Every year, KC comes together with family and friends to celebrate the holidays and the successful completion of another year! In 2017, KC held separate parties for each of our offices. Here are photos from each event! KC wishes everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!
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This project involved a comprehensive study of point and nonpoint source pollution into the Wappinger Creek Watershed. The plan analyzed the 38-mile Wappinger Creek from its headwaters to Wappinger Lake in an effort to identify key contributors to pollutant-loading, which was deteriorating water quality and reducing the lake’s capacity for flood storage.
A sampling plan that covered the entire watershed was developed. A quality assurance program was developed to standardize testing protocols. Sampling was coordinated with annual DEC sampling efforts to maximize coverage and minimize costs.
The project term covered three years, including sampling in different seasons, development of new policies, and implementation of remediation programs.
After identifying where the pollutants, phosphorous, and silt/sediment were entering the creek, KC assisted the Village with identifying pilot green infrastructure implementation projects for design and construction.
What are public works?
Public works include a broad range of services that our municipalities provide to us every day. From water and sewer services, to sanitation, to salting and plowing the roads in the winter, and making sure potholes are filled in the spring and summer. Public works keep our cities and towns running smoothly and efficiently.
Who performs public works?
Some public works roles are filled by municipal employees, like water plant operators, while others are filled by public utility employees, like Orange & Rockland workers, and still others are filled by employees of companies such as engineering firms and construction contractors.
What do public works employees do?
In many instances, they are on call and must be ready to respond to a water main break, plow the streets during a blizzard, repair a sewer line, or repair power outages after a thunderstorm. Those who are involved in public works perform work behind the scenes to make sure that residents are able to enjoy the basic necessities and the quality of life that is expected within a municipality.
Without public works, potholes would incapacitate vehicles. Without public works, garbage would not be collected but would be, instead, allowed to pile up, leading to a rampant increase in the rodent and wild animal population in residential areas, ultimately leading to a rise in illness and disease.
Public works employees may not always enjoy the limelight, but their jobs are of the utmost importance.
As you enjoy your running water, paved roads, and electricity, take a moment to appreciate the people who work behind the scenes, sometimes tirelessly, to provide us with these necessities.
Michaelson Studios plans to revitalize the old City of Middletown train depot on Midland Avenue Extension by creating a new film and production studio. Due to the extremely high-power demands of the required lighting systems needed for the facility, KC was contracted to design the electrical supply connections to the utility provider.
KC prepared calculations and designs for connection of the 6,500 AMP 208 VAC 3-phase connection from the utility’s transformer to the power control center in the facility.
The service utilized multiple stages in transforming all of the available 2 Megawaits in power and distributing it to the entire facility. KC also prepared the utility application for the client and coordinated with Orange and Rockland Utilities, and performed the site utility survey.
