Tetra Tech Awarded $16 Million Watershed Protection Contract at National Laboratory.Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2000 Tetra Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq:WATR WATR Western Aeronautical Test Range WATR Waterville Railroad WATR Western Australian Water Research ) announced today that it was awarded a $16 million contract to support watershed protection The term watershed refers to an area of land that drains precipitation that falls on it to a common point. These points could be streams, lakes, etc. Precipitatoin falling on any part of a watershed can travel quickly on the surface of the land, known as surface runoff, or travel through at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville. , one of the nation's largest federal research facilities. The contract will be performed over the next three years. The project will seek to eliminate potential pathways to shallow water See:
A river rising in southwest Virginia and flowing about 483 km (300 mi) generally southwest across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River. Noun 1. watershed, a major tributary to the Tennessee River. Li-San Hwang, Tetra Tech's 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. , commented, "there is a growing need for our watershed protection expertise as communities strive to enhance their water quality." About the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (http://www.ornl.gov) Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that strengthen the nation's leadership in key areas of science. About Tetra Tech (www.tetratech.com) Tetra Tech is a leading provider of specialized management consulting and technical services in three principal business areas: resource management, infrastructure and communications. The Company's clients include a diverse base of public and private sector organizations serviced through more than 150 offices located in the United States and internationally. Certain statements contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as those related to the Company's acquisition strategy and the fluctuations in the Company's quarterly operating results and stock price, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. |
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