Tag: flooding
SUDS, SABS AND STATUTES: HOW ENGLAND CAN TACKLE ITS SURFACE WATER PROBLEM
Flooding is an age-old consideration when it comes to urban development, but it has historically been most commonly associated with rivers, the...
Gray vs. Green: Spongy Infrastructure
By Luke Carothers
More and more frequently in recent years, cities across the world have had to contend with...
New I-17 drainage system in place at cross-street underpasses in north Phoenix
A new I-17 regional drainage system designed to reduce the risk of stormwater flooding in underpasses between Peoria Avenue and Greenway Road...
Designing Resilient Stormwater Systems
By Rucker Simon
The earth’s weather patterns have turned chaotically unpredictable and even dangerous due to climate change and...
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...
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...
LAND & WATER STARTS RESTORATION WORKS AT LONGLEAT’S HALF MILE POND
Leading wet civil engineering firm, Land & Water, has started restoration works on the Longleat Estate to preserve Half Mile Pond, to the east...
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...