A levee, berm, dike...whatever you want to call it feels like the right thing to do, yes? I mean, if you don't want the river coming onto your property you build an earthen wall to keep it out, right? This has been the practice for some time, and far too long if you ask me.... Continue Reading →

After a recent question about the flooding in storms such as Harvey (Houston, TX  2017) I found a well-written article in The Atlantic about urban flooding from Harvey due, in large part, to stormwater runoff.  Often we think of hurricane and related coastal flooding as being due to storm surge.  Harvey was a different kind... Continue Reading →

For some time I have been trying to determine the best way to break it all down for the every-man, woman, and child, so that understanding water, in its many forms and with its many purposes, is not quite so complicated.  It is as if we need to add another item to the list of... Continue Reading →