Contract incorporates Jacobs’ data solutions to improve sewer system performance
DALLAS, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobs (NYSE:J) was contracted by Onondaga County, New York, to provide program management services for the county’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) abatement and capacity, management, operations and maintenance programs. The new contract extends Jacobs’ long-term program management role to cover the CSO program and improve sewer system performance county-wide using Jacobs’ Digital OneWater solutions.
Jacobs has provided program management services for the county’s award-winning CSO program since 2008, overseeing more than 200 green stormwater infrastructure projects and wastewater collection system improvements that eliminate hundreds of millions of gallons of CSOs annually in the City of Syracuse. Onondaga County was one of the first areas in the U.S. to achieve Federal CSO Consent Order closure because of progress reducing CSOs and improving water quality.
“Onondaga County has become a global model for successful CSO abatement by pioneering green infrastructure and traditional engineered infrastructure solutions alongside innovative sewer system modeling, allowing the county to meet their federal obligations ahead of schedule and under budget,” said Jacobs Senior Vice President Chrissy Thom. “Jacobs has supported the county’s CSO reduction objectives for more than 15 years. We’ll build on that relationship to deliver …