Meet Walden’s 2021 Scholarship Winner!
Walden Environmental Engineering offers a scholarship to high school students in Oyster Bay, NY. The goal is to expose young aspiring students to engineering and to pursue the field and study of engineering. In the world of engineering, a quality high school...
OSHA Extends Comment Period on Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) Changes
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to modify the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS). The goal of the modification is to address issues that came up following...
10 Things your Company Can Do to Participate in Earth Day
Put motion detectors on lights.Set computers to power down if no one is there to use them.Larger companies can invest in fleet vehicles that are energy efficient.Work sites should dispose of waste material in an environmentally responsible manner. Limit the use...
Walden Welcomes Allison!
Allison Brundage is a Staff Engineer at Walden Environmental Engineering. Allison received her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a minor in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Delaware. Her favorite course in college was global...
Happy Holidays from Walden Environmental Engineering
This holiday season is especially significant for us as it also marks our 25th year of business. Achieving a landmark anniversary like 25 years is no easy task for any company, but we are pleased to report that Walden Environmental Engineering has reached that...
NYSDEC and NYSERDA Take Steps to Support Implementation of State’s Nation-Leading Climate
The New York State Department of Conservation (NYSDEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), whose leaders oversee the State’s Climate Action Council, recently appointed members to the newly created “Just Transition” Working Group...
YOUR GUIDE TO UTILITY VALUATION: Strategies for Maximizing Your Water and Wastewater Asset’s Value
Because utility valuation is a relatively infrequent occurrence, it’s all the more critical that municipalities and private utilities understand the process. Moreover, today’s high operating expenditures for water and wastewater utilities make it particularly...
Working through the Valuation Process
Once the municipality or private utility has established its goals and selected a partner, it’s time to begin the legwork for the actual valuation process. This investigation will uncover all assets and explore as-built and current replacement costs. While many...
Taking the Right Appraisal Approach for Your Needs
While the usefulness of a utility valuation may now seem clear, how to proceed is often less apparent. Understanding the right time to use each of the different valuation approaches can help municipalities and utility owners determine their next steps. There are three...
How a Utility Valuation Can Help
While most people may have a general sense of the market value of a home or business, it’s not so easy to apply accurate values to a utility. Not only do prices change across markets, but decades of adding to these systems may mean municipalities or private owners...