Video of the story of the removal of the San Clemente Dam and the restoration of the Carmel River. –caamwater on YouTube.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Inland Waterways’ Category
Carmel, CA: New life for the Carmel River
Friday, July 19th, 2013Jefferson County, OR: Deschutes River Success!
Monday, July 15th, 2013American Rivers and our partners worked to improve the operation of the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River in Oregon, creating benefits for the river’s health, fish, and anglers. Learn more about our river restoration work around dams at www.AmericanRivers.org/Dams
-AmericanRivers on YouTube
Gas Pipeline Safety
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Background The United States has a network of about 300,000 miles of gas transmission pipelines that are owned and operated by approximately 900 operators. These pipelines, which are primarily interstate, typically move gas products over long distances from sources to communities, and tend to operate at the highest pressures and […]
View this complete post...Stormwater Harvesting
Thursday, June 20th, 2013
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ACADEMY Introduction 1.1 Background Harvesting (reuse) of stormwater is a stormwater management option. In addition, it may be an economic alternative to providing a non-potable source of water. It is also used to meet stormwater discharge pollution limits because in a wet detention pond, stormwater may not achieve sufficient removal of some pollutants […]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: Clearwater County, Idaho: Dworshak Dam
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
This is the twenty-eighth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
What: The Dworshak Dam, located in Idaho, is the tallest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere.
When: Initial construction began in 1966 & the Dworshak Dam first reached full capacity on July 3, 1973.
Central IL: Levee Break
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013Some of the worst flooding in decades in Central Illinois post-levee break – roxymarie17 on YouTube.
View this complete post...Chelan County, WA: When The Levee Breaks – The Tyee Ranch Project
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013By breaching a 40 year old levee, engineers reconnect historic Entiat River side channels and develop valuable salmon and steelhead habitat. The Tyee Ranch Project in north central Washington state has gigantic wood structures that mimic natural log jams. The intent is to create scour holes and deep cover for fish. http://on.doi.gov/XXyTGY –reclamation on YouTube.
View this complete post...Knoxville, TN: Henley Bridge Construction
Friday, May 3rd, 2013Utah: Childishness Endangers the Colorado River?
Monday, April 22nd, 2013The conservation group American Rivers has just listed the Colorado River as America’s Most Endangered River, largely because of the long list of threats posed in Utah. Utah is proposing to divert over 150,000 acre-feet of water from the River, enough for a city of nearly 1 million people.
View this complete post...North American Port Analysis
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Port and inland distribution markets that invest CapEx in their transportation infrastructure will capture the economic opportunities from changing global trade patterns and evolving e-commerce. Those that don’t invest the needed CapEx risk capsizing their economies. America needs $3.6 trillion in funding for infrastructure by 2020 to remain competitive (ASCE 2013 Infrastructure Report Card).
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