Why the focus on wetlands? For decades researchers have known that wetlands are among the best flood-control devices out there.

The study said one alternative − a combination of removing the existing dam, excavating a section of creek bed and installing a flood-control device called a weir − makes the most sense for ...

The Regional Flood Control District has several safety recommendations for residents to protect themselves during flash flooding events.

For more than 80 years, residents of Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater have been banking on a pumping project to protect their farms and homes from floods. The federal government is now ready to ...

China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of extreme rainfall, including pledges of direct compensation from the central ...

Directors of the Coachella Valley Water District approved buying almost 6 acres for a flood control project. But the co-owner said the project will force flooding of all 110 acres he and partners ...

Coconino County has officially completed the final flood mitigation project three years after the Pipeline Fire, bringing relief to families in the area.

An orange, floating berm used to collect garbage and debris stretches across the Little River just north of the South Florida Water Management District’s flood control device near NE 82nd St and ...

Wetlands provide $23 billion in flood control across Wisconsin and Midwest. But they're in distress.

Almost $17 million allocated last week will advance two, long-awaited Oceanside projects — a new community park at El Corazon and additional flood control measures on the San Luis Rey River. The ...

Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday voted unanimously to ask voters to support a tax increase to help maintain the county's flood control infrastructure. On the November ballot, voters ...