Category: General Civil / Municipal

Helping Communities Build Resilience

By Bruce Ommen, PE If there’s one attribute that individuals, business owners, communities, and government agencies have needed in 2020 it’s this: Resilience. Resilience is the ability to recover quickly and bounce back from difficult situations. This year has given us all a lot of practice in doing just that. About the Expert: Bruce Ommen,… Read More »

Defining the Waters of the United States

Ayres’ East Side Detention Facility project in Colorado required water quality permitting through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Karen Menne-Jacobsen, PE, CFM We need clean water to drink and stay healthy. Streams, lakes, rivers, and other water bodies filter pollutants, recharge groundwater, slow erosion, provide wildlife habitat, offer flood protection, and have abundant… Read More »

Bioswales: More Than Just a Ditch

Consider the lowly ditch: a sometimes weed-choked area along the side of the roadway or at the edge of a parking lot. It’s there to catch precipitation draining off the solid surface – and too often also becomes a catch basin for discarded aluminum cans and fast-food wrappers. But here’s a twist: What if a… Read More »