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Ecological Resiliency & Transportation Infrastructure in an Urban Environment – Interstate 895 over Herring Run in eastern Baltimore City, Maryland

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In 2018, the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) I-895 bridge crossing Herring Run suffered scour that endangered the southbound bridge’s piers and abutments.  In the late spring/early summer 2019, MDTA began corrective measures to mitigate this scour at the bridge.  This included two-plus years of responding to multiple large storm events, more frequent stream bed/bridge monitoring, […]

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Communication is Key

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Communication is likely the make it or break it factor in determining the success of your project.  In our very technical engineering and science professions, the devil is clearly in the details.  How well we communicate these details to our client, regulators, contractors, and design partners will determine our project’s success.  No matter how exceptional […]

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Flood Protection Program Implementation Ripple Effect

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In November 2021, the City of Virginia Beach received the support of residents who voted to authorize a $567.5M bond referendum to fund the design and construction of Phase 1 Flood Protection projects located throughout the City. Since that time, staff has been developing and implementing the Program to facilitate meeting the 10-year deadline for […]

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Applications of Reality Capture – UAVs, LIDAR, and Beyond

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This session explores emerging reality capture technologies (LIDAR scanners, UAV’s, and 360° camera systems) and their applications in environmental and construction monitoring. A brief discussion will be held on each of these specific technologies and what function they serve. Once attendees are introduced to reality capture and understand its capability, a thorough discussion on the […]

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Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) Updates in VA and the Impact to Communities

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The Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) has been established by FEMA to acknowledge that structures outside the Coastal High Hazard Areas (CHHAs), also known as VE Zones, may still be at significant risk of damage from wave impacts during a severe storm event.  Many communities have special building codes that pertain to structures in […]

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Optimizing CIP for Enhanced Climate Resiliency in the Watershed

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Changes in intensity and frequency of temperature and precipitation provide more extreme parameters that our stressed, and often aging, infrastructure will need to overcome. These changes can mean a dramatic difference in real-time conditions within the watershed that test and potentially exceed the limits of infrastructures’ original design capacity. It is important to understand and […]

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2021 Update-Phase III of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan, Agricultural Sector Goals and Actions Part II

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As a continuation to 2021 UPDATE-PHASE iii OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR GOALS AND ACTIONS – PART I we will review the direction that the Virginia Agricultural Cost Share (VACS) program has taken to achieve our WIP III goals. The WIP III requirements include structures designed to manage concentrated animal waste. […]

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Using Geofluvial Principles to Inform Sewer Stream Crossing Identification

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The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) provides wastewater collection and treatment services to over 250,000 county residents in the Northern Virginia area. DPWES owns and operates over 3,250 miles of sewer collection system, 63 pump stations, and the Noman M. Cole, Jr. Pollution Control Plant with an available treatment capacity […]