Look up the 1994 presidential task force report on the causes and outcomes of the severe Mississippi River floods the year before and you’ll find the title, “Sharing the Challenge: Floodplain Management Into the 21st Century.” But to many leaders in the water infrastructure field, it’s simply the “Galloway Report,” named for the panel’s executive director, Gerald Galloway, then a brigadier general.
That Galloway’s name would be synonymous with what today remains a blueprint for effective water resources management is more than just a nod to a man who chaired meetings. For nearly half a century, Galloway’s work has centered on engineering and construction policies dealing with water, the country’s most critical, yet dynamic, natural resource.