HDR's Water Business Group Awarded Oregon JWC Aquifer Storage and Recovery Phase I Project

(PORTLAND, Ore., July 26 , 2010)—HDR’s  Water business group in HDR’s Portland office has been awarded the Joint Water Commission’s Aquifer Storage and Recovery  Phase I project.

The Joint Water Commission  is an agency providing drinking water treatment and distribution for the Oregon cities of Beaverton, Forest Grove and Hillsboro, and the Tualatin Valley Water District in Portland’s metropolitan area.

HDR will serve as the prime contractor with Carollo and Groundwater Solutions Inc., as team partners.

Jeanne LeJeune, Water marketing manager in the Portland office, said this project is a big addition to HDR’s portfolio of ASR projects. Other projects include:

·         The Oregon cities of Beaverton, Baker City, Canby and Salem
·         The Washington cities of Kennewick, Walla Walla and Bremerton
·         An industrial ASR client (Boise Cascade)
·         An agricultural client (Umatilla Basin)

HDR is an employee-owned architecture, engineering and consulting firm with more than 7,800 professionals in more than 185 locations worldwide. All of them are committed to helping clients manage complex projects and make sound decisions. HDR is ranked No. 11 overall in the 2010 Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms survey and No. 7 in water. Learn more at hdrinc.com.