seventeen four doylestown, pa 2021

VOLUME SEVENTEEN , ISSUE FOUR DOYLESTOWN, PA SEPTEMBER 2021

On Thursday evening, November 4th, Stone Hill Contracting will be hosting

the 15th Annual PA AWWA Water For People Gala at the William Penn Inn

in Gwynedd, PA. This event was started by Stone Hill as part of their annual

giving month, where they raise funds and awareness for people in develop-

ing countries who do not have access to clean water or sanitation.

The Gala begins with a cocktail hour at 5:00 PM and dinner is served at 6:00

PM. The Gala will also feature a silent auction of great prizes which will be

awarded to the highest bidder. Join engineers, owners, vendors and other

colleagues for networking while raising money for a great cause.

Registration forms can be found on the Stone Hill Contracting website

(www.StoneHillContracting.com). If you are unable to attend, please con-

sider becoming an event sponsor or donating an item to the silent auction.

What were you doing in 1981? Well, Samuel A. Mott was

dreaming of what his new venture, Stone Hill Contracting

Co., Inc., would become, and in September of that year,

Stone Hill was established as a stand alone entity owned

and operated by Sam as well as some partners, associates,

friends and many others who have helped to turn his

dream into a reality over the past 40 years. While many of

us were glued to our television sets watching things like

Lady Diana Spencer marrying Prince Charles, or NASA's

first Space Shuttle (Columbia) being launched, or even

watching as new President Ronald Reagan began to lead

our country, Sam was planning for the future, and how he

could lead his new venture with empathy and ethics.

From the early beginnings, Stone Hill's management team has prided itself on partnerships they have devel-

oped with their employees, vendors, clients, and design professionals with which they work, as well as the

communities and industries they serve. The attitude of being able to make sure all stakeholders were successful proved invaluable, and

as they ventured into the design-build realm in the early 21st century, it proved even more beneficial. The

pioneering thought process of consultants and management has worked well to enable Stone Hill to over-

come many obstacles, and still be able to rebound and maintain their optimistic future.

Over the years, Stone Hill has endeavored to continue to focus on empathy and ethics in their business deal-

ings, and at the same time has continued to grow to be a respected and sought after partner by design teams,

vendors, and owners throughout the region. While Sam continues to stop by and keep up with the firm he

built, he has passed the reigns over to a new team that continues his vision, and hopes to for another 40

years and beyond. The management team of Stone Hill wishes to thank all of those who were instrumental in the success of Stone Hill

over their first 40 years. There are way too many to even to name! The team also looks forward with much anticipation to see what the

future holds, and how collectively Stone Hill and all of their partners can make the next 40 even better than the first!

Inside this issue:

NJDWSC Lagoon Decant Project

2

NJDWSC Filter Project, PVWC Standby Genera-

tors

3

PVSC Decant Facility 4

Industry News 4-6

Charity News 6-7

Special points of interest:

• Stone Hill Celebrates 40th

Anniversary

• November is Giving

Month at Stone Hill

15th Annual Water For People Gala

Stone Hill Contracting Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Stone Hill’s first major project: Readington - Lebanon

Sewerage Treatment Plant in Whitehouse, NJ

Volume Seventeen, Issue Three

NJDWSC Lagoon Decant Project Work continues at the NJDWSC lagoon decant project. Work at the de-

cant tower is underway. The temporary pump system has been set up and

installed, the new decant tower discharge yard piping has been installed,

and the existing decant tower building has been demolished. Once the

existing pumps and piping are removed

from the decant tower, mobilization can

begin to set the sheet pile to allow removal

of the existing sluice gates and installation

of the new block off plates. This work will

be closely followed by the installation of the

new structural steel and the concrete to

support the new decant building and pump

discharge piping.

Concurrently, Stone Hill is still working to

procure the permits and materials for the

HVAC portion of the project. They antici-

pate being able to begin this work by press

time. This work consists of a total rehabilitation of the heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems in

the RTF building at NJDWSC.

Demolition of the existing HVAC equipment is first up on the schedule closely followed by the installation

of new ducts and gas piping to the new equipment. The final portion of the project is the service wash wa-

ter pump system upgrades. This includes a new Grundfos triplex pump skid and associated piping as well as an additional interconnecting

pipe system to allow a secondary water supply to key equipment for emergency purposes. NJDWSC added a new hellan strainer to the

scope for this portion of the work. The strainer has shipped, and once received, work can begin to install and start up the strainer and

pump system.

The Clarifier Newsletter is

published quarterly by

Stone Hill Contracting Co., Inc.

PO Box 1370

Doylestown, PA 18901

David C. Mott, President

Robert K. McIntyre, Editor

Designed and Printed by:

Grace Media Services, Inc.

Perkasie, PA

Stone Hill Awarded Two Projects

Stone Hill Contracting is pleased to report that they were recently awarded two

(2) projects. The first project is a $3,087,320 project for AQUA Pennsylvania at

their North Hills Well site in Glenside, PA. The location is a site where Stone Hill

had previously performed some work for AQUA Pennsylvania, but this project

will upgrade the treatment at the site. The work is to provided a PFAS treatment

system, as well as to upgrade and modify the existing well house. Work is under-

way for purchasing and engineering phases, in hopes that the Stone Hill crews will

be on site in early 2022 to commence actual construction. Stone Hill is thrilled to

be working once again with the people at AQUA Pennsylvania, as well as the de-

sign engineer, Mott MacDonald.

The second project is located in Leonardo, NJ at the Ohmsett (acronym for Oil

and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank) Facility, the National Oil Spill Response & Renewable Energy Test Facility.

The project was split into four projects, of which Stone Hill was awarded contract #1 for $845,923.00, which is largely for work associated

with concrete repair items throughout the existing facility. The award of some additional work under another contract at the site is forth-

coming.

The Clarifier Newsletter

NJDWSC has contracted Stone Hill Contracting to rehabilitate Filter

1 due to a failure of their existing underdrain system. This project

consists of removal of the existing media as well as underdrain and air

scour system, concrete crack injection, concrete coating system of the

walls, installation of new AWI underdrain system and air scour sys-

tem, and modification of existing air scour supply piping.

To date, Stone Hill has removed approximately 240 cubic yards of

media, removed the existing air scour system, and begun demolition

of the existing underdrain system. With the new underdrain system

expected to ship mid-September, Stone Hill is working hard to pre-

pare the filter for the painters to do their work and allow them to

deliver this project in a timely fashion.

NJDWSC Filter 1 Project

PVWC Standby Generators Project

The warm weather has allowed the completion of the exterior work including

the paving of the south access road, topsoiling, seeding and landscaping. Cooper

Power Systems has performed the load bank testing on each of the four genera-

tors running each one for a total of eight hours. During the eight-hour test, the

generators are run for two hours at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% load. The load

bank testing went well. Noise level testing was also performed during the load

bank testing and sound levels were recorded at three locations bordering neigh-

boring property lines. Noise levels were well within the New Jersey state limits.

After the load bank test, Kohler arrived on site and began their start up and

testing procedure for the generators, 5 kV switchgear and multiple control pan-

els. Kohler was joined by Burlington Electrical Testing, LLC over a four-day peri-

od to verify protective relay settings and trips and the phasing and synchroniza-

tion of the generators. PSE&G has not installed the two new utility feeds to the

plant so Kohler completed what they could without the permanent power and

will return to complete their start-up and testing once permanent power is avail-

able.

After Kohler is done MBE-Mark III Electric, together with Scott Testing, will

connect the new feeder cables from the new plant switchgear to the three exist-ing transformers through a series of coordinated plant shutdowns. The original

utility feeders will then be removed by PSE&G, allowing MBE Mark III Electric to

complete the demolition work at the existing switchgear yard.

Stone Hill is currently projecting a December completion.

Industry

News


Aqua Pennsylvania Cuts Ribbon on State-of-the-Art

Environmental Laboratory Aqua Pennsylvania, an Essential Utilities company, celebrated the official opening of its high-tech environmental laboratory with a ribbon-

cutting ceremony. The 14,700-square-foot laboratory is more than double the size of the previous lab that served the company for

more than 70 years. This investment will help Aqua adapt to the ever-changing water quality regulatory environment to better serve

customers.

"For 135 years, our company has focused on delivering high-quality water to our communities and ensuring we are doing our due dili-

gence to protect public health," said Essential Utilities Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin. "The opening of this state-of-the-art

laboratory at our headquarters in Bryn Mawr is the latest chapter in our long history of safeguarding our customers' access to safe and

reliable drinking water."

The new lab employs 19 people: 13 chemists and microbiologists who conduct daily water sample tests and 6 other professionals who manage and conduct routine quality assurance tests and provide administrative support. Currently, laboratory employees perform about

90,000 water quality tests a year. The lab is named for a longtime Aqua employee, William C. Ross, who attended the event. Ross re-

tired in 2018 as Aqua's senior vice president of engineering and environmental affairs.

Aqua's laboratory is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Department of Environmen-

tal Protection, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia

Department of Environmental Quality, and test results are accepted by each state for compliance testing.

"As science evolves and technology advances, we need to adapt and change to continue to be efficient and effective with our water

treatment process and our understanding of emerging contaminants," said Essential Chief Environmental, Safety and Sustainability Officer

Christopher Crockett. "The new laboratory allows us to continue to evolve, grow and keep up with the rapidly changing developments

in chemistry, microbiology and the environment. Our team will be using advanced technology to better understand what could be in

drinking water and, in turn, better serve our customers." Continued on Page 5

PVSC Decant Facility Project

The Stone Hill Contracting team at the PVSC Decant Facility Rehabilitation

Project is working with CM Ashland to start demolition of decant tank no.

6 cover and mechanisms. After the tank was power washed, deodorized

and cleaned by Franc Environmental, CM Ashland was able to successfully

build timber matting, assemble their 230 ton manatowoc crane, and are

now awaiting FAA permitting to start tank no. 6 demolition.

CMU Construction, in coordination with Stone Hill Contracting and

McPhee Electric, have successfully built utility room east and west north

and south block walls, and are now working to complete the brick face to

those walls. Stone Hill Contracting has installed interior and exterior lin-

tels, masonry mounted aluminum railing brackets, drilled, and epoxied steel

reinforcement, formed, and poured interior utility room and tunnel curbs,

excavated, and installed roof drain lines for utility room west, and backfilled

and compacted for utility room west pavement. Zack Painting continues to

work on exterior tank restoration by crack injection, power washing and

coating. McPhee Electric has completed temporary power at the Witco Contractor staging area, which is now powering the Stone

Hill Contracting, Zack Painting, McPhee Electric and resident Engineer’s trailers.


New Jersey American Water Announces Grant for Parkside

Business and Community in Partnership in Camden New Jersey American Water recently announced the awarding of $950,000 in Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) funding

to Parkside Business and Community in Partnership (PBCIP) of Camden. The funding, which was announced in coordination with the

state's Department of Community Affairs (DCA), will be used for projects aimed at improving housing and economic development oppor-

tunities in Camden's Parkside neighborhood.

"For over a decade, New Jersey American Water has participated in the state's innovative NRTC program to provide funding to transfor-

mational projects in several of the communities we serve," said Mark McDonough, president of New Jersey American Water. "This year,

we are proud to support Parkside Business & Community in Partnership, which represents neighborhood residents, business owners,

institutional directors and stakeholders working together to revitalize the Parkside neighborhood of Camden. We are honored to be

among that list of partners together in this community."

"We are so grateful to be the recipient of New Jersey American Water's 2021 NRTC Grant," said Bridget Phifer, Executive Director of

PBCIP. "With this donation, we will be able to continue the vital work of supporting home ownership and strengthening economic devel-

opment for the Haddon Avenue corridor."

The NRTC Program, which is administered by DCA's Division of Housing and Community Resources, is designed to spur the renewal of

distressed neighborhoods through strategies developed by residents and the community-based nonprofit organizations that assist them.

These local organizations prepare, submit, and receive approval from DCA for multi-year revitalization plans for the neighborhoods they

serve. The approved projects are listed in a qualified projects pool from which companies choose the ones they want to financially sup-

port. New Jersey American Water's application to award this grant was approved by the DCA in December 2020.

"Partnerships between our non-profits, local businesses and the area they serve is the foundation of a thriving community," said Camden

Mayor Victor Carstarphen. "The City of Camden congratulates PBCIP on this award and looks forward to partnering as we advance

neighborhood development efforts. The work that New Jersey American Water is doing to support our local community is vital for our

city's continued revitalization as we transition out of the pandemic."

"We're excited to see the Parkside neighborhood benefit from this generous grant," said Assemblyman William Spearman. "With the help

of transformative donations like New Jersey American Water's, the city of Camden and all of its residents will continue to thrive."

Since 2010, New Jersey American Water provided approximately $9.1 million in grants to community initiatives in its service areas across

the state through the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program. Approximately $8 million of that total has been awarded to Cam-

den initiatives.

New Jersey American Water has been the water services provider for the Cramer Hill and East Camden parts of the city for over 100

years and American Water Contract Services has been the contract operator for Camden's water and wastewater system since 2016.

Aqua Pennsylvania (Continued from page4)

Franklin, Crockett and Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca were joined at the ceremony by Montgomery County Commissioners'

Vice Chair Ken Lawrence Jr., Lower Merion Township Commissioner Scott Zelov, representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection, and employees who work in the laboratory.

"It is an honor to officially open the new water quality laboratory with our partners, distinguished guests and employees," said Lucca.

"The dedicated employees who work in our lab help ensure Aqua Pennsylvania is able to provide safe drinking water to our customers

and return clean wastewater to the environment. Their work and our continued efforts to improve mean we will continue to deliver

safe water to the communities we serve and protect our environment for years to come."

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and

Pine2Pink Needs Your Support The mission of The Pine2Pink Foundation is to inspire people and

businesses to donate money to support local breast cancer patients.

The proceeds of the 2020 Pine2Pink campaign totaled $68,000 and

were distributed to Doylestown Health’s Cancer Institute, Fox Chase

Center in Buckingham, and Grand View Health’s Breast Cancer Pro-

gram. Funds benefit local cancer patients in multiple ways including

treatment transportation, out-of-pocket medical expenses and inte-

grated services including yoga, reiki, massage and counseling.

In 2021, the Corinne Sikora Wellness and Support Center will be added to list of organizations that benefit from the Pine2Pink campaign. The

center, which will open its doors in November, is 100% donation based and will provide free restorative support and services to all cancer

patients across Bucks County. Donations to the center can be made at www.corinnesikoracenter.org.

This year, events will begin on September 12th with the Thompson Classic Car Meet, in which the Thompson Organization will donate $5/regis-

tered car to Pine2Pink. Next up is the Pine2Pink Yoga & Fitness Fest on September 25th which is being hosted by Delaware Valley University.

The official launch of Pine2Pink 2021 will be held on September 29th (rain date 9/30) with a luminary stroll on the grounds of Fonthill Castle in

Doylestown, PA and on October 2nd, the Conga Line Car Parade returns for its’ second year. The parade will begin at 4:00 pm in New Hope

and make its’ way through Carversville, Peddler’s Village, Doylestown, Perkasie and then end at Thompson Toyota in Doylestown for the annu-

al Sign and Shine event. Please check the Pink2Pink website for information on other events in October.

Pine2Pink is always looking to expand their sponsor list and you can become one by visiting their website (www.pine2pink.org.) Sponsors al-

ready committed for 2021 are Allied Mortgage Group, J.R. Maxwell Builders, Thompson Organization, Minford Foundation, Prestige Institute,

Stone Hill Contracting, Poolside Services, Barre3 Doylestown, Evolution Candy, The Travis Manion Foundation, Keller Williams Luxury Inter-

national, Sun Dog Yoga Studio, Doylestown Float Studio, Shober & Rock, Waxing the City, Moss Mill Brewing Company, Peddler’s Village,

Beauty Marx Spa, Black Bass Hotel, Golden Pheasant Inn, Langan Engineering, The Lucky Cupcake Company, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Rissi’s

Automotive Service, Sandy Strong, CMC Investment Management LLC, Up In the Air Balloons, Monkey’s Uncle, Nat’s Pizza, Nord, The Learn-

ing Experience, Provident Bank, Hendrixson’s Furniture, Mercantile at Doylestown, Doylestown Farmer’s Market, and Alan Reed & Company.

So how can you help? Visit their website and make a donation or become a sponsor or partner. Follow them on social media to keep up to

date on fund raising events and share them with friends, family and colleagues. Patronize all the businesses in Doylestown, Carversville, New

Hope, Peddler’s Village and Perkaise that partner with Pine2Pink. Together, we can help make the lives of our local breast cancer patients just

a little bit better.


AWWA Supports Amendment 18 in the PFAS Action Act

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently sent a letter urging members of the House Committee on Rules to approve

Amendment 18 in H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act.

The Amendment, proposed by Representatives David McKinley, Josh Gottheimer and Lisa McClain, would exempt drinking water and

wastewater utilities from PFAS liability except when such utilities have released the chemicals as a result of gross negligence or willful miscon-

duct.

The letter says, "We understand the interest in designating PFAS compounds as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). However, we must flag some unintended consequences of such actions that need to be

taken into account.

"If any PFAS compounds are to be designated hazardous substances under CERCLA, we urge Congress to keep liability for PFAS cleanup with

PFAS manufacturers and formulators. Congress should not hold community drinking water and wastewater facilities liable for PFAS contamina-

tion caused by PFAS products that the country now realizes should not have been allowed into commerce in the United States."

AWWA's guiding principles on PFAS regulation include a commitment to public health protection, fidelity to scientific process, protection of

source water and investment in research.

About AWWA:

Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to manag-ing and treating water, the world's most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve

public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.


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Stone Hill Supports Operation Christmas Child and Bucks

County Opportunity Council

Stone Hill will once again be giving back by packing shoe boxes for the organization Samaritan’s Purse and their Op-

eration Christmas Child (OCC) program as well as raising funds for the Bucks County Opportunity Council. Now is

the time to start thinking about, and collecting items for the needy children in our community and all over the world.

On October 27th, the OCC packing party will begin at Noon at the Perkasie Fire Company and will be followed by

lunch. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Nickole Uva (215.340.1840 or [email protected]) to

ensure there is adequate food and facility space.

Suggested items to be included in the shoe boxes are: toys (stuffed animals, kazoos, yo-yo’s, jump ropes, balls, toy

cars, etc.); school supplies (pens, pencils, erasers, markers, sharpeners, notebooks, crayons, solar calculators, color-

ing books); hygiene items (toothbrush, wash cloth, bar soap, combs); accessories (sunglasses, socks, gloves, watches,

flashlights with batteries, hair clips/bows, jewelry). Please do not include damaged/used items, war-related items,

food of any kind, liquids, lotions or anything breakable. Reminder…..no candy, gum or toothpaste!

Thanks to donations from friends and colleagues, last year, Stone Hill employees packed 301 shoe boxes for Opera-

tion Christmas Child and raised almost $3,000 for the Bucks County Opportunity Council. They hope to increase those figures in 2021.

The GoFundMe donation page for BCOC can be found at https://gofund.me/8cca53b8.

If you are unable to join the party, please consider making a monetary donation. It takes $9 to get an Operation Christmas Child box into

the hands of a needy child. You can also pack your own gift box/backpack and drop it off at Stone Hill prior to November 12th and it will be

included and distributed with their gift boxes.

For more information, please visit www.SamaritansPurse.org (Operation Christmas Child) and www.bcoc.org (Bucks County Opportunity

Council.)

With the easing of Covid restrictions, the Pennsylvania Water

For People Committee opened its’ 2021 event schedule on July

31st with their return to PNC Park to cheer on the Pittsburgh

Pirates as they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2. 124 tick-

ets were sold and the event raised over $3,500 for Water For

People!

The evening kicked off with a pre-game tailgate party spon-

sored by Evoqua Water Technologies.

Many thanks to all sponsors: Evoqua Water Technologies; Aq-

ua-Aerobic Systems Inc.; PA AWWA; GA Industries; Gibson-

Thomas Engineering; Red Zone Robitics; Bankson Engineers;

Gwin, Dobson & Forman; KLH Engineers; Lennon, Smith,

Souleret Engineering; McKim & Creed; Municipal Authority of

Westmoreland County; and W. C. Weil Company.

This event has grown each year so make sure not to miss it in

2022!

Upcoming Water For People Events September 23, 2021—14th Annual Water For People Charity Golf Outing, Wedgewood Golf Course, Coopersburg , PA. Register

online at www.wfpgolf.com or for additional information, please contact Sandy McIntyre at [email protected]

November 4, 2021—15th Annual Water For People Gala, William Penn Inn, Gwynedd, PA. For more information, please contact

Sandy McIntyre at [email protected]

Water For People Night Returns to PNC Park

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