DENVER, COLORADO - Richard P. Arber Associates work at Gateway National Recreation Area has begun. Gateway was established in 1972 as America's first urban national park and is divided into three areas across two states. The Park extends from Sandy Hook, NJ, through Staten Island, NY and into the Jamaica Bay area of Brooklyn, NY. The recreation area consists of a wildlife refuge, historic forts and airfields, and the oldest military site in the nation.

Richard P. Arber Associates performed a value analysis session for the Sandy Hook Unit. This session resulted in a prioritization of water system upgrades for fiscal year 1999 based on funding availability. Fiscal year 2000 improvements include enhancements to both the water and wastewater systems. A design analysis report is currently underway for this site which contains America's oldest operating lighthouse.

Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn was the site of New York City's first municipal airport. The airport became a naval air station in 1941 and was decommissioned in 1972. Water usage at the historic field is being documented in order to apply for an exemption to local backflow prevention requirements. If successful, the water system project cost will be reduced by several hundred thousand dollars.

Richard P. Arber Associates is a professional consulting engineering firm with a National Park Service Indefinite Quantities contract to perform work throughout the United States. The contract includes preliminary design, design, and construction-phase services for water, wastewater, and water reclamation. Richard P. Arber Associates has completed eighteen projects with a construction value of over $17 million for the National Park Service.