Founded in 1945, O?BRIEN & GERE developed its reputation designing water and wastewater systems for upstate New York communities and industries. Today, the O?Brien & Gere companies service a long list of local, national, and international clients, providing start-to-finish engineering, construction, analytical, specialty manufacturing, operations, and property development services to industry, municipalities, and federal agencies. O?Brien & Gere has offices throughout the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom. O?Brien & Gere?s profits from this book are used to fund scholarships for engineering students. Robert Bellandi, ELS, has edited two earlier books with O?Brien & Gere Engineers on the subject of hazardous waste remediation and has recently contributed to a review of water resource and water quality management in New York State from 1789 to 1970.