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  • Aqua Engineers To Expand Kaua'i County's Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant
    12/20/2009

    Hawaii—The County of Kaua‘i has selected Briant Construction, Inc. the construction subsidiary of award winning Kaua‘i based Aqua Engineers, Inc—Hawaii’s largest water and wastewater management company—to upgrade and expand the island’s Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).

    The project will help the County of Kaua‘i provide reliable, expanded wastewater service for Waimea to meet future wastewater treatment demands of the region. The project also will create jobs for many local contractors on Kaua‘i, bringing significant long-term employment opportunities to Kaua‘i.

    “We are pleased that Briant Construction, Inc., a Kaua'i-based company, was awarded the contract for the Waimea WTP project via a competitive proposal process. We look forward to the job opportunities this project will provide our residents along with future economic development on the Westside as a result of the increased capacity of the treatment plant,” said Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. “This is an excellent example of how the people of Kaua'i are directly benefitting from federal stimulus funds.”

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  • Aqua Engineers Honored For Improving The Environment
    04/17/2009

    Kauai-based Aqua Engineers, Inc., Hawaii’s largest water and wastewater management company, was awarded The Secretary of the Army Sustainability Team Award by the US Army Garrison-Hawaii (USAG-HI) yesterday for its role in providing sustainable solutions. This is the third award the 28-year-old company has received in the past three years for helping improve the environment. In 2007 and again in 2008, Aqua Engineers was awarded the GE ecomagination Award.

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  • US Army Awards Aqua Engineers, Inc. Contract to Privatize Wastewater Collection Systems on Oahu
    03/31/2009

    Hawaii—Kauai-based Aqua Engineers, Inc. has been awarded a $229 million, 50-year military contract for the Privatization of the US Army Wastewater Collection Systems on Oahu, making the award winning water and wastewater management company Hawaii’s largest.

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  • Aqua Engineers, Inc. Completes Schofield Upgrade
    12/01/2006

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lenie Nishihira (808-332-7381) Aqua Engineers, Inc. Completes Schofield Upgrade Hawaii—Kauai-based Aqua Engineers, Hawaii’s leading water and wastewater management company, celebrated the completion of its Schofield Barracks Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Wednesday with a blessing, plant tours, and speeches by representatives from the US Military, banking industry, and Aqua Engineers.

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  • Aqua Engineers, Inc. Names New President and CEO
    09/28/2006

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact: Lenie Nishihira (808-332-7381)

    Kauai—Lawai-based Aqua Engineers, Hawaii’s leading water and wastewater management company, has named Eassie Miller President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Ian Kagimoto, one of the original founders of Aqua Engineers twenty-five years ago.
    In his position as President and CEO, Miller will be responsible for running Aqua Engineers and its subsidiary companies: Kauai Precast, LLC, which specializes in precast concrete products; A-Vac, LLC, which handles sewer and storm system maintenance; and Briant Construction, Inc., a mechanical contracting company. He also will be responsible for successfully transitioning the company from a 4-person ownership organization to an employee owned organization.

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