This month, read about CH2M HILL being named the top environmental firm for the fifth straight year. Read details about business leaders coming together to examine sustainable and accountable water management solutions, how our employees are helping children learn about the water cycle and how much money our employees raised to bring clean water to people around the globe. Learn about our renewed partnerships, help celebrate a client milestone and see how one employee is bringing life back to downtown Cincinnati.
Our company
Client confidence brings renewed partnerships
Multiple contract renewals in 2010 provide a solid indicator of client satisfaction and confidence in CH2M HILL’s work. Three water/wastewater clients renewed their contracts earlier this year – Americus, Ga., (a CH2M HILL partner since 1994) and Coos Bay, Ore., (1996) each signed a five-year contract renewal, and Rio Rancho, N.M., (2002) signed a four-year renewal with an option of four additional years. Live Oak, Fla., (1997) signed a five-year contract renewal for public works services, and Sandy Springs, Ga., (2005) renewed its municipal services agreement for 2011. We also continued partnerships with three confidential industrial clients, with a five-year renewal in Marietta, Ga., and one-year contract extensions in Mineral County, W. Va., and Guayama, Puerto Rico.
CH2M HILL again named No. 1 environmental firm
Engineering News-Record has named CH2M HILL the top environmental firm for the fifth consecutive year. The weekly construction publication annually compiles the national ranking of top firms providing environmental services to domestic and international markets. Read more about all the high rankings CH2M HILL continually receives in the areas in which we provide services to our clients.
Our partners
Census ranks Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Ga., as fastest-growing metro area
 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Ga., was ranked the fastest growing metropolitan statistical area between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The area saw a 5.9 percent increase in population, reaching 74,000, according to the Bureau’s July 1, 2009, population estimates for U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. CH2M HILL’s partnership there began in 1984 when
we started operating the city’s wastewater treatment plant; in 1992, Hinesville expanded the contract to include the comprehensive management of its entire public works department.
Our industry
“Water is Your Business” educational series kicks off in Miami
Our communities
Employees raise nearly $200,000 to Water For People
CH2M HILL employees donated more than $197,000 during the company’s 2010 Water For People Workplace Giving Campaign. Donations were received from employees in offices and on project sites large and small, from North America to South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. To date, our employees have given $844,000 to help bring life-changing clean drinking water and sanitation to people around the globe.
Helping students in Eldorado understand the water cycle
CH2M HILL employees in Eldorado, N.M., recently helped fourth grade students learn about the importance of the water cycle. Project Manager Doug Gaumer and Administrative Specialist Katya Davis helped students build aquifers and shared how groundwater is pumped and stored in tanks for use by communities. CH2M HILL has operated and maintained the Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District since December 2004.
Our people
Planner’s website helping revitalize hometown
 As a planner, Randy Simes has contributed to the launch of community development departments in Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. But while he lives and works in metro Atlanta, Randy left his heart in his hometown of Cincinnati. In 2007, frustrated by local media focus on suburban living, Randy launched UrbanCincy, a website dedicated to re-igniting the passion and excitement of Cincinnati’s dynamic urban environment. Through original news stories, photographs, research and perspective from a diverse team of contributors, UrbanCincy has become a recognized source of news on Cincinnati’s urban core. Since its launch, the site has won two Best of Cincinnati awards and has been featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer and other publications, as well as radio shows, websites, and organizations such as the Trust for Public Land. It has even been discussed by best-selling author Richard Florida. Randy’s work is helping change the conversation about urban living and bringing downtown Cincinnati back to life.
Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, program management, design, construction, and operations for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With US$6.3 billion in revenue and more than 23,500 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2009). The firm’s work is concentrated in the areas of energy, water, transportation, environmental, nuclear and industrial facilities. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer.
CH2M HILL partners with communities and companies to deliver a complete range of custom-tailored operations and maintenance solutions. Our sustainable O&M solutions include water and wastewater system optimization; contract O&M of water, wastewater and other utilities; facilities management; and complete municipal operations, including administration, public works and community development.
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President’s perspective
Bright yellow buses once again pass the house each morning, carrying the excitement and renewal that accompany the beginning of a new school year. As youngsters eagerly board, I can’t help but think of children in developing countries who can’t go to school due to a lack of clean water and sanitation. Each year, CH2M HILL hosts a global Workplace Giving Campaign to benefit Water For People, an organization that helps the world’s most impoverished people by supporting locally sustainable drinking water, sanitation, and health and hygiene projects.
CH2M HILL has supported Water For People since its founding in 1991, and 2010 marked our eighth Workplace Giving Campaign. I’m again inspired by the generosity of our employees who reached into their own pockets to raise nearly $200,000 to help others despite the economic downturn. Many of our employees also share their time, skills and expertise on Water For People committees or projects. Clean water is one of our most important valuable resources, and everyone has a right to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Next month we look forward to World Water Monitoring Day, officially celebrated Sept. 18 but observed in various ways throughout early fall. This international program builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of local water bodies. It’s a great educational experience for school classes, scout troops, environmental groups and other organizations.
Finally, for many families the start of a new school year means paying for college. We were pleased recently to award the Henry Huffman Memorial Scholarship to the children of six of our employees. These students, from Farmington, N.M., Manassas, Va., Fayetteville, Ark., Moundsville, W. Va., Portland, Ore., and Grants, N.M., each received $1,500 to help fund tuition at the college of their choice. Recipients are selected based on SAT/ACT scores, high school grades, activities, and an essay, where the passion of this year’s recipients truly shone through. The scholarship program, in place since 2001, is named in honor of a 17-year employee who passed away in 2006. It’s just another of the many ways we demonstrate commitment to our values of Community and People First.
Remember to be on the lookout for those yellow buses, and please drive safely when they are around. Have a wonderful start to your fall.
Respectfully,
Elisa M. Speranza
President
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