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Advocate Profile: Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., M.ASCE

September 24, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

Advocate Profile: Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., M.ASCE Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., M. ASCE is the incoming chair of ASCE’s Public Policy Committee. As president and CEO of Sequoia Engineering & Environmental, Inc. she is responsible for overall management, development and growth of firm specializing in geotechnical engineering,...

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Tags: advocacy profile

State Legislators Invited to Dream Big!

September 23, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

Last week, ASCE hosted state legislators from nine states at the Washington office as part of a Council of State Governments (CSG) Transportation Policy Academy. ASCE has been a regular sponsor of these forums that bring state legislative leaders together to discuss transportation issues and...

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Tags: CSG, dream big, state government, transportation

ASCE Applauds U.S. House T&I Committee’s Bipartisan Report on Public-Private Partnership

September 17, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

The following is a statement from Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s special panel report, Public-Private Partnerships: Balancing the Needs of the Public and Private Sectors...

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Tags: highway trust fund, P3s

Investment in Water Infrastructure Works

September 12, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

So often, our water infrastructure goes unnoticed until a pipe bursts. Lately, there have been several events drawing attention to the water sector’s significance, including the water main break at UCLA, algae in Toledo drinking water, and drought in California. Water infrastructure deserves our attention...

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Tags: economy, jobs, Water Works, wrrda

ASCE Members Participate in White House Summit on Infrastructure Investment

September 11, 2014 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

As a part of what the White House has deemed its “Year of Action” campaign to move policy ideas and initiatives forward in the face of Congressional gridlock, the Obama Administration recently held an Infrastructure Investment Summit aimed at soliciting ideas on how to better...

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Tags: financing, infrastructure, Obama Administration, transportation

ASCE Submits Comments to US EPA on the Use of QBS to SRF Programs

September 10, 2014 | By: Whitford Remer

ASCE recently submitted comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on guidance the agency developed following the the recently enacted Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014. WRRDA makes a number of changes to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program...

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Tags: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, EPA, QBS, wrrda