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Glade Creek is a stocked trout stream in Roanoke County that was experiencing heavily eroding banks which caused high sediment loads to settle in the overly wide channel. The stream also had historical documentation of Roanoke log perch, a federally listed fish species. Restoration on Glade Creek was implemented to reduce erosion and to meet […]
Virginia is one of the most vulnerable states when it comes to climate change. Higher sea levels and heavier rainfall events are already impacting coastal communities and the Hampton Roads region is experiencing the highest rate of sea level rise on the east coast. The coastal community has been actively developing mitigation strategies and working […]
Finding a way to implement high-level climate change planning to everyday implementation at the municipal level is a multi-faceted and, at times, frustrating issue. Creating a framework to make these plans a reality has never been more important in light of the need for more resilient stormwater infrastructure. Each time the United Nations (UN) conference […]
As water managers and engineers, it’s important to understand our watersheds, the urban landscapes, and their response to extreme events like heavy precipitation and rising surface water levels. These events can impact property, municipal infrastructure, and water quality. Of the numerous tools at our disposal, there are many benefits to continuous water monitoring systems, including […]
Virginia Beach, is experiencing more frequent flooding due to sea level rise, increased storm intensity, and aging infrastructure. These issues coupled with tidal impacts and low elevations has resulted in severe flooding in portions of the City. Hurricane Matthew (2016) resulted in the worst structural flooding ever experienced. As a result, the City embarked upon […]
The City of Portsmouth is currently developing a flood resilience strategy to protect the community from flood hazards, reduce risks like street flooding, and enhance safety services during storm events. It is also building a citywide stormwater model using the USEPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) to analyze existing drainage systems and develop potential mitigation […]
For this 10-year master plan, Daniel and the AMT team provided a GIS database approach to determine optimal stormwater maintenance facility locations and eroded stream valleys in need of restoration. These databases included (1) 400 culverts with descriptions; (2) a breakdown of watershed features over 40 different subbasins; (3) 100 individual homeowner concerns, broken down […]
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 climate change, severe weather and Chesapeake Bay water quality standards increase in Virginia, stream restoration has been applied by localities, communities and environmental programs to meet ecological, mitigation and stormwater management goals. Stream restoration can be like open heart surgery to an ecosystem – intense, costly, yet potentially life-saving. Therefore, the proper selection of […]
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 Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association is a volunteer organization and its mission is to provide education on water resources in Virginia.
