Water Reclamation Plants: Seismic Safety Inspection, Structural Integrity Inspection, Water Reclamation Plant Reinforcement, Water Reclamation Plant Renovation, Water Conservation Programs, Tidal Energy Generation, Ocean Wave Energy Generation

The recent devastating earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China and the recent explosion of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig and resulting oil spill underscore the need for preventative mitigation and restoration efforts for these earthquake-ravaged countries and for the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as for the numerous water reclamation plants and other infrastructure in the U.S. and around the world that may be in danger of collapse or partial destruction - in the event of an earthquake, tsunami, storm, or other natural or human-generated stress.

Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., President, CEO, and Principal Scientist of Environmental Science & Energy, Inc., offers Construction Defects Analysis, Structural Integrity and Structural Safety Inspections, Investigation of Historical Structural Damages, and Seismic & Landslide Hazards Determination, plus Repair, Refurbishment, Reinforcement, Renovation, Restoration, Enlargement (as may be needed), and Reconstruction - perhaps even Demolition and Replacement - of Structures and Facilities listed below, along with the Design of New Structures and Facilities. [Many of the structures, facilities, and services offered may apply to the earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti and to locations damaged by the earthquake and/or tsunami in Chile.] These include, but are not limited to:

Structures and Facilities:

Water reclamation plants - in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and overseas.

Other water conservation facilities - in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and overseas.

Water channels, aqueducts, and pipes, leading to and from water reclamation plants.

Water supply pipelines and conduits, above and below ground.

Sewage pipes and conduits, above and below ground.

Roads, railroads, and bridges leading to and from water reclamation plants.

Public works infrastructure, including underground water-supply pipes and conduits.

Public works infrastructure, including underground sewer pipes and conduits.

Public works infrastructure, including above-ground water-supply pipes and conduits.

Public works infrastructure, including above-ground sewer pipes and conduits.

Other public utility facilities.

The defects and hazards include, but are not limited to:

Faulty, shoddy, or generally poor original construction.

Construction that met building and seismic codes at the time of the original construction, but which fail to meet today's codes, and which could be a hazard to life and property in the future.

Construction that met building and seismic codes at the time of the original construction, but which have deteriorated over the years or were damaged or weakened by fire, weather, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, ground subsidence, landslides, avalanches, or blasts (including sonic booms or nearby demolitions).

Foundation failures of water reclamation plants and other structures, resulting from corrosion, earthquakes, subsidence, liquefaction, ground shifts, and/or gradual deterioration of materials from water currents and weather.

Water seepage or leakage from structural components of a water reclamation plant - possibly resulting in the spread of sewage or contaminated water.

Corrosion, over the years, of water reclamation plants or of road and bridge components associated with, or built in conjunction with, water reclamation plants.

Asbestos that may be present in some structures.

Damage caused by terrorist attacks, or hidden damage caused by sabotage or by attempted sabotage that appeared at first to have failed.

Damage resulting from the burrowing of animals

Corrosion, over the years, of underground and above-ground natural gas, water supply, and sewer pipes and conduits.

Landslides: threats; slides that have occurred since construction of a structure and may have weakened the structure.

Earthquake faults and potential for major shaking or permanent ground deformation that could cause significant or catastrophic dam failure.

Earthquake faults and potential for slow creep that could gradually result in distortion or offset of the foundation or a water reclamation plant.

Earthquake faults and potential for slow creep that could gradually result in distortion or offset of the foundation or an access road, bridge, or railroad track.

Proximity of a structure to earthquake faults and soil vulnerable to magnified shaking.

Potential for subsidence of the soil beneath a water reclamation plant, including differential subsidence within a structure's footprint.

Services Offered:

Structural integrity inspection of the structure or facility.

Construction defects analysis.

Investigation of catastrophic failure or major damage resulting from earthquakes, storms, or human-generated activities (terrorist attacks, sabotage, major accidents, etc.).

Structural analysis for damage, deterioration, or corrosion over the years.

Seismic hazards and seismic safety analysis

Sizing of the capacity of new or existing water reclamation plants with respect to present-day and future needs for water reclamation.

Repair of defects.

Mitigation, overhaul, or renovation of a water reclamation plant - partial or total.

Asbestos removal, where applicable.

Reinforcement of the structure or facility.

Restoration or reconstruction of the structure or facility.

Protection against maximum credible earthquake.

Protection against maximum credible wind event.

Removal of silt and debris from water reclamation plants..

Removal of silt, choking vegetation, natural debris, and man-made refuse from river and stream bottoms leading to/from water reclamation plants..

Demolition or removal of entire water reclamation plant structure.

Replacement of entire water reclamation plant structure.

Planning, design, construction, management, and operation of water reclamation plants.

Research into improvement in the construction of various water reclamation plants, plus upstream and downstream river channels and levees..

Research into improvement in the construction of various water reclamation plant structures or facilities.

For more information about these services and other programs:

Telephone: Environmental Science & Energy, Inc.: (520) 625-8346 or (877) 373-4629,

cellular (520) 310-9931 or (775) 742-5376. Alternate (520) 625-8316.

FAX: Call (520) 625-8346 to obtain fax number.

e-mail: Call (520) 625-8316 to obtain e-mail address.

Mailing address for Dr. Charles B. Pyke, President & CEO:

P. O. Box 1747, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1747

Contract, billing, and payment address:

P. O. Box 292760, Phelan, CA 92329-2760.