News & Announcements
Awarded $22.2 million EPA Contract
Horsley Witten Group, Inc. has been awarded a six-year, $22.2 million contract to provide environmental consulting services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Science and Technology (OST).
OST is responsible for developing national water quality standards using the latest science and technology, and ensuring water protection goals are achieved through sound management strategies. Under the new contract, Horsley Witten will provide technical support to OST for developing and approving water quality standards through environmental monitoring and assessment, hydraulic modeling, policy analysis, technical guidance, and outreach and training to States and Tribes.
Nigel Pickering of Charles River Watershed Association Joins Horsley Witten Group
(12/1/2011 – Sandwich, MA) We are happy to announce that Nigel Pickering joined Horsley Witten as a Senior Scientist on December 1st. Nigel has more than 20 years for experience in watershed modeling and nutrient management for a broad range of land uses, including agriculture, urban, suburban, and rural. He has been a major contributor to watershed modeling and integrated water resources management projects throughout Massachusetts during his eleven-year tenure with the Charles River Watershed Association. He was the primary author of the Upper/Middle Charles River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study. Nigel has developed specific methods to assess nutrient loading and hydrologic impacts of agricultural lands. He is a Professional Engineer, registered in Florida, and has a MS and PhD in Agricultural Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. His skills and expertise are a wonderful addition to our team – Welcome Nigel!
Roger Williams Park Ponds Water Quality Restoration Plan
(11/15/11 – Providence, RI) The Horsley Witten Group, Inc. (HW) is assisting the City of Providence and the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program in the development and assessment of a stormwater management master plan, and the design and implementation of the highest priority projects within the Roger Williams Park.
The historic Roger Williams Park (RWP) is located in the southern part of the City of Providence, Rhode Island, and contains approximately 435 acres of landscaped areas, including the Roger Williams Park Zoo. The Park also contains a seven-pond complex, comprising approximately 100 acres, and connecting to a larger watershed. Water quality of the ponds is severely degraded due to stormwater runoff carrying phosphorous from fertilizers and sediments and causing algal blooms.
HW’s charge is to develop a stormwater master plan that strives to improve the water quality and biodiversity conditions of the Park’s ponds. The project involves the identification and prioritization of low impact development (LID)/green infrastructure practices for the retrofit of existing drainage infrastructure to capture, treat, and manage stormwater runoff from areas up-gradient of the Park’s ponds. In addition, HW is leading a public engagement process to solicit input and commentary on proposed restoration measures at key junctions in the assessment and design process. The Project is slated for completion in Fall 2012.
South Sandwich Village Gets the Green Light
(10/31/11 – Sandwich, MA) Horsley Witten is the lead consultant on a new Smart Growth village center for South Sandwich, MA. The proposed village center will include new town library, an indoor sports complex, a skating pond, and new retail shops in South Sandwich Village. Overall, the project would add more than 364,000 square feet of commercial retail space, 200,000 square feet of office space and housing that ranges from apartments to single-family homes.
Scott Horsley, lead consultant and President of Horsley Witten, states, “We’re envisioning this as a walkable, pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, town center where you park once and do a lot of things. We’re excited about the project and that it can become a showcase for the Cape on how to do something right and meet people’s desires.”
More details and updates on this project can be found at: www.SouthSandwichVillage.com/
