Rapid Repairs A Race to the Finish on Oroville Dam Spillway Fix Scott Blair October 3, 2018 3 Comments Engineers and workers at Lake Oroville race to complete critical spillway repairs to mitigate catastrophic flood risk for downstream communities.Read More
North Carolina Learns More Lessons From Latest Storm Pam Radtke Russell October 3, 2018 One Comment There’s no big wall planned to protect North Carolina’s coast from storm surge. Read More
The Carolinas Survey Florence Damages Jim Parsons Pam Radtke Russell Mary B. Powers Tom Ichniowski September 27, 2018 No Comments Florence rainfall hits towns still recovering from record Hurricane Matthew floodingRead More
Global Best Projects 2018 Global Best Projects 2018 Award of Merit, Water/Wastewater: Anacostia River Tunnel September 27, 2018 One Comment When almost 20 in. of rain fell on Washington, D.C., this past May, the Anacostia River Tunnel proved to be the solution that owner DC Water needed.Read More
New Research Aims to Elevate Tunneling Success John Gregerson September 26, 2018 No Comments Researchers push to introduce artificial intelligence and other high-tech features to maximize performance of tunnel-boring machinesRead More
Carolina Utilities Assess Florence Infrastructure Damage Pam Radtke Russell Debra K. Rubin September 21, 2018 No Comments Less than 50,000 homes and businesses need power restored, says Duke Energy, but other officials now are monitoring numerous sewer overflows in NCRead More
Infrastructure Spending Congress Clears FY 19 Bill Hiking Corps, Military, VA Construction Tom Ichniowski September 17, 2018 No Comments Bill doubles VA major-projects budget, adds $2B more for facilities.Read More
Natural Disasters Flood Fighters and Recovery Crews Roll in The Carolinas Jim Parsons Pam Radtke Russell Debra K. Rubin September 16, 2018 No Comments Cleanup begins in flooded areas as the remains of Hurricane Florence edge away.Read More
Weather Disasters Florence Continues to Pound Carolinas Through the Weekend All-time record river flooding predicted from heavy rains Jim Parsons Tom Sawyer Tom Ichniowski Debra K. Rubin September 14, 2018 No Comments Now a tropical depression with heavy rainfall, storm slows to a crawl and builds significant flood risk across Carolinas and SW Virginia; power still out for 450,000 Duke Energy customers.Read More
Water Infrastructure House Passes Water Resources Bill With $3.7B for New Corps Projects Expected Senate vote would be final congressional action for measure Tom Ichniowski September 14, 2018 No Comments Legislation also authorizes $4.4-billion over three years for drinking-water state revolving funds.Read More