CH2M Hill News

  1. AWWA's ACE25 Earns Platinum Certification For Sustainable Events 10/21/2025

    The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that its 2025 Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE25) earned the Platinum Level Certification by the Events Industry Council (EIC), following a rigorous, third-party audit.

  2. Water Reveals Superpowers Hidden At The Nanoscale 10/21/2025

    Researchers at The University of Manchester have made an unexpected discovery about one of the world's most familiar substances – water. When confined to spaces a few atoms thick, water transforms into something completely unfamiliar, exhibiting properties more commonly associated with advanced materials like ferroelectrics and superionic liquids.

  3. IDRA Reykjavik Summit Advances Global Dialogue On Water And Climate Resilience 10/21/2025

    The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) Summit on Water and Climate Change 2025 concluded yesterday in Reykjavik, highlighting the urgent need to integrate water reuse and desalination into global climate resilience strategies.

  4. Yorkshire Water Launches Record Graduate Recruitment Drive 10/21/2025

    Yorkshire Water is recruiting 65 graduates, its largest cohort ever, to fill a range of roles to support the ongoing delivery of an £8.3bn investment programme.

  5. Remote Cameras Enhance Visibility Of Swiss Flood Risk 10/21/2025

    A small network of five remote cameras has been installed to enhance the monitoring of key flood infrastructure at Schaffhausen, a municipality in the north of Switzerland. Located in the foothills of the Jura mountains, the area is exposed to flood risk so it is important that flood defence staff are provided with fast, accurate information so that they can respond quickly and appropriately.

  6. Devastating Floods Made Worse By River Widening, Finds SFU-Wageningen Study 10/21/2025

    Common flood management tactics risk doing more harm than good without improved monitoring and understanding of rivers, according to a new study co-authored by Simon Fraser University researchers.

  7. Veolia Will Manage The First Municipal And Industrial Desalination Plant Of Chile In Valparaíso 10/21/2025

    Veolia was awarded the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the Aguas Pacífico multipurpose desalination plant in Valparaíso, the first in Chile (1,000 L/s), ahead of five leading national and international companies that were part of the tender.

  8. RE:CIRCLE Solutions Upgrades Ontario Facility To Protect Local Waterways With Inland Empire Waterkeeper 10/21/2025

    RE:CIRCLE Ontario – a RE:CIRCLE Solutions company and a leader in organic waste recycling, diversion strategies and feed production – today announced the completion of an upgrade to its Ontario facility to further reduce waste and protect local waterways in the Santa Ana River watershed – in partnership with clean-water advocacy organization Inland Empire Waterkeeper.

  9. NJDEP, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation And Arcadis Commence Lead Poisoning Prevention Week By Launching Collaboration To Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacements 10/21/2025

    In recognition of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) today announced a new collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Arcadis, a global engineering services firm, to accelerate the replacement of lead service lines in New Jersey communities.

  10. Waterkeeper Alliance Files FOIA Request To Uncover EPA's Backroom Dealings On Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water 10/21/2025

    Waterkeeper Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel the release of records related to the agency’s recent attempts to delay and weaken the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).