Author: Colliers Engineering & Design

GIS: Getting Started with the Water Quality Accountability Act

As more processes and documents are being moved to web-based programs, it makes sense that local government, an industry with many complicated procedures, would gravitate to do the same. And with the Water Quality Accountability Act requiring owners of water distribution systems to GPS locate utilities, there’s a need to move online more than ever.…
Hurricane Drones

As a wave of deadly hurricanes (Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria) etched-out a pathway of destruction (August thru September), there were so many weather models it was difficult to see which path each storm would take. Like a lot of people, we wanted to jump in to help but had to pause just long enough…
NJ Water Quality Accountability Act

Are You Ready? The recent enactment of the Water Quality Accountability Act (N.J.S.A. 58:31-1 et seq.) has established new requirements for purveyors of public water in New Jersey to improve the safety, reliability, and administrative oversight of water infrastructure. Municipalities that own and operate a potable water system with more than 500 service connections will…
Maser Consulting Enters UAS Market Teaming with Pulse Aerospace

It’s an exciting day at the 2017 International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) Conference in Denver this week! Maser Consulting has entered the UAS market with a bang, purchasing the Pulse Aerospace LiDAR capable Vapor 55 UAV and it’s been drumming up a lot of interest! Read all about our teaming effort with Pulse in our…
Phillipsburg High School: A Road to Education

During the annual League of Municipalities in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) recognizes outstanding municipal engineering projects throughout the State. This year, we’re proud that three of our projects have received this honor. This week, we introduce the NJSME’s first place Project of the Year in the Intergovernmental Cooperation category,…
Union City Memorializes the Men & Women in Blue

During the annual League of Municipalities in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) recognizes outstanding municipal engineering projects throughout the State. This year, we’re proud that three of our projects have received this honor. This week, we introduce the Union City Police Memorial Park, honorable mention in the NJSME’s Parks/Rec category.…
Seminar Sparks Rethinking Curve Number Rainfall-Runoff Method

The USDA NRCS Curve Number Method (CN Method) is an application used to provide guidance to design engineers in calculating single event rainfall-runoff volumes that was originally developed in the mid-1950s for agricultural uplands and overland flow. Over time, the CN Method has become entrenched with governmental agencies and private entities dealing with hydrology and…
2016: Looking Backward and Forward

In 2015, Maser Consulting experienced two acquisitions, expanded five offices and opened two new locations; Norfolk, VA and Columbia, MD. That’s a busy agenda! But the reason all of this is happening now is because way back in 1984, Richard Maser’s independent nature led him to the challenge of starting his own company and making…
Municipalities Unite at the 2015 NJSLOM Conference & NJSME Awards

In New Jersey, the largest municipal event by far is heralded in by the NJ State League of Municipalities’ (NJSLOM) Annual Conference held within the casinos of Atlantic City, NJ. This 3-day long event is filled with handshaking, info-booths, making friends, enjoying the festivities, developing business contacts and a chance to compare notes with any one of the 565 municipalities…
SU+RE House Wins 2015 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon!

Well, they did it! Here’s how it went down. Allison Outwater texted me last Thursday: “WE GOT FIRST PLACE IN MARKET APPEAL!! WE ARE STILL IN FIRST PLACE!!” To win the competition, you had to score the highest in 10 categories: Architecture Engineering Affordability Market Appeal Communications Appliances Commuting Comfort Zone Home Life Energy Balance…
Extending Roadway Lifespans with Micro-Surfacing

With another severe winter under our belts, New Jersey’s roadways are emerging from the layers of snow, ice, and salt with the usual signs of damage. Road program budgets are limited, and many communities are left wondering what affordable options exist for fixing or preventing the potholes and cracks plaguing their local streets. The level…
Mobile Mapping for Engineering Design

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION BY SPAR July 30, 2014 || Mobile mapping systems (MMS) offer many benefits when acquiring very accurate and precise field survey data. One of the biggest benefits offered by mobile mapping is the drastic reduction in exposure of survey field crews to the hazards of a project site and any live traffic…