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Coastal Erosion

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Erosion along a coast, including erosion along a shore, dunes, or cliff

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Flooding to coastal areas caused by high tides (could occur on a sunny day)

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Flooding to coastal areas caused by waves / storm surge during a storm

Riverine Erosion

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Erosion along the edges of a river bank

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Flooding caused by high river levels

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Localized flooding in a community caused by heavy rains

Conservation of Posidonia Oceanica Meadows, Andalusian Mediterranean Sea, Spain

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Seagrass meadows are a key underwater ecosystem that provides a multitude…

Conservation of Posidonia Oceanica Meadows, Andalusian Mediterranean Sea, Spain

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Seagrass meadows are a key underwater ecosystem that provides a multitude…

Salt Marsh Restoration in Lippenbroek, Lippenbroek, Belgium

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: The low-lying coast of Belgium has historically been at risk from…

Salt Marsh Restoration in Lippenbroek, Lippenbroek, Belgium

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: The low-lying coast of Belgium has historically been at risk from…

Oyster Reefs Eastern Scheldt Pilot Project, Eastern Scheldt, Netherlands

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Climate change impacts in coastal areas such as sea level rise…

Oyster Reefs Eastern Scheldt Pilot Project, Eastern Scheldt, Netherlands

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Climate change impacts in coastal areas such as sea level rise…

Dune Rehabilitation in Praia do Faro, Faro, Portugal

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Praia do Faro is a popular tourist summer destination on the…

Dune Rehabilitation in Praia do Faro, Faro, Portugal

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Praia do Faro is a popular tourist summer destination on the…

Mud Motor Port of Harlingen – Koehool, Friesland, Netherlands

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Several major ports around the world are located in estuaries with…

Mud Motor Port of Harlingen – Koehool, Friesland, Netherlands

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Several major ports around the world are located in estuaries with…

North Norfolk Coast, North Norfolk, United Kingdom

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Across 40 km of coastline between Hunstanton and Weybourne in the…

North Norfolk Coast, North Norfolk, United Kingdom

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Across 40 km of coastline between Hunstanton and Weybourne in the…

Urban Hybrid Dunes in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Coastal dunes have been disappearing from the Catalan beaches, drastically reducing…

Urban Hybrid Dunes in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: Coastal dunes have been disappearing from the Catalan beaches, drastically reducing…

Scheldt Estuary, Hedwige and Prospect Polders, Netherlands and Belgium

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: The frequency of extreme sea levels has increased over the last…

Scheldt Estuary, Hedwige and Prospect Polders, Netherlands and Belgium

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: The frequency of extreme sea levels has increased over the last…

Houtrib Dike Pilot Project, Lelystad, Netherlands

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: With increasing sea levels and more frequent storm surges, there is…

Houtrib Dike Pilot Project, Lelystad, Netherlands

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: With increasing sea levels and more frequent storm surges, there is…

Adaptive Restoration of the Former Saltworks in Camargue, Camargue, France

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: The Camargue region in France is an area extremely vulnerable to…

Adaptive Restoration of the Former Saltworks in Camargue, Camargue, France

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge: The Camargue region in France is an area extremely vulnerable to…

South Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Cape May Point, a small coastal community on the Cape May…

South Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Cape May Point, a small coastal community on the Cape May…

Maywood Avenue Stormwater Volume Reduction Project, Toledo, Ohio

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In Toledo, nearly 20 percent of the city is served by…

Maywood Avenue Stormwater Volume Reduction Project, Toledo, Ohio

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In Toledo, nearly 20 percent of the city is served by…

Dune Restoration, South Seaside Park, New Jersey

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In December of 1992 a Nor’easter caused flooding and erosion up…

Dune Restoration, South Seaside Park, New Jersey

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In December of 1992 a Nor’easter caused flooding and erosion up…

Using Low Impact Development Concepts to Reduce Flooding, Norfolk, Virginia

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Over the last century, the Chesterfield Heights neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia…

Using Low Impact Development Concepts to Reduce Flooding, Norfolk, Virginia

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Over the last century, the Chesterfield Heights neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia…

Managing Land Use to Maintain Open Space in the Floodplain, Brevard, North Carolina

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In 2004, Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan dropped enormous amounts of…

Managing Land Use to Maintain Open Space in the Floodplain, Brevard, North Carolina

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In 2004, Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan dropped enormous amounts of…

Boulder Creek Floodplain Restoration, Boulder, Colorado

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In September 2013, a major thunderstorm caused massive damages throughout the…

Boulder Creek Floodplain Restoration, Boulder, Colorado

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In September 2013, a major thunderstorm caused massive damages throughout the…

Rush Creek Property Acquisition Project, Arlington, Texas

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In 2010, heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Hermine pushed creeks and…

Rush Creek Property Acquisition Project, Arlington, Texas

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In 2010, heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Hermine pushed creeks and…

Rivers, Streams, and Floodplains

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Floodplains are the areas of low-lying ground adjacent to rivers, formed mainly…

Rivers, Streams, and Floodplains

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Floodplains are the areas of low-lying ground adjacent to rivers, formed mainly…

Coastal Marshes

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Coastal wetlands occur along marine, estuarine, and freshwater coastlines and may be…

Coastal Marshes

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Coastal wetlands occur along marine, estuarine, and freshwater coastlines and may be…

Beaches and Dunes

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Beaches and dunes occur in a variety of shapes, sizes, compositions, and…

Beaches and Dunes

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Beaches and dunes occur in a variety of shapes, sizes, compositions, and…

Mingo Creek, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Deadly and costly flash floods were once a devastating norm in…

Mingo Creek, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Deadly and costly flash floods were once a devastating norm in…

Green Streets Active Practice Guide, Tucson, Arizona

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge The City of Tucson developed the Green Streets Active Practice Guidelines…

Green Streets Active Practice Guide, Tucson, Arizona

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge The City of Tucson developed the Green Streets Active Practice Guidelines…

Southeast Florida

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Southeast Florida is comprised of bustling, urban communities nestled among a…

Southeast Florida

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Southeast Florida is comprised of bustling, urban communities nestled among a…

Santa Fe River Restoration, New Mexico

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Dating back to the 1940s, the rapidly growing community in and…

Santa Fe River Restoration, New Mexico

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Dating back to the 1940s, the rapidly growing community in and…

Johnson Creek Restoration, Portland, Oregon

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Johnson Creek has been plagued by “nuisance” flood events throughout its…

Johnson Creek Restoration, Portland, Oregon

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Johnson Creek has been plagued by “nuisance” flood events throughout its…

Santa Cruz Riverbank and Ecosystem Restoration, Pima County, Arizona

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Severe environmental degradation along the Santa Cruz River and mitigation of…

Santa Cruz Riverbank and Ecosystem Restoration, Pima County, Arizona

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Severe environmental degradation along the Santa Cruz River and mitigation of…

Green City: Clean Waters Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge The historic erasing of Philadelphia's surface creeks and streams by converting…

Green City: Clean Waters Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge The historic erasing of Philadelphia's surface creeks and streams by converting…

Pensacola, Florida

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Pensacola’s location in the western Panhandle of Florida combined with its…

Pensacola, Florida

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Pensacola’s location in the western Panhandle of Florida combined with its…

Riverfront Park, Nashville, Tennessee

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Following a devastating 1,000-year flood in 2010 that killed 11 people…

Riverfront Park, Nashville, Tennessee

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Following a devastating 1,000-year flood in 2010 that killed 11 people…

The Napa River Basin, California

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In February of 1986, a flash flood took three lives, damaged…

The Napa River Basin, California

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In February of 1986, a flash flood took three lives, damaged…

Greenseams Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge The Milwaukee region has steadily grown since the year 2000, with…

Greenseams Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge The Milwaukee region has steadily grown since the year 2000, with…

Otter Creek Floodplain, Middlebury, Vermont

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene brought heavy precipitation that caused rivers…

Otter Creek Floodplain, Middlebury, Vermont

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene brought heavy precipitation that caused rivers…

Trinity River Watershed, Dallas, Texas

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Dallas has experienced chronic flooding for more than a century. The…

Trinity River Watershed, Dallas, Texas

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Dallas has experienced chronic flooding for more than a century. The…

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge After suffering through two 500-year storm events in 2003 and 2004,…

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge After suffering through two 500-year storm events in 2003 and 2004,…

Mangroves

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Mangroves are a type of coastal or estuarine wetland, characterized by the…

Mangroves

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Mangroves are a type of coastal or estuarine wetland, characterized by the…

Seagrasses

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Seagrasses are a type of submerged aquatic vegetation that evolved over time…

Seagrasses

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Seagrasses are a type of submerged aquatic vegetation that evolved over time…

Oyster Reefs

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Oysters are a bivalve shellfish that are often referred to as “ecosystem…

Oyster Reefs

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Oysters are a bivalve shellfish that are often referred to as “ecosystem…

Coral Reefs

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Coral reefs are underwater structures made of calcium carbonate and found in…

Coral Reefs

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Coral reefs are underwater structures made of calcium carbonate and found in…

Restoring Floodplain Elements

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Floodplains, and the wetlands and waterways that make them up, provide a…

Restoring Floodplain Elements

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Floodplains, and the wetlands and waterways that make them up, provide a…

Restoring Offshore Features

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Restoration is the process of establishing or reestablishing a habitat that closely…

Restoring Offshore Features

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Restoration is the process of establishing or reestablishing a habitat that closely…

Restoring Coastal Features

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Natural coastlines have evolved to absorb wave energy and provide a buffer…

Restoring Coastal Features

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Natural coastlines have evolved to absorb wave energy and provide a buffer…

Regulatory and Policy Approaches to Address Hazards

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Regulatory and Policy Approaches to Address Hazards

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Planning Approaches to Reduce Natural Hazards

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Planning Approaches to Reduce Natural Hazards

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Enhanced Floodplain Mapping

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Enhanced Floodplain Mapping

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Open Space Preservation through Land Acquisition

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

This strategy focuses on the public acquisition of undeveloped land to lessen…

Open Space Preservation through Land Acquisition

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

This strategy focuses on the public acquisition of undeveloped land to lessen…

Moving People Out of Harm’s Way: Property Buyouts

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Property buyouts are a means by which communities can remove development from…

Moving People Out of Harm’s Way: Property Buyouts

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Property buyouts are a means by which communities can remove development from…

Waterfront Parks

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Waterfront parks are communal recreational spaces that are intentionally designed to be…

Waterfront Parks

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Waterfront parks are communal recreational spaces that are intentionally designed to be…

Setback Levees

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Setback levees are earthen embankments that are located at a distance from…

Setback Levees

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Setback levees are earthen embankments that are located at a distance from…

Urban Trees + Forests

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Urban forestry is the planned installation and management of trees within an…

Urban Trees + Forests

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Urban forestry is the planned installation and management of trees within an…

Living Breakwaters

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Breakwaters are offshore structures designed to limit wave energy by creating a…

Living Breakwaters

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Breakwaters are offshore structures designed to limit wave energy by creating a…

Horizontal Levees

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A horizontal levee consists of a hardened structure (levee) setback from the…

Horizontal Levees

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A horizontal levee consists of a hardened structure (levee) setback from the…

Flood Friendly Culverts

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Culverts are essential pieces of infrastructure that allow water – whether from…

Flood Friendly Culverts

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Culverts are essential pieces of infrastructure that allow water – whether from…

Flood Bypasses

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A flood bypass is an area along a river or within a…

Flood Bypasses

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A flood bypass is an area along a river or within a…

Rain Gardens

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Rain gardens are planted basins which have several key purposes including, increasing…

Rain Gardens

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Rain gardens are planted basins which have several key purposes including, increasing…

Living Shorelines

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Living shorelines are a suite of shoreline erosion control techniques that combine…

Living Shorelines

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Living shorelines are a suite of shoreline erosion control techniques that combine…

Green Streets

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Green streets incorporate depressed planted areas, typically located between the roadway pavement…

Green Streets

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Green streets incorporate depressed planted areas, typically located between the roadway pavement…

Green Roofs

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A green roof is a contained vegetated space that is built on top…

Green Roofs

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A green roof is a contained vegetated space that is built on top…

Green Parking Lots

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Green parking lots incorporate permeable or semi-permeable paving and porous design techniques…

Green Parking Lots

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Green parking lots incorporate permeable or semi-permeable paving and porous design techniques…

Floodwater Detention and Retention Basins

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A detention basin is an area that has been designed and designated…

Floodwater Detention and Retention Basins

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

A detention basin is an area that has been designed and designated…

Lick Run Watershed, Cincinnati, Ohio

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Cincinnati is one of the nation’s top five combined sewer overflow…

Lick Run Watershed, Cincinnati, Ohio

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge Cincinnati is one of the nation’s top five combined sewer overflow…

Ausable River Watershed, New York

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge When Tropical Storm Irene made its way to upstate New York,…

Ausable River Watershed, New York

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Challenge When Tropical Storm Irene made its way to upstate New York,…

Daylighting Rivers and Streams

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Daylighting rivers or streams is the process of removing obstructions (such as…

Daylighting Rivers and Streams

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Daylighting rivers or streams is the process of removing obstructions (such as…

Bioswales

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Bioswales are an aesthetically-pleasing alternative to concrete gutters and storm sewers, employing…

Bioswales

Coastal ErosionRiverine FloodingRiverine ErosionCoastal FloodingStormwater FloodingTidal Flooding

Bioswales are an aesthetically-pleasing alternative to concrete gutters and storm sewers, employing…