Honor Award, 2006, Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC)
National Finalist Award, 2006, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Recipient of Ramesh M. Khona Award for Communication of Engineering Excellence
Project: Trump National Golf Course (formerly Ocean Trails), Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
Description: The project was created when an ancient landslide was reactivated one month prior to the opening to a new golf course with sweeping ocean views. Landslide movement covered approximately 17 acres and destroyed the signature 18th hole. In addition to the golf course the slide caused loss of coastal habitat, access trails, bikeways and wild life corridors. Through the use of innovative engineering principals Converse was able to restore the golf course, parks, coastal access trails, bikeways and habitat preserves. (Link to Natural Beauty Award)
Honor Award, 2004, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Unique Brownfield Barrier/Vent System, Woodbridge, New Jersey
Description: Converse conducted the remedial investigation establishing the need for a unique Gas Venting and Liner System to be used at a New Jersey Brownfield Site. This came about as part of a necessary New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) disruption permit needed prior to development of a 3-acre retail shopping outlet for the Lowe's Corporation. The system is unique because it employed the use of a spray-on liner system as a first line of protection against methane penetration through a concrete slab. It also entailed use of a 2-stage blower sensitive to varying concentrations of methane detected in sentinel vaults, recessed in the floor slab, above the vapor barrier. (Link to Brownfield Barrier/Vent System Award)
Honor Award, 2003, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
National Finalist Award, 2003, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Project: Innovative Environmental Closure of 47-Acre Landfill, Haverstraw Sanitary Landfill Closure Project, Town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York
Description: The Haverstraw Landfill Closure commenced on June 1, 1999 and was completed in October of 2002. The site was a landfill from early 1970 until it closed in 1996. It contained approximately 3,000,000 cubic yards of waste. (Link to Haverstraw Landfill Awards)
Honor Award, 2003, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Retractable Leachate Pump Retrofit, Haverstraw Sanitary Landfill, Town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York.
Description: The Haverstraw Landfill Closure was completed in October 2002. Work included retrofit of 70-foot deep, 30-year old Leachate Sump Pit with a Retractable Pump System. The system is the deepest of its kind (39Õ 6Ó) serving a US landfill. The system is unique because it provides a method to allow for removal of all or some equipment without entering the pit. (Link to Haverstraw Retractable Pump Retrofit)
Distinguished Award, 2002, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Development of the Germany Flats Well Field, Township of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Description: Converse Consultants conducted a hydrogeologic investigation and developed a groundwater supply of 4.3 million gallons per day (nearly 3,000 gallons per minute) for the Township of Sparta, New Jersey. The long-term operational monitoring included an assessment of potential impacts on nearby surface water bodies. The wells are to be used by the Sparta Township Water Utility to augment the existing public potable water supply system. (Link to Germany Flats Well Field Award)
Distinguished Award, 2002, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Integrated Remediation Strategies for the Cleanup of a Former Manufacturing Facility Curtiss-Wright, Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Description: This project involved the investigation, delineation, and remediation of soil contamination resulting from product and solvent releases at an underground fuel tank farm, an underground oi1 tank farm, and an above-ground barrel storage area in a portion of the former facility. This former manufacturing facility was constructed during WWII to produce and test aircraft engines. At one point, over 40,000 people were employed at this complex. The historic use of this site resulted in one principal area of concern that has resulted in the contamination of the shallow overburden soils and the underlying Triassic bedrock aquifers. This principal area of concern is believed to have been a significant source of the groundwater contamination that has impacted several industrial wells in this area. (Link to Integrated Remediation Strategies Award)
Honor Award, 2001, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
National Recognition Award, 2001, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Project: Results Oriented Geotechnical Strategies, New Jersey Transit, Secaucus Transfer Station, Secaucus, New Jersey
Description: NJ Transit Secaucus Transfer Station/Allied Junction is a major rail facility located at the junction of the Northeast Corridor and NJ Transit's Mainline and Bergen County Line in the Hackensack Meadowlands. The project involved the construction of a passenger transfer station as well as improvements to the three rail lines. (Link to NJ Transfer Award)
Honor Award, 2000, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Finalist, National Recognition Award, 2001, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Project: Innovative Geotechniques in Developing a Brownfield, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Description: Jersey Gardens Mall is referred to as "The Largest Economic Development Project" of the year, in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. The site is approximately 166 acres in plan, and was formerly a municipal landfill, containing about 20 feet of waste over much of the site. The main structure consists of a two-level shopping mall, with a footprint area of 800,000 square feet. Parking lots, access roads and storm detention ponds comprise the rest of the site. Transformation of this former landfill into a Mega-mall, would not have been possible without an in depth study of subsurface soil and geological conditions. (Link to Jersey Gardens Mall Award).
Honor Award, 1994, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Observational Approach Saves $ Millions, Kingsland Park Sanitary Landfill, Lyndhurst / North Arlington, New Jersey.
Description: The Kingsland Park Sanitary Landfill was reaching its permitted capacity and finding new landfill space was critical. To provide the needed additional volume, a plan was developed which permitted continuing filling so long as the stability of the landfill was monitored by instrumentation. (Link to Kingsland Park Award)
Honor Award, 1991, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Compaction Grouting Stabilizes Rock Fills for Structure Support, Wanaque, New Jersey
Description: The expansion of the Wanaque Water Filtration Plant presented challenges in the design and construction of the foundations. Original borings for this design study implied shallow rock, but review of earlier topographic maps revealed that the new construction originally was considerably lower than present elevation; the presence of deep fills became obvious. Blasting and excavation for construction of the original structures in 1976 left 20 to 30 feet of shot rock, boulders, cobbles and loose soil on the site where the expansion was being built. The potential for shifting of large rock or boulders, compression of loose soil, or migration of soil into large rock voids raised concern for support of the new foundations. (Link to Compaction Grouting Award)
Honor Award, 1989, Consulting Engineers Council of New Jersey (CECNJ)
Project: Caissons Skirt A Tunnel, Exchange Place Center, Jersey City, New Jersey
Description: The Exchange Place Center is a 490 foot, 30-story office tower designed by the Grad Partnership and developed by Exchange Place Urban Renewal Associates. It is located over the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PATH Tubes in Jersey City, which provide commuter service between New Jersey and New York across the Hudson River, and it is the tallest building in New Jersey. (Link to Caissons Award)
