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ADVANCING WATER MARCH 2011 ADVANCING WATER

WHAT’S INSIDE: Marketing Minute ................. Pg. 5

Job Shots ................................ Pg. 6

Words of Praise ................... Pg. 22

Southeast Plant Expansion .. Pg. 22

Recommendation Letters .... Pg. 23

Baby News ........................... Pg. 23

Parting Shots........................ Pg. 24

Garney Companies, Inc. was founded by Charles Garney in December of 1961. Fifty years later, our company is thriving with 720 employee-owners throughout the country, building water and wastewater infrastructure for current and future generations. Learning the ropes early from his father’s plumbing business, Charles broke out on his own to become a commercial sewer pipeline contractor in Kansas City. From its humble beginnings, the company grew and prospered as it continues to do today. Employees are given the opportunity to make the most out of each day and relish in the fruits of hard labor, truly experiencing the power of employee ownership.

GARNEY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS by Whitney Clarke

Congressman Ron Kind participated in Garney’s 50th anniversary celebration by presenting a flag that had been flown over our nation’s Capitol. The flag was accompanied by a framed certificate commemorating Garney on its 50th anniversary and honoring its commitment to employee ownership and efforts to protect and preserve the S-ESOP structure for other private, employee owned companies. Senator Pat Roberts also stopped by to give a lively pep talk.

Later that afternoon, ESCA President and Executive Director Stephanie Silverman spoke to a crowd of Garney employee-owners about the political and policy environment in Washington, how it could impact their ESOP, and the importance of using their voices to continue advocating on behalf of employee ownership. Charles Garney (pictured at left) was in attendance for the evening presentation and shared his personal story about what it meant to him to transition ownership of his company to its employees.

This year, five key officers of the management team will be retiring and transitioning out of a day-to-day managerial role in the company. J.W. Youngblood, Robert Millwee, Steve Swatek, Mel Spangler, and Montie Tripp (all pictured above) will continue to serve in a consulting role on key projects and business development opportunities. Their leadership over the past four decades has helped shape Garney into the successful company it is today. The remaining 13 officers of the management team look ahead to leading Garney in many more fruitful endeavors, following in the footsteps of Charles Garney’s entrepreneurial spirit.

CEO Robert Millwee states, “Garney Construction is very fortunate to have great depth and strength in its overall management team, and over the near term, this new organizational plan should create many opportunities for individuals to step up and help fill the void left by the retiring officers. This is, as it should be.”

GARNEY’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

TOP GUN AWARD: Bryan Taylor This award recognizes the efforts of a special field employee. The recipient exhibits great skill in his or her field of expertise, has loyalty and concern for the company, is safety conscious, production oriented, and is an overall team player.

GOLD SERVICE AWARD: Matt McCann This award recognizes an employee-owner for excellence in equipment maintenance and operation, based upon general machine appearance, preventative maintenance work, assistance in machine repairs, knowledge of the machine, and operational skill.

MVP PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR: David Burkhart This person exhibits steadfast commitment to Garney’s goals and philosophies, and shows an exceptional ability to support the projects and crews he works with. This individual shows great dedication to the company and works in concert with their superintendent to provide our customers with a high quality and safe project.

MVP SUPERINTENDENT: David Lustig Superintendent who exhibits steadfast commitment to Garney’s goals and philosophies, and shows an exceptional ability to build a high performing crew who works safely to consistently complete high quality projects. This person shows great dedication to the company, and has the respect of their crew, engineers and owners.

TEAM GARNEY: Hanson Pressure Pipe Vendor that exhibits the characteristics that make Garney successful: great customer service, as well as integrity and dedication to our company. The award was created in memory of Greg Sorensen, a former valve supplier who exhibited these characteristics.

SAFETY LEADERSHIP: Jamie Blystone

Recognizes an individual who has demonstrated great leadership in

promoting safe practices and work habits throughout the company.

GREG THOMPSON LEADERSHIP & DEDICATION AWARD: Brian Schultz

Recognizes outstanding project management skills, dedication, leadership, and devotion.

GEORGE ENRIGHT LEADERSHIP & DEDICATION AWARD: Barb Ficken

Employee-owner who best exemplifies the dedication, loyalty and spirit that George brought to the company during its early days. This person places the company’s best interest ahead of her own, and is always there to provide experience and support to any employee that needs it.

CHARLES A. GARNEY ESOP AMBASSADOR AWARD: Tom Dahl

Recognizes an individual who promotes and demonstrates the strengths of our ESOP culture.

GARNEY’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

SERVICE AWARDS 40 years: Montie Tripp

30 years: Brian Lewis Jose Yriarte

25 years: Barb Ficken Roberto Suarez Jose Diaz

20 years: Tom Dahl Tony Kempf Steve Morris

15 years: Florentino Alvarez Jose Alvarez Manuel Bencomo Wes Conaway David Cronister Reyes Esquivias Mike Halbur Curtis Hefley Chris Roberts Scott Terry Phil Werner

10 years: Ilay Alvarez Tom Auay-Fuay Jose Balderrama Jaime Caballero Jose Castro Ramon Cortez Richard Craig

Antonio Cruz Manuel Diaz Victor Diaz David Garcia Doug Graeve Juan Mercado-Guevara Sam Flowers Dwayne Harper Brian Hunter Francisco Jurado Gene Lopez Francisco Ramirez Lorenzo Reyes Walt Sinclair Jose G. Soto Fletter Stoudemire Jorge Trejo Art Turner Matt Wampler Michael Waterworth

5 years: Jeffrey Anson Diomedis Avila-Navarro Mark Barrager Jose A. Barrutia Thomas Barth, Jr. Edna Beech Reynaldo Binuelo Alan Bolich Andrew Brown

Sean Bryson Nick Campbell Joel Carbajal William Carroll Eleazar Castro Ramon Castro Dustin Crook Porfirio Diaz Alejandro Duran Mauro Espinoza Pacheco Isidro Felix-Villagrana Alfonza Flournoy Chance Galentin Beth Gardner Vincente Govea, Jr. Eric Griffin Mike Hall Eric Henderson Ramon Herrera Dwight Jones Ruben King Meggan Krase Louis Lamar Ronald Leyvas Arturo Lopez Nathan Lopez Ricardo Lopez Mike Maples Cassandra Marshall Rafael Mejia Rodriguez

Fernando Mendoza Jose Mendoza Steve Mertz Sally Miller Terry Miler Guillermo Mojica Heriberto Munoz Owen Newman Shane O’Brien Joshua Odenbaugh Kenneth Patterson Keith Portell Francisco J. Ramirez, Jr. Jorge Ramirez Justin Reese Ricky Roberts Luis Rodriguez Manuel Rodriguez Gustavo Romero Ron Salas Tobias Santoya Jeff Seal Danny Servan Jeryd Sisneros Gerald Smitson Alfredo Solis Maximino Solorzano Jose A. Soto Mathew Stewart Charles Woody, Jr.

Alan Worley Francisco J. Yriarte

GRIMM WINS SAFETY AWARD by Jamie Blystone

On January 20, 2011, the Heart of America Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) held its 2010 Membership Awards and Recognition Dinner. During this event, Grimm Construction was awarded the Ted Anderson Safety Award, Chapter Superior Contractor. This award is the Chapter's top honor for Safety. So congratulations to all of my fellow employee-owners for their hard work and dedication to safety in 2010. Keep up the good work and let's strive to make 2011 an even better year!

Rob Kellogg, Director of Safety for the Heart of American Chapter of ABC, presents Jamie Blystone with the 2010 Ted Anderson Safety Award.

MARKETING MINUTE by Jennifer Hulan TAKE THAT GLAMOUR SHOT! Technology has made taking job site photographs as easy as 1—2—3. Digital cameras and mobile phone cameras give everyone the ability to be their own photographer. With a little forethought, it isn’t difficult to get those job site “glamour shots” for the owner, engineer and the marketing team. Follow the guidelines below to help you take the perfect shot every time:

MARKETING SHOT OWNER SHOTS The reasons for these photos are to allow us to see the beginning, middle, and end of your project. Think “big picture” with these photos. Concrete pours, pipeline installation, mountains reflecting off the retention pond…..make ‘em pretty and make us proud.

• Remove the date/time stamp. A clean photo without the date/time stamp is what we need for brochures and proposals.

• Remember to remember marketing. You get so busy planning a concrete pour that you forget to take that great shot of the concrete trucks sillouetted against the Rocky Mountains at sunset or the intricate process of traffic direction on busy street projects. These are the shots that make our hearts sing!

• People, people, people. We love to see you guys in action out in the field. Installing Zenon membranes? Digging a trench? Working with the public? Holding a partnering meeting with the owner and engineer? Smoothing out concrete? Installing plumbing? Whatever it is you do, take a picture for us! We love to show our processes in a photo and future clients love to see our team in action.

• The larger the pixel number the better. 2MP = 2 million pixels = 2 megapixel. This is a nice high setting to take pictures that will be clear and easily printed.

The reasons you want to shoot project photos are numerous. They include providing documentation of progress for the client/engineer, photographic evidence of your day-to-day performance, details for pay applications, etc.

• Include the date/time stamp. As part of the submittal process, the owner or engineer needs to know when the photo was taken for an official record of the work completed.

• Preconstruction photos. Before you break ground with your shovel, it is good to take site photos and/or video to document the site before you begin work. This allows you photographic evidence of adjacent structures, roads, facilities, and landscaping to eliminate any future questions. Make sure to include intricate detail of the item you are logging.

• Daily reports and photos. These include site conditions, construction activities, safety conditions, etc. These will go along with the Superintendent’s daily report and will cover your butt if questions arise.

• Lower resolution is acceptable. Sometimes monthly progress photos are required for a project. Because these photos are considered at-a-glance progress photos, and will typically not be used for marketing purposes, a lower resolution can be used to save memory space.

JOBS SHOTS

JOBS SHOTS

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

OLATHE, KANSAS

Mill Creek Sewer Replacement Project (Metro Water Services) Job 3028—$7.4 million Principal-in-Charge: Steve Ford Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendent: Mike Hand Project Admin: Jordan Carrier

Crew: Travis Wood, Ronnie Hicks, Barry Britton, Cass Woods, Keith Anselmi, Billy Haggard, Billy Fisher, Ron Johnson, Jose Gomez-Trinidad, Ricky McCluskey

Right: Completed connection of 48” Hobas to a fiberglass manhole.

Inset: 12’ diameter fiberglass manhole connected to parallel 36” Hobas pipes.

Submitted by Jordan Carrier

Cedar Creek WWTP (City of Olathe, KS) Job 8026—$33.0 million Project Managers: Joey Perell Brian Schultz Phil Koehn Superintendents: Art Turner Stephen Harris Tim Holliday Terry Miller Project Engineer: Luke Messer Field Engineers: Cole Rawson Casey Nelson Robbie Schultz Project Coordinator: Sonya Puskas

Top: Continuing work on the 30’+ walls at the head works facility.

Bottom: Crews working on the slab in the influent pump station. Clarifiers #4 and #5 crews work on the walls and the BNR crew in the background is 30% complete with their walls.

Submitted by Joey Perell

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CALDWELL, TEXAS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Cross County Water Supply Well Field Facilities (Cross County Water Supply Corporation) Job 4357—$5.6 million Project Manager: Marcus Grace Superintendents: Richard Scholz Raul Arvizu Project Coordinator: Laurie Grace

Crew: Jesse Dull, Diego Romero, Javier Alvarez, Jason Girardier

Top: Subcontractor places concrete for the 1.5 MG ground storage tank.

Middle: Putting the finishing touches on the generator pad prior to a pour.

Bottom: Unloading the last of the 42” steel suction line to the high service pumping station.

Submitted by Justin Reese

Cross County 130 Project —30” Transmission Line (Cross County Water Supply Corporation) Job 4348—$34.0 million Principal-in-Charge: Scott Parrish Project Managers: David Burkhart Jason Jansen Superintendents: Steve Morris Chris Roberts Jerald Gass Project Admin: Kevin Uhl

Clockwise from top: Installing 30” B303 pipe along the power line right-of-way;

Roger Dell lowers a joint of 30” B303 into the trench box;

Unloading crew led by Jerald Gass prepares to unload three of the 2,100 load of pipe shipments;

Chris Roberts supervises as Bryan Roberts and his crew install the 30” pipe.

Submitted by David Burkhart

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BRIGHTON, COLORADO

CUMMING, GEORGIA Forsyth County Water Treatment Plant Expansion (Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer) Job 3009—$19.8 million Principal-in-Charge: Greg Harris Sr. Project Manager: Dave Hall Asst. Project Mgr: Andy Brown General Supt: Johnnie Ornelas Project Engineers: E.J. Jiles Nathan Holmes

Right: Placing concrete at the interior walls of the flocculation / sedimentation basin.

Inset: Flying the skid steer out of the existing 20 MG raw water tank after completion of cleaning.

Submitted by Andy Brown

Northern Water Treatment Supply—Membrane WTF (East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District) Job 6561—$24.0 million Sr. Project Manager: Mike Graeve Project Manager: Ruben King Superintendents: Les Cushman Tino Alvarez Louis Barrutia Eric Griffin Chad Hulan Project Engineers: Adam Theriault Matt Davis Solange Huggins

Right: Overall ECCV site.

Inset: Pump cans and foundation walls of the new high service pump station.

Submitted by Adam Theriault

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DENVER, COLORADO

Downtown Water Main Replacement—Project 4 (Metro Water Services) Job 3026—$2.3 million Principal-in-Charge: Steve Ford Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendent: Juan Gutierrez Project Admin: Jacob Johnson

Crew: Cecil Wiley, Wayne Dyer, Teofilo Binuelo, Reynaldo Binuelo, Isidro Binuelo, Octavio Chavez, John Gutierrez, Denardo Turner

Top: Juan Gutierrez and crew make a late night tie-in at 7th Avenue and Broadway in front of Mason’s Grand Lodge.

Right: Marching elephants up Broadway in the heart of Music City for the circus.

Submitted by Jacob Johnson

Cherokee River Diversion Project (Xcel Energy) Job 6522—$2.6 million Sr. Project Manager: Mike Graeve Project Manager: Wayne Barker Superintendents: Lance Bunyan Eric Griffin Chuck Krier Project Engineer: Mike Duesterbeck Project Coordinator: Casie Deegan

Top Left: New river diversion intake structure extends across the South Platte River.

Top Right: 5,200 gpm Metron packaged pump station more than 32’ deep wet well structure.

Bottom: Ammonia removal facility, chemical storage and contact basin.

Submitted by Wayne Barker

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WATERFLOW, NEW MEXICO

WESTMINSTER, COLORADO

River to Lake 42” Waterline Replacement Project (Public Service Company of New Mexico) Job 7501—$7.3 million Principal-in-Charge: Matt Foster Project Manager: Bill Williams Superintendents: Phil Werner Gil Duran Assistant Supt: Nate Miller Project Admin: Ryan Schulte

Crew: Ramon Cortez, Gene Lopez, Lorenzo Reyes, Ondray Johnson, Diomedis Avila, David Garcia, Noe Avila, Iram Aragon, Clayton Hoff, Alice Duran, Jarrod Weber, Jose Diaz, Rick Craig, Eloy Ortega, Manny Diaz, Victor Diaz, Vince Govea, Jose Balderrama, Erik Grajeda

Left: Installing 42” pipe along a residential road.

Right: Installing pipe at discharge area.

Submitted by Ryan Schulte

Northwest WTF Membrane Expansion Project (City of Westminster, CO) Job 6546—$2.8 million Sr. Project Manager: Mike Graeve Project Manager: Wayne Barker Superintendent: Chuck Krier Project Engineer: Mike Duesterbeck Project Coordinator: Heidi Haberkorn

Crew: Pat Kury, Justin Leicht, Ken Margetts, Russ Newbolds

Right: New carbon steel and stainless steel pipe headers ready for the installation of 3 new Pall filtration units.

Below: Carbon steel replacement pipe headers for the 8 existing filtration units.

Submitted by Wayne Barker

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MANHATTAN, KANSAS

MANHATTAN, KANSAS

Manhattan Water Treatment Plant—Raw Water Line (City of Manhattan, KS) Job 4355—$3.0 million Project Manager: Ed Rolf Superintendent: Jackie Gass

Crew: Roberto Suarez, Ignacio Marquez, Manuel Fernandez, Jose Gomez, Chester Rigsby

Right: Installing 36” PCCP raw water line inside the water treatment plant.

Below: Installing 24” ductile iron pipe raw water line across open field.

Submitted by Ed Rolf

Manhattan WTP & Well Field Improvements (City of Manhattan, KS) Job 8025—$15.8 million Principal-in-Charge: Mike Gardner Project Manager: Steve Hermes Superintendent: Joe Ross Field Engineer: Justin Mahan Project Coordinator: Sally Miller

Crew: Mark Barrager, Alfredo Flores, Church Pruett, Randy Nickelson, Colby Diamond, Bret Crandall, Tom Conway, Josh Conway, Bryan Clark, Sam Marston, Andrew Conway, Jacob Arnold, Wade Adams, Jeff Vanderwolde, Matt Martin, Chris Marshall, Stephen Jankord

Top: Underslab pipe for aerator structure.

Bottom Left: Pipe installation from street bore to aerator structure.

Bottom Right: Disinfection building masonry walls nearing completion.

Submitted by Steve Hermes

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GRANT, COLORADO

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Roberts Tunnel Outlet Works (Denver Water) Job 6559—$800,000 Sr. Project Manager: Mike Graeve Project Manager: Mike Moore Superintendent: Carey Woods Project Admin: Shane O’Brien Project Coordinator: Heidi Haberkorn

Crew: Jeremy Mascarenas, Randy Dominguez, Gregory Hannah

Right: The 36” Howell-Bunger valve weighs 7,400 lbs. and the stainless steel discharge weighs 4,200 lbs.

Inset: Part of Denver’s water supply comes from Dillon Reservoir located at the other end of this outlet works. Water flows through a 26-mile long 10’ diameter tunnel to bring water under the Continental Divide. The 42” Rodney Hunt cone valve weighs 20,000 lbs. and the actuator weights 6,000 lbs.

Submitted by Mike Moore

Storm Drain Pipe Rehabilitation (United States Postal Service) Job 3022—$1.1 million Principal-in-Charge: Jason Seubert Project Manager: Dan Smolik Superintendent: Billy Newton

Crew: Joe Newton, Juan Munoz, Abraham Espinosa, Clemente Saucedo

Top: Juan Munoz guiding the first joint of 84” Hobas pipe as the slip lining process begins on the second storm drain.

Bottom: Completed end treatment: dual 96” CMPs slip lined with 84” Hobas pipe.

Submitted by Dan Smolik

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CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA

Washington CSO Control Facility (Metro Water Services) Job 3032—$16.9 million Principal-in-Charge: Scott Terry Project Manager: Steve Lowe Superintendents: Doug Hoopes Mike Gonzales Project Admin: Jake Gabbard

Crew: Aaron Hernandez, Jason Gunnel, Colby Hoopes, Gustavo Madrid, Matt Olsen

Top: Demolition of the existing concrete slab at the CSO site so that excavation for the control facility can begin.

Bottom: Shoring and dewatering systems are in place and drilling and grouting micro piles for the foundation has started.

Submitted by Jake Gabbard

Claremore WWTP Improvements (City of Claremore, OK) Job 8020—$16.1 million Principal-in-Charge: Mike Gardner Project Manager: Bart Slaymaker Superintendent: Wade Pierpoint Field Engineer: Jesse Dull Foremen: Eric Henderson Curtis George Alex Duran Ruben Munoz Tim McGurik Project Coordinator: Laurie Grace

Top: Completed headworks facility in operation.

Bottom: 1.5 M belt press inside the sludge building is in operation.

Submitted by Wade Pierpoint

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SIOUX CITY, IOWA

BRANDON, FLORIDA

Sioux City WWTP Phase 2 Secondary Treatment Improvements (City of Sioux City, IA) Job 8500—$27.5 million Principal-in-Charge: Mike Gardner Project Manager: Michael Halbur Superintendent: Thom Eaton Field Engineer: Charlie Senne Project Coordinator: Beth Gardner

Left: Aeration basin demo and grit removal.

Top Right: Influent channel after grit removal.

Bottom Right: Installation of final blowers is completed.

Submitted by Michael Halbur and Thom Eaton

301 & Brandon Transmission Mains and RFS Surge Protection System (Tampa Bay Water) Job 3007—$892,000 Project Manager: Dan Smolik Superintendent: CJ Cahoy Project Admin: Mark Cureton

Crew: Kevin Nauss, Armando Hernandez, Jeff Griffin

Right: 36” and 48” Brandon Transmission Main and 301 Transmission Main above ground piping.

Inset: Westside tie-in location of the 301 Transmission Main above ground piping. Excavation is approximately 15’ deep.

Submitted by Mark Cureton

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA

PINEDALE, WYOMING

Zone 1, 1A & 2—Package 4 PRV Stations (City of Phoenix, AZ) Job 9508—$1.6 million Sr. Project Manager: Phil Naylor Superintendent: Ubaldo Esparza Project Engineer: Jeff Cohen Project Admin: Shane O’Brien

Top: Ubaldo “Wally” Esparza and crew place another joint of 16” ductile iron pipe in the middle of North 22nd Street. Despite the numerous unmarked utilities, installation of the twin 16” mains went without a hitch.

Bottom: Setting up speed shoring to lay the 12” ductile iron main through the intersection of North 22nd Street and Highland Avenue.

Submitted by Shane O’Brien

UV Disinfection Facility at Fremont Lake (Town of Pinedale, WY) Job 7009—$2.5 million Sr. Project Manager: Mike Graeve Project Manager: Mike Moore Superintendent: Jeff Dickhausen Project Coordinator: Casie Deegan

Crew: Jovan Amaya, Jorge Ramirez, Toby Santoyo, Raul Ballesteros

Top Left and Right: Pinedale has three treatment options with the new plant: Trojan ultraviolet treatment, liquid hypochlorite feed, or the Severn Trent hypochlorite generator.

Bottom: Fremont Lake is a 600’ deep natural lake formed by a glacier that provides unfiltered water served to the public.

Submitted by Mike Moore

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BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

Final Clarifier Refurbishment and Improvements (City of Boca Raton, FL) Job 2973—$2.8 million Project Manager: Jeff Gorman Superintendent: Jay Rivera

Crew: Patrick Williams, Ronald Mays, Pedro Clemente, Duane Dennis

Right: Final Clarifier #1 completed installation including new grout topping. This clarifier is the last of five installed.

Below: Grout topping pour at Final Clarifier #1, a 105’ diameter clarifier.

Submitted by Jeff Gorman

Primary Digester #1 Repairs (City of Boca Raton, FL) Job 2973D—$200,000 Project Manager: Jeff Gorman Superintendent: Jay Rivera

Crew: Patrick Williams, Ronald Mays, Pedro Clemente, Duane Dennis

Right: Garney was low bidder on a digester rehabilitation project adjacent to our clarifier project 2973 at the Boca Raton WWTP. The project consists of demolishing and replacing the interior SST gas piping and supports on one primary digester, dewatering to prevent the tank from floating, and recoating all existing piping and cover. This photo shows the gas and sludge piping repairs.

Inset: New interior SST gas piping and supports.

Submitted by Jeff Gorman

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GILLETTE, WYOMING

FRUITA, COLORADO

Madison Pipeline Phase II Rehabilitation Project (City of Gillette, WY) Job 7010—$2.6 million Principal-in-Charge: Matt Foster Project Manager: Keith Lemaster Superintendent: Alvino Roybal Project Admin: Taylor Osgood

Crew: Polo Soto, Jorge Trejo, Antonio Rico, Eduardo V. Orozco, Jose Leija, Nemesio Lopez, Victor Varela

Left: While battling ground water, the crew works around the clock to replace an existing 6” blowoff valve off the 30” line in a four-lane main thoroughfare in Gillette.

Right: The crew places the lid on a replacement air vac vault over the 30” main water supply for the City of Gillette.

Submitted by Taylor Osgood

Fruita Wastewater Reclamation Project (City of Fruita, CO) Job 6517—$22.8 million Principal-in-Charge: Wayne O’Brien Project Manager: Keith Hinds Superintendents: Brad Juracek Bob Grivy Project Engineers: Paul Duesterbeck Nick Campbell Michael Huff

Right: Aerial shot of the solids building. Bottom of the photo shows the UV channel that will house the UV disinfection, tablet chlorinator, sampler, and the NPW pumps.

Inset: View of the headworks pump gallery. The unique shape of these walls are due to the channels open to the upper level of the headworks.

Submitted by Michael Huff

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MESA, ARIZONA

BLUE RIDGE, GEORGIA

Brown Road WTP Upgrades and Pipeline (City of Mesa, AZ) Job 9509—$2.4 million Project Manager: Tom Auay-Fuay Superintendent: Jimmy Symonds Project Admin: Shane O’Brien

Right: Installing new 36” CCP, fittings, and valves through the desert in the Arizona sun.

Inset: One of three new vertical turbine pump assemblies installed to upgrade the existing Mesa Water Treatment Plant.

Submitted by Shane O’Brien

Blue Ridge Dam Rehabilitation Project (Tennessee Valley Authority) Job 3020—$24.5 million Principal-in-Charge: Greg Harris Project Manager: Mark Abram Superintendents: David Cronister Tom Hufft Pat Bennett Oscar Gonzales Project Admin: Chris Coston Safety Managers: Brandon Blevins Shane Killian

Right: Superintendent David Cronister during a routine walk through inside the existing 14’ diameter steel penstock.

Inset: An oxy-lance cuts through a solid steel and concrete girder that stretched 180’ in length, 14’ tall and 16” thick. This 1 million-pound beast had to be completely removed before the first piece of new liner could be installed.

Submitted by Chris Coston

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AMARILLO, TEXAS

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

Osage WTP—Combined High Service & Transfer Pump Station (City of Amarillo, TX) Job 6535—$18.0 million Sr. Project Manager: Phil Naylor Project Manager: Jeff Cohen Superintendents: JP Bourgogne Jose Grijalva Steve Chandler Field Engineer: Ronnie Leyvas

Right: Discharge piping from clear well to meter vault which then continues to the distribution system.

Inset: Just completed removing deck shoring from inside the new high service pump station.

Submitted by Ronnie Leyvas

Flintridge / Templeton Gap 30” Water Main Replacement (Colorado Springs Utilities) Job 6573—$253,000 Project Manager: Brock Southwick Superintendent: Antonio Cruz Project Admin: Lou Jauregui

Crew: Luis Angel Cruz, Alfredo Solis, Jaime Caballero, Alejandro Guzman, Francisco Jurado

Right: Completed 30” steel water line tie-in.

Below: Securing butt straps onto the existing 30” water line.

Submitted by Lou Jauregui

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CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA Frito Lay Biomass Boiler Project (Frito Lay) Job 9510—$1.2 million Sr. Project Manager: Phil Naylor Superintendents: Mike Gonzales Doug Hoopes

Right: Forming the biomass conveyor walls.

Below: Completed biomass conveyor wall.

Submitted by Doug Hoopes

VENICE, FLORIDA Regional Integrated Loop System—Ph. 3A Interconnect (Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Auth.) Job 3005—$18.4 million Sr. Project Manager: Dan Smolik Project Manager: Rob Fults Superintendents: Joe Monteleone Thad Anderson Curtis Hefley Chris Vanlerberg

Crew: Brandon Barkau, Hilario Cruz, Nathan Garberich, Sam Harris, Charles Moreland, Bryan Taylor, Pedro Vasquez, Luis Bautista, Cirilo Correa, Johnny Mercer, Jose Rivas

Right: Curtis Hefley and crew installing 12” piping on the discharge side of the high service pump stations.

Inset: Joe Monteleone and crew digging another setting for 48” steel pipe along Laurel Road.

Submitted by Rob Fults

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CHEYENNE, WYOMING 30” Warren Air Force Base Pipeline, Phase II (City of Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities) Job 7011—$2.3 million Principal-in-Charge: Matt Foster Project Manager: Keith Lemaster Superintendent: Brian Duran Project Admin: Reg Paré

Crew: Allan Castillo, Joe Logan, Jeryd Sisneros, Nathan Lopez, Kyle Sweat, Preston Tweedy

Top: Interior pipe work in 1906 building.

Bottom: Working our way back up the hill right-of-way behind us looking east. Warren Air Force Base in the background.

Submitted by Reg Paré

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 48” Effluent Pipeline Project (International Paper Company) Job 3025—$16.4 million Principal-in-Charge: Greg Harris Sr. Project Manager: Jason Koon Project Manager: Ryan Blake Superintendents: Mike Hall Steve Mertz Project Admin: Robbie Butler Scott Grause Safety Manager: Cedric Joor PR Director: Carrie Smith

Top Left: Ramon Herrera belling up a joint of pipe.

Top Right: Mario Penaloza and Ramon Herrera getting ready to set the next joint of 48” ductile iron pipe.

Bottom: Pipe laying operation down a road right-of-way near International Paper plant’s in Pensacola, Florida.

Submitted by Robbie Butler

WORDS OF PRAISE “I live at the Venetian Golf and River Club and was one of the people who testified at Venice City Council applauding your initial communication efforts. I now want to give you a standing ovation for the work being done adjacent to our community. The disruption has been very, very minor. Your contractor and the people they have employed have been great.... I believe that other residents are just as pleased with the progress and professionalism.”

- Roger Effron

Email sent to the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (Job 3005)

SOUTHEAST PLANT EXPANSION by Scott Terry In the spring of 2007, Garney’s officers made a commitment to expand our plant operations to the Southeast based on the strength of our existing pipe operations in Orlando, Atlanta, and Nashville. This expansion is now in its infancy but will contribute significantly to Garney’s future success. The 2010 United States census indicates that more than 50% of the population of the U.S. lives within an 8-hour drive from Atlanta or the Nashville office meaning, over the long term, the Southeast has the potential of becoming a larger market than all of Garney’s other existing plant markets combined. But growth does not come without personal sacrifices…

Garney’s initial plant expansion market was Florida. In the summer of 2007, we were immediately successful acquiring the $11 million Orange County Eastern Regional Water Production project that included $7 million worth of plant type work and $4 million of pipe work. This was the perfect opportunity for Garney to enter this new plant market on a combination project using proven pipe crews and transferring existing plant resources to oversee the project. Don Cabral (project manager) and Lou Juaregui (project engineer) volunteered to lead this charge and were transferred from Garney’s Denver-based plant operation. The project also allowed Garney the opportunity to strengthen our operations and to hire Mark Abram, senior project manager. In September 2008, our Florida plant operations were strengthened further when Jeff Gorman and his family relocated from Phoenix to Florida. Jeff is currently overseeing several projects at the Boca Raton WWTP while actively pursuing future opportunities. In the fall of 2010, Mark was successful on the Hialeah design-build water treatment facility with AECOM. He and Project Manager, Al Fisher, who moved out to Florida from Colorado in 2008, will be overseeing its completion.

Our Atlanta plant expansion was kicked off in the summer of 2008 with the hiring of Dave Hall, senior project manager. Dave’s first 18 months were spent on Plant Scherer overseeing the installation of a complex piping system and helping secure Garney’s first major Southeast-based plant project. Today, Dave has overall responsibility for the construction of the $20 million Forsyth County Water Treatment Facility. In the summer of 2009, Garney’s regional estimating and proposal capabilities were enhanced by hiring Steve Lowe who had spent his entire career in the Atlanta plant market. Steve was initially based in our Atlanta office supporting regional work acquisition from Virginia to Florida. Both Steve and Dave, along with Greg Harris and Jason Koon, were instrumental in securing the Forsyth WTP project. Andy Brown, assistant project manager, left the comfort of the Denver plant operation and moved with his wife and dog to Atlanta in the spring of 2010 and currently plays a vital role on the Forsyth project. In September 2010, Johnnie Ornelas, general superintendent, walked away from a long career with a well-respected Denver competitor to join Garney’s Atlanta plant staff and today has things firmly under control on the Forsyth WTP project.

Garney began building small plant projects from our Nashville office in the spring of 2009 under Jeff Gorman’s oversight from the Orlando office. Today, we are constructing several Tennessee projects from Knoxville to Hohenwald. Beau Javernick volunteered to move to Nashville in the spring of 2010 to assist Gary Goff and Jeff Seal with the construction of the Corinth, MS and Pell City, AL projects. Beau is currently overseeing the $8 million Hohenwald WWTP. Last fall, Garney was successful on the $17 million Washington CSO project in Nashville, thanks in large part to Scott Terry, vice president, who relocated from Denver to Atlanta, and then again to Nashville. Today the project is being totally managed with Garney resources that were not in Nashville when the job was awarded. Steve Lowe has since transferred to Nashville and Doug Hoopes and Mike Gonzales, both superintendents, have transferred from Phoenix to Nashville to ensure the project’s success.

There have been many other employee-owners who have been hired or reassigned to support our Southeast plant operations including Michael O’Neil, senior project manager (TN), Steve Dunlap, project manager (TN), Jordan Brookings and Jacob Gabbard, project engineers (TN), E.J. Jiles and Nathan Holmes, project engineers (GA), and Jay Rivera and Pat Bennett, superintendents (FL). There remain ample opportunities for Garney employee-owners to get involved in our Southeast plant expansion or ongoing pipe operations. We all owe a debt of gratitude to each employee-owner who have packed their bags and relocated their families to support this growth opportunity.

Downtown water line project nearing completion after a year’s work Nearly one year after frozen water lines broke and wreaked havoc in downtown Nashville, particularly within The District, the project to repair the mains is nearing the one-year mark and concluding what will be its last phase for the immediate future.

Metro Water and general contractor Garney Construction are overseeing the project, which has altered traffic—both vehicular and pedestrian—along Second Ave. N, Eighth Ave., and Broadway since January 9, 2010. Phase 4 should conclude by early February, with Phase 5 on hold. The project ranks among the water department’s more significant infrastructure efforts in recent years.

“It was a major undertaking,” said Sonia Harvat, spokeswoman for Metro Department of Water Services, adding that most of the mains were 24” and 36” diameter lines. Many were more than 100 years old. During the process, work crews have been required to navigate various conduits, including those for AT&T, Piedmont Gas, and Nashville Electric Service. “It was almost like threading a needle,” Harvat said.

Steve Ford adds, “This challenging project has been a great success for Garney in 2010, bringing considerable attention to and respect for Garney’s capacity, capability, sense of team play, cooperative spirit, responsiveness, and level of service. Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved, especially Jeff Seal who poured his heart and soul into these projects!”

ANSWER: DOUG GRAEVE & AL FISHER

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS BABY SEASON

Congratulations to Trevor and Jenna Gass on their newborn son, Toren Joseph Gass, born on January 27, 2011. Toren weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20.5” long.

Trevor is the son of Superintendent Jackie Gass (Paw-Paw) and is a laborer on Jackie’s crew. He is also the nephew of Superintendent Jerald Gass.

GUESS WHO? A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…..current employee-owners race to the finish line.

CJ Cahoy and his wife, Heather, celebrated the birth of their first child, Mason James Cahoy, on January 4, 2011. He was 9 lbs. and 21” long.

J.P. and Alison Bourgogne announce the birth of their son, Ayden Jayce Bourgogne, born January 22, 2011, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 21” long.

Mason James

PARTING SHOTS MINI MAN CAB

BEAUTIFUL BLUE RIDGE

Senior Project Manager Mark Abram’s daughter tests out her dad’s old 1970 snowmobile. With as much snow and cold weather that surprised the Southeast this winter, the crews may have needed something like this to get around!

FREE WHEELIN’

Michael Waterworth mans a Komatsu PC55 mini excavator (built for only the sturdiest of men) in Henderson, Kentucky.

MIKEY’S RETIREMENT DINNER

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