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    Flood Control

    Philadelphia brand helps protect Texas Gulf Coast from hurricane flooding

    Sept. 19, 2023
    In September 2019, residents in Surfside Beach, Texas, and surrounding areas prepared for a state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian approached. While the storm did not turn out...
    In 2018, more than 30,000 Houston residents, along with the city, created the Master Plan, which reimagines Memorial park
    Sediment Control

    Memorial Park Restoration Efforts Bridge Green Infrastructure & Erosion Control

    Nov. 30, 2022
    SWS recognizes top stormwater & erosion control projects
    The native marsh plantings have all taken root and the project site is able to drain the most frequent rain events within 72 hours.
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    Restoration Project Brings Education & Improved Drainage to Elementary School

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Prior to this restoration project at George Cromwell Elementary School, two of three outfalls draining into the site were found to be more than 50% full of sediment. So, the overall...
    A 12.5 foot-high retaining wall was reinforced on the east streambank of Melvina Ditch.
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    MWRD of Greater Chicago Streambank Stabilization on Melvina Ditch

    Nov. 30, 2022
    In order to protect Nashville Avenue and business adjacent to the Melvina Ditch, which is the stormwater diversion channel for a large portion of the Chicago and the southern ...
    Envirolok
    Like most urban waterways, Blackwater Creek is lined with buildings and infrastructure, making access and constructability costly and challenging
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    Greening the Banks of Blackwater Creek

    Nov. 30, 2022
    As a tributary to the James River, Blackwater Creek winds its way through the heart of Lynchburg Virginia. Like many other urban waterways, Blackwater Creek is continually prone...

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    Stormwater Parks as Community Assets

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Public parks benefit the community by providing places for recreation, gathering, education, and relaxation. Often, they provide benefits in the form of economic vitality and ...
    Maccaferri
    A hydraulic channel was needed to divert and protect from the rainstorm water coming from Sloan Canyon Mountains.
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    Gabions Provide Stability to Channel in Sloan Canyon Mountains

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Problem GridLiance West Transco planned to expand its 230KV transmission in Boulder, Nevada. A hydraulic channel was needed to divert and protect from the rainstorm water coming...
    The project’s anticipated benefits include reducing the pollutant loading in nearby streams by treating stormwater via green infrastructure.
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    Old Beechwold Neighborhood Improvements Seek To Mitigate Flooding

    Nov. 30, 2022
    As part of the Columbis, Ohio, Wet Weather Management Plan, and to combat erosion and ponding, The Old Beechwold Neighborhood Improvements project sought to mitigate flooding ...
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    Hitchcock Woods Gets Stormwater Storage Update

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Hitchcock Woods, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is one of the largest urban forests in the country and is a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Heritage Site, thus...
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    Three underground detention systems were designed to reduce the stormwater runoff peak flows.
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    Underground Detention Systems Help Reduce the Stormwater Runoff Peak Flows

    Nov. 30, 2022
    The 200 Old Tappan site is a 19-acre mixed-use development in Bergen County, New Jersey. The proposed project involves the construction of a multi-family apartment and a mixed...
    This project is estimated to eliminate home flooding for up to a 100-year or greater frequency rain events for residents within the neighborhood.
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    Hydraulic Directional Drilling Aids in South Jensen Stormwater Retrofit

    Nov. 30, 2022
    In order to reduce the roadway and property flooding on Northeast Elaine Street in Jensen Beach, Florida, the Martin County Public Works Department worked with other industry ...
    Project Groundwork addresses overflow reduction with environmentally, socially and economically sustainable solutions.
    Sewers & Drainage Systems

    Addressing Overflow Reducation with Sustainable Solutions

    Nov. 30, 2022
    In 2009, the Metropolitan Sewer District of Cincinnati, Ohio, established Project Groundwork to address overflow reduction with environmentally, socially and economically sustainable...
    “08 Pond,” a wet detention pond, collects runoff from 131.5 acres,
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    Pond Retrofit Brings Data Shift to Vermont

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Similar to other New England waterbodies, Engelsby Brook has been undergoing restoration efforts. One such effort for the brook was the retrofit of a stormwater basin, called ...
    StormPrism
    The underground infiltration system at Williams Ranch was originally designed as a plastic arch system that had an larger footprint.
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    Storage System Aids Filtration at William Ranch

    Nov. 30, 2022
    The large underground infiltration system at Williams Ranch in Castaic, CA was originally designed as a plastic arch system that had an enormous footprint, posed constructability...
    As part of an extensive renovation, a new service road was required for vehicles to access areas of the estate
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    Service Road Offers Low-Impact Access and Tree Root Protection

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Permeable, Low-Impact Service RoadCopt Hewick Hall is a privately owned ‘special interest’ building in North Yorkshire, England on 86 acres of land. As part of an extensive renovation...
    The Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Rainscaping project focused on seven goals:
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    Rains Gardens Enhance Church Landscape

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Part of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church’s mission is to foster “community health and reconciliation within their vibrant congregation.” This project, with the primary goal ...
    High-strength grout was pumped into the missing invert.
    Sewers & Drainage Systems

    Lining Aids Failing Corrugated Metal Pipe in Interstate Cross Drain

    When the Birmingham, Alabama based company, Video-Industrial-Services (VIS) saw an increase in the critical defects observed inside the storm sewers of their customer’s municipal...
    Propex
    To remove most of the town from the floodplain, the USACE Omaha District widened a 1.5 mile segment of Middle Logan Creek.
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    Stabilizing Middle Logan Creek

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Project Name: Middle Logan CreekApplicationType: Channel StabilizationLocation: Randolph, NebraskaMiddle Logan Creek runs through Randolph, Nebraska from west to east, placing...
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    Technology Helps Reduce Sediment & Nutrient Loading Rates to Lake Simcoe

    Nov. 30, 2022
    The Town of Innisfil (Ontario) and Greenland Consulting Engineers applied for and coordinated the Innisfil Erosion and Advanced Sedimentation Pilot Project funded by the Federation...
    42” CheckMate® UltraFlex® In-Line Check Valves installed on a thimble plate on the concrete culvert.
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    CheckMate UltraFlex In-Line Check Valves Protect Public Works Facility Yard

    Nov. 30, 2022
    The City of Hampton, VA, Public Works - Stormwater Division was experiencing chronic issues with flooding in their facility yard due to the lack of efficiency of the existing ...
    There are 31 individual drainage areas on the site.
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    Updating an Amazon Warehouse Storm Water Design

    In April of 2020, engineers from Kier and Wright of Livermore, California, reached out to Contech to assist them with their Storm Water Quality Control Plan for a large warehouse...
    Communities are placing messages on storm drain inlets, such as markers with a “No Dumping” message affixed directly on the inlet.
    Sewers & Drainage Systems

    Drain Markers Educate the Public

    Nov. 30, 2022
    Much of the pollution in our nation’s waterways comes from everyday materials like fertilizers, pesticides, motor oil and household chemicals. Rainwater washes these substances...
    The team excavated the stilling basin and set rip rap along the bank and then set a new pipe riser for the new overflow pipe.
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    Overflow Pipe Prevents Major Erosion in Kansas

    Nov. 30, 2022
    When the Pawnee Watershed Joint District No. 1 noticed a galvanized culvert in Burdett, Kansas, was rusted out, they teamed up with KLA Environmental Services and Eakin Enterprises...
    The Lincoln Street Hand-carry Boat Launch provides direct access to more than five miles of the Presumpscot River.
    Stormwater Management

    Lincoln Street Boat Launch & Stormwater Improvements

    Nov. 30, 2022
    The ChallengeThe Lincoln Street Hand-carry Boat Launch in Westbrook, Maine, sits just above the Saccarappa Falls and provides direct access to more than five miles of the Presumpscot...
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    Erosion Control

    Hydromulching Completes Fountain Creek Bank Restoration Project

    Sept. 7, 2021
    Bowie Ind.www.bowieindustries.com • 800.433.0934In June 2015, floodwaters streamed down Fountain Creek at a rate of nearly 18,000 cubic feet per second causing a realignment of...