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In the wake of Hurricane Ian, two Florida communities prove the power of climate adaptation
Thought Leadership…but the town survived with no major damage. “We have proof of the case now because [the hurricane] came right over us,” said Nancy Chorpenning, a 68-year-old Babcock Ranch resident…
Why Should You Integrate Climate Change into Subwatershed Studies? It’s a Smarter Approach to Planning
Thought Leadership…affect water availability, groundwater recharge, and drought resilience? Will more intense rainfall events overwhelm existing stormwater management systems? Are rising temperatures increasing the risk of urban heat islands? How can…
Resiliency Re-examined: How challenging the assumptions of resiliency can impact your Waterfront Design
Thought Leadership…Resilience used to be about establishing a “fortress mentality,” of hardened edges that champion the separation of oceans, rivers, and streams from people and their surrounding environment whenever possible. Today,…
Subtle Changes to the latest Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan Could Mean Plenty to your Great Lakes Project
Thought Leadership…funding priorities with the release of the agencies’ 4th GLRI five-year action plan so you can think about what projects could be fundable. As I’ve written before, the GLRI is…
FIRO – What is it and how can it benefit your reservoir operations?
Thought Leadership…seeing rain events that are less frequent, but more intense – such as atmospheric rivers, the name given to an intense storm system that passes over an area, resulting in…
Q&A with Kwabena Asante and Matthew Bachman on Their Presentation at FMA for the Evolution of the Sierra Snowpack – New Insights from the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan
Thought Leadership…roughly 30 % of the state’s water needs—is central to flood‑risk management and how new modeling tools reveal both risks and opportunities as the climate warms. Recent winters have swung…
California Environmental Insights Dec. 2017, Practice Update
Newsletter…project site. Due primarily to Assembly Bill 52 requirements and emerging Section 106 compliance interpretations, Native American cultural resources and Tribal concerns have become critical issues on many projects in…
How Your Projects on the Great Lakes Can Benefit from Living Shorelines
Thought Leadership…or to protect infrastructure from erosion. Project designs should always be developed around the client’s specific goals, risk tolerance, budget, and resources. The design process begins by studying the physical…
AWIA Round II – What Drinking Water Suppliers Should Consider When Revisiting Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans
Thought Leadership…water systems are required to revisit and plan for risks associated with natural and malevolent threats. Risks associated with natural disasters continually test our resilience and emergency response systems. From…
Q&A with Dr. Feyera Hirpa and Matthew Bachman on Their Presentation at FMA for Strengthening California’s Flood Resilience through Innovation and Collaboration
Thought LeadershipBy Quinn Fenger, Feyera Hirpa, and Matthew Bachman California’s Central Valley is the state’s agricultural heartland and home to some of its greatest flood risks. Every five years, the Central…
California Environmental Insights Oct. 2017, Practice Update – GEI’s Cultural Resources Team
Newsletter…to Assembly Bill 52 requirements and emerging Section 106 compliance interpretations, Native American cultural resources and Tribal concerns have become critical issues on many projects in California; a cultural resources…
Bridging the Water Data Divide – A Q&A with Donghai Wang
Thought LeadershipBy Quinn Fenger and Donghai Wang Water managers today are swimming in data. River gauges, reservoir sensors, weather forecasts, and hydrologic models churn out terabytes of information, yet integrating these…