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El Maximo

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In 2024, project owners were in search of a solution for water management at El Maximo Ranch. The project includes the construction of 40 different earthen weirs that are designed to reduce hydraulic stresses as the flow enters a series of culverts passing water to the other side of a containment roadway section that zig …

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El Maximo

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In 2024, project owners were in search of a solution for water management at El Maximo Ranch. The project includes the construction of 40 different earthen weirs that are designed to reduce hydraulic stresses as the flow enters a series of culverts passing water to the other side of a containment roadway section that zig …

Laguna Lake Water Treatment Plant project, Philippines

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The Poblacion Water Treatment Plant also known as the Laguna Lake Drinking Water Treatment Plant in the Philippines has garnered international acclaim for its innovative approach to reducing environmental impacts. They won the “Water Project of the Year” in the prestigious Global Water Awards recently. Situated on the shores of Laguna Lake, the largest lake …

Lloydminster

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The Northwest Drainage Channel in Lloydminster, Alberta required critical improvements to the grading and capacity of the existing channel. The natural channel was 1.5 meters wide, shallow, and did not have the capacity to handle a one in ten year storm event. This led to overtopping onto an adjacent road and flooding of nearby businesses. …

Lookout Slough

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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) manages California's water resources, systems, and infrastructure. One of the significant challenges DWR faced was restoring the natural tidal wetlands in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. This would create diverse tidal and intertidal habitats for native fish and wildlife, including snakes, turtles, hawks, and special-status aquatic species. We were chosen …

Mandarina Channel

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A proposed residential and commercial development adjacent to Interstate 10 and the BNSF railroad in Marana, AZ is in a federally designated flood zone, which has limited future development opportunities for the town. In 2021, a private developer and the Town of Marana began to look for creative solutions to remove the proposed development from …