DENVER, April 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore's national water agency, PUB, selected CH2M as one of three recipients for its Watermark Award for its legacy of advocating water sustainability through community outreach activities and partnership on numerous milestone projects that lead the way in the area of water stewardship, and encourage the community to take ownership of Singapore's water resources and contribute towards its water sustainability.
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"We are heartened by the initiatives and programs that CH2M, one of our Watermark Award recipients this year, has developed over the years to educate their internal and external stakeholders about water. CH2M is a sterling example of an organization that goes above and beyond to spread the water saving message and inspire the community to protect our precious water resource in Singapore. We hope more organizations like CH2M, can come forward and go the extra mile for water, like what our winners have done this year," says George Madhavan, Director of 3P Network, PUB.
Cultivating a 25-year relationship, CH2M has been working closely with Singapore's PUB, delivering major cross-sector infrastructure projects in Water and Industrial Facilities, including serving as program manager and designer for the award-winning Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) and the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, one of the world's largest water reclamation projects; the iconic NEWater Plant and Visitor Centre, an international landmark for educating the world about water reuse; and the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) programme, which transformed the waterbodies in Singapore beyond their utilitarian functions, creating new community spaces as well as higher quality living in Singapore.
"Singapore is a water model for the world. Each of the projects we've completed with PUB has been characterized by strong partnerships, between a most innovative client and consultants and contractors who share PUB's vision, and with the community who understands water and sustainability by virtue of Singapore's investment in education," said Peter Nicol, CH2M Global Water Business Group President. "We are honored to accept PUB's Watermark Award for our contributions to protecting and preserving Singapore's precious water assets."
In 2015, CH2M received the Stockholm Industry Water Award for pioneering methods to clean water and increasing public acceptance of recycled water. CH2M's work with Singapore's PUB in the early 2000s was a key milestone in the firm's potable water reuse journey and helped evolve water reuse practices, proving not only the safety of potable reuse, but helping win public acceptance with the country's NEWater project. By pioneering a hands-on transparent approach to public outreach and conducting the most sophisticated and comprehensive study of reclaimed water to date, the project fully integrated the best in technology with the best in public education tools to create unprecedented public acceptance of water reuse.
The Watermark Award, first introduced in 2007 by PUB, recognizes individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions and commitment to protect and raise awareness of Singapore's precious water resources. Singapore's Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Masagoes Zulkifli, presented CH2M with the award on March 31, 2016, during a ceremony.
About CH2M
CH2M is the leading professional services firm delivering sustainable solutions to clients working on the world's most complex challenges. CH2Mers make a positive difference providing consulting, design, engineering and management solutions for vital infrastructure and resources serving diverse public- and private-sector clients. With $5.4 billion in revenue and ~24,000 people, the firm has offices in 50 countries and four business groups: water; environment & nuclear; transportation; and energy & industrial. Known for managing global events such as the Olympic Games, CH2M ranks among Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies; number-one in environmental consulting and program management by Engineering News-Record; and among sustainability leaders by independent analyst Verdantix. CH2M in 2016 was selected to receive the World Environmental Center's Gold Medal Award, and in 2015, received the Stockholm International Water Institute's highest Industry Water Award for pioneering water conservation and reuse technologies. To learn more about the CH2M difference, connect with us at www.ch2m.com; linkedin.com/company/ch2m; twitter.com/ch2m; facebook.com/ch2mhill; and search for jobs at ch2m.com/careers.
Contacts:
Lori Irvine
CH2M (Water Business Group)
+1 720 286 3137
Lori.Irvine@ch2m.com
