The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Stantec as a winner of their 2020 Silver Engineering Excellence Award for their work on the Hatchery Pipeline and Hydroelectric Project in Belchertown, MA.
The 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards were recently announced and will be celebrated at the 2021 ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala. The awards celebrate innovation, ingenuity, and excellence in engineering achievement.
The Hatchery Pipeline and Hydroelectric Project brought a new, more reliable, energy efficient supply of water to the McLaughlin Hatchery. The gravity-fed pipeline required coordination with multiple state agencies, and significant environmental considerations including protecting the endangered Wood Turtle. As an added value, a hydropower turbine was added to utilize the power within the flowing water, delivering cost and energy savings.
The McLaughlin Fish Hatchery (Hatchery) in Belchertown, Massachusetts, is the largest hatchery in Massachusetts, annually supplying more than half the stock of fish produced by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) that are released into more than 500 lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs. Historically, the water supply for the Hatchery came from the Swift River, which involved many long-standing concerns for the Hatchery and state agencies.
Stantec successfully completed this Hatchery Pipeline and Hydroelectric Project to MWRA’s specifications, on schedule, and within budget. They placed a gravity-fed pipeline that delivers 6 million gallons of water a day and used a hydropower turbine to capture the energy
“The Engineering Excellence Awards program recognizes engineering firms for projects that demonstrate a high degree of achievement, value and ingenuity,” said Jennifer Howe, President of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts and Principal and Vice President at SMMA, Symmes Maini & McKee Associates. “Entrants are rated by an independent panel of judges from the architectural community, the construction industry, academia, the media, and the public sector on the basis of uniqueness and originality; future value to the profession and perception by the public; social, economic and sustainable development considerations; complexity; and successful fulfillment of the client/owner’s need, including schedule and budget. We congratulate them and thank them for their contributions to improving the quality of our everyday lives.”
About ACEC/MA
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) is the business association of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island engineering industry, representing over 120 independent engineering companies engaged in the development of transportation, environmental, industrial, and other infrastructure. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Boston, MA, ACEC/MA is a member organization of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) based in Washington, DC. ACEC is a national federation of 51 state and regional organizations. For more information on ACEC/MA, visit their website at www.acecma.org. ACEC/MA is undertaking an awareness campaign to educate the public on the many contributions engineers make (or the engineering innovations) in everyday life through their hash tag #EngineeringGoFigure. To Follow us on Twitter: @ACECMA.
About Stantec
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.
