EA Awarded Environmental Monitoring Contract From Commonwealth Edison.BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1998--EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : EACO EACO Emmanuel Alliance Church of Ottawa (Canada) ), has been awarded a contract to provide water resources planning to the Commonwealth Edison This article is about ComEd in Illinois. For ConEd in New York, see Consolidated Edison. Commonwealth Edison (or "ComEd"), owned by Exelon Corporation, is the largest electric utility in Illinois, serving the Chicago and Northern Illinois area. Co. as part of an established, long-term fisheries monitoring program. As part of the project, EA will study the potential effects of anticipated increased thermal loads from Commonwealth Edison Co.'s Joliet and Dresden Generating Stations on the distribution, abundance, and well being of fish within the Upper Illinois Waterway Illinois Waterway, 336 mi (541 km) long, linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River, N Ill.; an important part of the waterway connecting the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Mexico. . Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , which provides electricity to 70% of the population of Illinois. According to Donald A. Deieso, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of EA, "EA has actively supported Commonwealth Edison's goals of environmental protection for more than 20 years. This support includes studies throughout northern Illinois including the Kankakee River, which contains one of the most diverse fish and biota biota /bi·o·ta/ (bi-o´tah) all the living organisms of a particular area; the combined flora and fauna of a region. bi·o·ta n. The flora and fauna of a region. communities in Illinois. "This latest project reflects EA's commitment to managing our clients' long-term environmental remediation, compliance, and monitoring needs." This new study consists of sampling fish at 13 locations in the Upper Illinois Waterway near Chicago. Data collected from the study will be used to determine the distribution, abundance, and well being of fish within the study area. EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc. is a publicly held international consulting firm specializing in energy, the environment, and health and safety. Through its network of more than 20 offices, EA provides scientific, engineering, economic, analytical, and management solutions to corporate, utility, municipal, and Federal Government clients.
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