre recreational lake located near Columbus, IN. Opportunities for playing a wide range of watersports, hiking seven miles of trails throughout the surrounding woods preserve, and taking in picturesque views have entertained adventurers since its establishment in the 1960s. With a ... Read more
Joining Forces to Engineer with Nature
U.S. Army, Douglass Pile, and ICE® Secure the Earth
Editor: Allison Braswell
There is a vital group of U.S. Army employees whose engineering services strengthen security and restore the environment of the United States and more than 130 other countries. They are first on the scene at natural disaster areas, save 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually as the Nation's largest hydro-power generator, maintain the sa ... Read more
Casco Bay (Lobsters) EXPANDED
Debbie Reaney & Rick Sadler
In the Fall of 2016 Maine was in the grips of a drought when a 4-inch storm delivered some temporary but much-needed relief to Portland's streams, wells, and reservoirs.
Sadly, the storm effects delivered an unhealthy mixture of raw sewage, debris, and polluted runoff to Casco Bay in the form of nearly 69 million gallons (about 261,193,290 L) of stormwater. This nasty mixture flowed into Back C ... Read more
Meet the All-New ICE® 16VM! (Updated 18ZV)
Editor: Allison Braswell
The outdated pump stations at Marsh Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Geneva, NY are at capacity and cannot accommodate significant new flows unless changes to the WWTP are made. To improve its reliability, the City of Geneva is expanding the WWTP by adding a new pump station. Today's pump stations are designed with more efficient pump/motor/drive combinations, which can be used to match pump speeds to flow rates ... Read more
Introducing The ICE® Duplex Clamp Plate
Camp Lejeune Cofferdam
Editor: Allison Braswell
One of the few swing bridges left in North Carolina is being replaced. In 2018, the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune area took a hit during Hurricane Florence, the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas. The 67-year-old swing bridge that carries boat traffic in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Camp Lejeune had suffered damage caused by the storm, putting the safe ... Read more
Largest Industrial Project in Arkansas History
ICE® Equipment Takes on Mega Mill
Editor: Allison Braswell
When the $1.3 billion (about $4 per person in the US) Big River Steel "Flex Mill" opened in Osceola, AR in 2017, it was the newest and most advanced flat rolled mill in North America. That was before United States Steel (U.S. Steel) acquired Big River Steel, which paved the way for a revolutionary breakthrough in the steel industry.
In early 2022, U.S. Steel broke g ... Read more
ICE® Versus Deicing Salts
The Only ICE® You Want on the Road!
Bridge L-04 Replacement
Editor: Allison Braswell
The rapid deterioration of America's bridges is a widely recognized problem, and chloride-induced corrosion is to blame. Chlorides are derived primarily from the application of roadway deicing salts. Sodium chloride (common table salt) is the most popular type of road salt, while calcium chloride and magnesium chloride are common altern ... Read more
Investing In Safe Water Infrastructure
Editor: Allison Braswell
The Allegheny Valley Joint Sewer Authority (AVJSA) in Pennsylvania is taking action to protect the Allegheny River from discharges of treated sewage and stormwater. By 2023, the facility plans to expand its sewage treatment capacity from the current 5.5 million gallons (about 20819755 L) a day to 8 million gallons (about 30283280 L). Mandated by the EPA, this $75-million project is part of a nationwide effort to prevent raw ... Read more
