November 2004

Flood Protection Design Wins APWA Award

A Mead & Hunt-designed water pumping plant project wins an award for its contributions to the well-being and safety of the Sacramento Region.

The American Public Works Association Sacramento Chapter honored Mead & Hunt with an Honorable Mention for the firm’s engineering design.  The improvements to the Reclamation District 1000 Pumping Plant No. 1 ultimately increase the capacity and reliability of the pumping plant and maintain adequate flood protection for new residential developments within the Natomas Basin.

The surrounding community benefits from this project because it is the keystone of the $33 million Natomas Comprehensive Drainage Plan.  The rapidly urbanizing 50,000-acre Natomas Basin is fortressed by levees and pumping plants to protect it from flooding.

Based on Mead & Hunt’s innovative engineering techniques, closure of the Garden Highway during construction was limited to only two weeks.  Careful planning and thoughtful selection of materials also decreased impact to the environment.

Mead & Hunt, an Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firm provides professional services in the fields of infrastructure, water resource engineering, highway and bridge engineering, aviation engineering, architecture and building engineering, historic preservation, military engineering, and environmental studies to clients throughout the US.  Mead & Hunt was recently recognized on the The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2003 List as one of the top 100 fastest growing A/E firms.  Founded in 1900, Mead & Hunt is a privately held, employee-owned corporation with offices nationwide.