2011 Issue

6 5 Keynote Speaker — Mr. John Njord 9 The Right Stuff 11 Utah’s ThrU Turn Intersection 13 A Surveyor’s Story Set in Stone 19 Our Vital Infrastructure and the Engineer’s Role 23 Groundwater Remediation: A Case Study 26 Computer and Technology Careers 27 Ancient Electronics and Modern Efficient Lighting 29 Happy Birthday Clean Air Act and EPA? 33 Water For People 35 Sustainable Residual Management 37 Electrical Properties of Sea Ice At Antarctica 41 Imaging For A Better World 43 How Many Acronyms Can You Name? 45 Sustainable Wastewater Management 47 Dancing With Your Software Team 48 Domain Name Services 49 Becoming Involved With FIRST Robotics Competition 53 Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design: Case Study 55 Improving Surveying and Geomatics Education In Utah 57 Refueling The SR-71 During the Cold War 59 Municipal Water Supplies 61 Upgrading Hill Air Force Base Infrastructure 63 Jumping Ship In 2011 65 A Page From History Editor: Kiran Bhayani, P.E., D.EE ., F. ASCE | Associate Editor: Dannie Pollock, P.E., D.EE . Turning Ideas Into Reality UTAH ENGINEERS COUNCIL 3222 Bigarade Lane Taylorsville, UT 84118 www.utahengineerscouncil.org EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2010-2011 Chair: Dr. Joseph Martone, F.SAME, CIH, QEP Vice-Chair: Peter Tang Secretary/Treasurer: Leslie Hugo Executive Secretary: Susan R. Merrill First Past Chair: Mike Buehner, SE Second Past Chair: Trent Hunt COMMITTEE CHAIRS Publication Committee: Kiran Bhayani, P.E., D.EE ., F. ASCE E-Week Committee: Peter Tang Fund-Raising Committee: Mike Buehner Membership Committee: John Richardson Scholarship Committee: Leslie Hugo Awards Committee: Mike Buehner Legislative Committee: Matt, Sibul, P.E. This journal is an annual publication of the Utah Engineers Council. The UtahEngineersCouncilJournal isproduced forandby theengineeringcom- munity inUtah.Copiesaremailed toeachmemberof the fourteensocieties that make up the UEC, other Utah engineers, high school students and counselors,membersoftheUtahLegislature,and interestedcorporateenti- ties. Copies are also distributed at the annual UEC Award banquet, hosted by the UEC during the National Engineers Week. By this effort, the UEC hopes to foster improvedcommunicationwithin theengineeringprofession, strengthen the individualsocietieswith theUEC,raiseawareness,unify the industry voice, and share industry information with the engineers licensed in Utah. The UEC invites your interest, participation and feedback in this endeavor.Contributionsandadvertisements for future issuesarewelcome. Pleasedirectsuggestionsandcommentsdirectly to theUECor to theEditor. Statementsoropinionsexpressedbycontributorsarenotnecessarily those of theUEC, itsmembersocieties,or thePublisher.Likewise,advertisements in the journal are not to be considered an endorsement of the product or service advertised. Any editorial published in the Utah Engineers Council Journal should not to be taken as legal advice; specifically any editorial coming from a law firm. The authors, the UEC and the Publisher encourage all readers to seek appropriate legal counsel as to the application of the law, as it pertains to their individual activities and circumstances. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is published by newsLINK Marketing & ProfessionalPublishingServices,LLC,aUtahcompany.Onmostpublishing projects, newsLINK uses the support services of Media Communications Group, Inc., also a Utah company, in a collaborative production capacity. A copy of the Utah Engineers Council Journal is available on the UEC website, for review beyond the annual 6,000 copy printing. © 2011. All rights reserved.