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Aug 29, 20191 min read
Water Intake Structures
A device or a structure that is constructed at the water source for drawing water from the source and conveying to the other components...
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Aug 29, 20191 min read
Types of Foundation
Every structures are provide with foundation at the base to fulfill the following objectives and purposes: To distribute the load of the...
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Aug 29, 20191 min read
The Earthquake-Proof Building That Is Built to Collapse
The Brilliant Idea: A replaceable, building-wide system to help hospitals, apartment buildings and office towers survive severe seismic...
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Aug 15, 20191 min read
Stormwater Innovation
smartPOND takes passive stormwater controls and gives them brains, allowing for either pre-programmed stormwater pond management that...
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May 31, 20191 min read
Toxic Accidents Waiting to Happen Threaten Waterways
It's like watching a bad horror movie: You know something awful is about to happen, and the only questions are when, where and how bad it...
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May 31, 20191 min read
Polluters Profiting After Being Penalized
My name is Luke Metzger and I am the Executive Director of Environment Texas, and I am here in support of HB3035. The problem we hope to...
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May 31, 20191 min read
Green Infrastructure Performance Liability for Contractors and Designers
A major hurdle for a stormwater designer is ensuring the performance of the system after it’s been constructed. It doesn’t matter how...
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May 31, 20191 min read
Hunter’s Field - Solving Street Flooding and Pollutants
The Summer of 2018 marks the completion of Seventh Ward’s Playground and Field House, Hunter’s Field. The $1.8 million investment will...
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May 31, 20191 min read
Detention Ponds: Do they really need to be maintained?
Detention ponds have become one of the most common solutions for stormwater management. They do a great job of slowing runoff, containing...
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