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The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) has challenges protecting the health of the river as a result of runoff from land development, wastewater overflow, and impacts from the regulated water discharges of Buford Dam. To help better manage the river, the National Park Service needed to continuously document the streambank and channel conditions on […]
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, have become a popular tool used by engineering, environmental, and construction companies for site monitoring. UAS provide real-time data before, during, and after construction, helping projects to succeed on-time and as efficiently as possible. Wetlands Studies and Solutions has had success with the use of UAS […]
One year after sediment and nutrient reduction goals were finalized, Virginia’s agricultural sector is working hard to meet these goals. This presentation will provide an update to agricultural sector goals and what the Department of Conservation and Recreation, in partnership with Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, is doing to […]
This presentation focuses on the stormwater engineering components involved in the implementation of a drainage project on a municipality’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) list. Existing site constraints provided the opportunity for storm sewer analysis through alternative modeling methods, while existing onsite utilities drove trunkline placement. As designers and planners, it is important to remember that there […]
As the responsibilities of municipal stormwater personnel continue to grow, development plan review is becoming an increasingly popular item that can be effectively outsourced. This presentation will focus on best practices and lessons learned from performing hundreds of development plan reviews for two localities in Virginia and include: How to effectively manage client communication How […]
The City of Alexandria, VA is highly urbanized with approximately 160,000 people living in 15.7 square miles. Approximately 48% of the land area is impervious. The City currently maintains over 200 miles of storm sewer and over 560 lane miles of roadways, and includes ~24 miles of streams. The City has seen an increase in […]
Hearthstone Lake Dam was constructed in the mid-1960s in Augusta County, Virginia, under the administration of the NRCS. The dam, which is classified as a high hazard structure by the VA DCR and the NRCS, is located on US Forest Service property but is owned and maintained by the Headwaters SWCD and Augusta County. The […]
Under a Stream Stabilization/Restoration, Environmental, Permitting & Ancillary Services Basic Ordering Agreement, Stantec was awarded a Task Order by the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) to provide Stream Restoration Design and Construction Administration services for Snakeden Branch at Lake Audubon in Reston, Virginia. Initial scoping of the site (approximately 800 […]
The City of Winchester owns and operates the Percy D. Miller Water Treatment Plant in Warren County, Virginia which pulls source raw water from the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. The Plant, and the associated low head sill dam, raw water intake and pumping station, were constructed in the 1970s and are the sole […]
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts received funding for the installation of remote monitoring equipment. This presentation will discuss the various challenges faced when selecting, installing, and using remote monitoring equipment on dams.
The Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association is a volunteer organization and its mission is to provide education on water resources in Virginia.
