Tag: flood
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leads the way in natural solutions for coastal flooding...
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D.
Last spring, Dr. Todd Bridges and his colleagues were visiting a part of the San...
California and Atmospheric Rivers
By Luke Carothers
For Californians, discussions about water are frequent. And, when it comes to water, California’s vastness gives...
Investing in Inland Ports
By Luke Carothers
The Port of Muskogee, one of two public ports located in Oklahoma, is a vital link...
Ohio utility collaborates with Xylem to upgrade outdated lift station
Design-build project provides turnkey solution in quick fashion
The village of Millersport, Ohio, located about 30 minutes from...
Restoring bird habitats while sustaining ours
By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D.
This past spring, Dr. Lenore Tedesco was looking out her window at The Wetlands Institute that sits in the middle of...
Green Retaining Walls Protect an Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant from a 500-Year Flood Event
Flood Protection Plan
To meet federal requirements for flood mapping of levee-protected areas, a levee reconstruction project for the Indianapolis Southport Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT)...
Protecting Portland from floods
New trash rakes meet deadline – despite the pandemic
Automated trash rakes with frequent equipment failures to be replaced by a much more efficient new...
Flood-Resistant Building Design and Local Climate Change Resilience Initiatives
By Matt Gilbertson, P.E., S.E., Emanuel DeAndrade, P.E., and Sean Donlon, P.E.
Flooding is one of the nation’s most costly natural hazards, but – despite the...
Coastal Resilience in the U.S.: The Importance of Short-Term Adaptation for a Sick World
A recent comment on a LinkedIn post about a project to create man-made living, growing breakwaters off Staten Island to account for problematic coastal...