Serving New Jersey and Surrounding Areas
Guido von Autenried passed away on Tuesday, June 4th at home with his loving wife at his side. He was born in 1972 in Lauterbach, Germany. His father was a civil engineer and his mother was an English teacher. He grew up in Berlin and was drafted into the German army at age 16. After… Continue Reading
Buck, Seifert & Jost, Inc., has successfully designed, attained applicable permits, inspected, and closed-out various water main replacement projects on bridge crossings in both New York and New Jersey. Each project was a unique design challenge requiring interfacing and coordination with different owners, government regulating agencies, railroads including CSX and NJ Transit, bridge designers, bridge… Continue Reading
Buck, Seifert & Jost, Inc. has partnered with Gannett Fleming (GF), an engineering design firm, and the team has been retained by New Jersey American Water (NJAW), the owner, to provide design and permitting services for the Canal Road Water Treatment Plant. The project entails upgrades to the current air-prep ozone generation system and includes… Continue Reading
A 24 inch diameter cast-iron water main crossing beneath the CSX railroad tracks in Dumont, NJ was found to be leaking and required repair. BS&J was retained to provide design services, permit acquisition, and construction inspection services. An innovative design re-purposing the 24 inch cast-iron main as a casing pipe, and slip-lining with a new… Continue Reading
Construction began on a new 10 million gallon per day (mgd) firm capacity pump station to serve the existing Northeast Tank in Bergen County, NJ. Provisions for future chemical feed systems include sodium hypochlorite, ammonia, and SeaQuest. BS&J completed the design and is now providing engineering services during construction. Construction is expected to be completed… Continue Reading
The temporary pumping system to take Spring Valley Standpipe offline for painting was successfully designed, constructed, and implemented. The large pressure district, multiple supply inputs, and complicated hydraulics resulted in distribution system upgrades at multiple locations to reinforce emergency supply capabilities during the temporary pumping operation. Upgrades at key facilities have improved operational reliability.
Construction began in August 2018 for the addition of ultraviolet (UV) light and cartridge filter treatment for a Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water (GWUDISW) Well located in Rockland County, NY. BS&J completed the design and is now providing assistance during construction. BS&J designed an elevated structural support for the proposed Treatment Building… Continue Reading
Construction began in June 2018 on an updated water treatment process for these two wells in Rockland County, NY. BS&J completed the design and is now providing engineering services during construction, testing and start-up. Our work during construction included overseeing the building construction, treatment system installation, installation of a 16 inch diameter ductile iron pipe… Continue Reading
Construction of this 25 MGD pumping station was completed for full service during the summer demand months. BS&J is providing engineering services to assist with pump station control system updates, optimization, and pump station automatic control logic implementation.
A new 10 million gallon per day (mgd) firm capacity pump station is being designed to serve the existing Northeast Tank. Associated chemical feed systems include sodium hypochlorite, ammonia, and SeaQuest.