Entries by Maurer-Stutz
Emiquon Project Wins Maurer-Stutz an Honor Award from ACEC of Illinois
Emiquon Preserve’s water control system — believed to be the only one of its kind in the world — won an Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL). The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Maurer-Stutz Inc. and Hanson Professional Services Inc. were recognized for the project Feb. 9 during the organization’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards in Lisle.
Washington Mini Monument
Unknown to most passersby, there’s a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument.
How Watersheds Work
Unless you happen to be standing on a hilltop or swimming in the ocean right now, you are on a watershed. These unsung wonders of topography and hydrology are an important contributor to the rain cycle and yet we humans tend to abuse them.
“How Watersheds Work” 12 January 2017.
HowStuffWorks.com. andlt;http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/watersheds.htmandgt; 17 January 2017
American Red Cross – Winter Blood Shortage
The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donors to give now to address a severe winter blood shortage. Please make an appointment now to give blood or platelets using the Blood Donor App, by visiting redcrossblood.organdnbsp;or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
We are very proud of our own George Merkle, PE, who reached a donation total of 52 gallons today, and Dan Good, PE who is nearing 54 gallons!
Happy Holidays!
All of us at Maurer-Stutz join in saying thank you and we wish you a happy holiday and a great new year!
The Interstate Highways That Don’t Follow the Rules
Introduced by Eisenhower in the 1950s, the freeway system—90 percent of which was paid for by federal funding—may be the country’s greatest-ever gift to itself. While it generally follows standard procedures in terms of signage, routing, and numbering, there are points in the system where things get a little weird. andnbsp;(Via Atlas Obscura)
Reinhardt Dairy – Open House
Please join the Reinhardt Dairy for their Open House that will showcase four vms robotic installations within their four row, andnbsp;250 cow, facility flush barn with guided traffic, led lighting and sand reclamation lane. andnbsp;The event will be held on Friday, December 9th, from 10am to 3pm 9306 Brickey Road, Red Bud, Illinois, 62278.
Maurer-Stutz designed the systems for waste collection, transfer, storage, treatment (sand and solids settling) and assisted/coordinated the state permitting process. andnbsp;We also performed the conceptual planning, comprehensive nutrient management plan (CNMP) and helped coordinate with the NRCS EQIP cost share including construction phase services for installation and checkout for the EQIP cost share.
McCune Family Dives into Livestock Production
The McCune’s now have two 2,400 head wean to finish barns that will contribute to the local economy through taxes and providing jobs. In addition, each barn will consume a large amount of local corn and soybeans and produce 5 million slices of bacon each. That’s 10 million slices of bacon per year being produced by two barns in Bureau County!
McCune Family Farms Hog Barn Open House and Ribbon Cutting
Maurer-Stutz is pleased to sponsor the Hog Barn Open House and Ribbon Cutting for the McCune Family Farms. The event will be held Tuesday, November 29th from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm with the Ribbon Cutting at 5:00 pm, and will be located at 6158 County Rd 2100 N, Sheffield, IL.
Please join us for a tour of their new 2,400 head wean to finish barn in Bureau County and see modern technologies for animal care and environmental stewardship.